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Back to school upgrade
keviny1:
I currently have a 60gb ssd with 6gb ram already, I'm currently at work so I'll post my full system specs when I get home to make things a little clearer, thanks for the responses so far
Saras:
7850/7870/7950 will drop in price by 20-40$ soon, due to GTX660ti. So I suggest waiting half a month and going for the 7870.
datora:
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--- Quote from: kitamesume on August 16, 2012, 08:54:23 AM ---^ exactly why stay away from AMD CPUs for the sole purpose of efficiency.
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Actually, I am and have been an AMD advocate for nearly two decades now. Don't go implying that I am telling people to stay away from them.
AMD dropped the ball on the Zambezi CPUs. That's purely a fact. The AM3+ socket was designed to take advantage of that tech, and they fucked up. Now there will not be any further upgrade path. It's very legitimate criticism to point that out. I can buy a Deneb 965 for about $90 today, and it does not require an AM3+ socket ... no need to drop top dollars on a such a mobo. An 870 FXA is completely adequate and 30%-50% cheaper.
I still advocate AMD for a budget build with some pretty serious balls, but the Zambezi line barely performs at the level of an 1100T. To outperform an 1100T by any credible margin, you have to jump your power use through the ceiling on a hard overclock.
"Efficient" is not a word I would use to describe those compromises. I sure as fuck am not dropping $150 to $200 on a CPU to replace the one I have for no significant performance boost. If AMD puts out a 2nd gen Zambezi or equivalent that uses the AM3+ socket, I'll be first in line to be interested, once the performance numbers are out. I just don't see that happening.
And, on-topic: No. It's not worth the money to replace your CPU, unless you maybe find a cheap Deneb 980 or an 1100T, and you intend to play with overclocking. Actually, this is exactly what I recommend that you seriously consider doing; it's the cheapest path to maximum useful performance that you're going to get with your mobo under current circumstances.
Since you already have an SSD, you're unlikely to need an upgrade on that. Even if you have a SATA II SSD, moving up to a SATA III would be nice, but it's not going to be an amazing performance jump. Please post the model you currently have, and do mention your intended uses, including a couple of the most intensive software & game titles you intend to be using.
keviny1:
motherboard: ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD
Gpu: xfx radeon hd 5770
Cpu: amd phenom II x4 965 black edition deneb
memory: 6gb ddr3 1333 g.skill
powersupply: crossair TX 750
harddrive: ssd Corsair Nova Series 2 CSSD-V60GB2 2.5"
case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932
keyboard: Logitech G15
mouse: Razor naga
Sorry for the delay in posts, here is my current setup, i also have 2 500gb harddrives for storage. im using an eyefinity setup and when ever i open a game i get a message from windows saying i should switch to windows basic because aero is slowing my pc down. But also just lately everytime i go and open an app or chrome it takes at least 30 sec for it to even pop up and start to open. i usually do a clean install of windows every few months or so as well. this is the reason why i came to a conclusion that i should upgrade.
as for programs i would be using, gw2(when released), i get a lot of games off steam so i wouldnt mind not having to worry about playability, sc2, D3, i do kinda of want bf3 but im still holding off on that. besides gaming i just watch alot of anime, and would like to start learning how to use adobe programs.
i was thinking if i was to upgrade my gpu i would go with saphire 7870
Pagonis:
Atleast back in Uni we had Windows Server or something (not really an admin, just programmer) account and we just RDP to that.
Used one of the cheapest laptops while studying, as Visual Studio studio was running on the server. Didn't had to copy my assigments to USB flash drive also.
And don't hate on AMD. Because of AMD we have beastly, godly, etc, CPUs from Intel. xD
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