upgrading gaming pc

[bbetenia1]

im looking to upgrade my pc. my specs are in my signature and i have a budget of around $500. thanks everyone

 

[Sniper_13]

well lets see with that kind of mula you could upgrade your cpu, mobo, ram and possibly a nice video card as well. i would find all the parts of your right now but its 4am and i need to sleep lol so ill do it when i wake up unless someone beats me to the chase.

 

[Hapx4.0]

ASUS EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Mobo + AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz
Newegg.com

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
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EVGA GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) FPB EE 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
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- Total: $468.96

+ $35.00 Back in Mail-in Rebates

+ Free Mushkin Enhanced Mulholland 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive

Should give you a good boost for a while!

 

[Chillstalker]

Thought i'd add my input

Motherboard
Newegg.com - ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1075T Thuban 3.0GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT75TFBGRBOX

GPU
Newegg.com - XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

RAM
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9

Think there all compatible and sorry that it just comes over $500 mark
Also the mobo makes it easy to overclock to give you an extra boost

 

[bbetenia1]

If its over $500 its not a big deal. I just threw that number out there as a ballpark number but my budget is a bit more flexible than that.

 

[Hapx4.0]

Switching out the GTX 460 for that 5770 (128bit, ew) to save money for the X6 core is a waste. He would see similar numbers with the X4.

With the rest of the cash saved by going with my suggestion you could still buy a new game / some new fans + cold cathodes if you wanted haha

Check this if you don't believe me - EVGA GTX460 1GB Superclock Review - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net

 

[bbetenia1]

so actually i got a gift card to new egg for christmas so my budget went up a bit. i now have around $700 to spend on upgrading my pc. thanks everyone for your input.

 

[Trotter]

Let's ramp it all up, shall we?

* AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor (Model: HDT55TFBGRBOX)
* ASUS AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX Motherboard (Model: M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3)
* OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Model: OCZ3BE1600C8LV4GK)
* OCZ Agility 2 2.5" 90GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (Model: OCZSSD2-2AGTE90G)
Combo Price: $499.01 + shipping on mobo
$489.01 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate(s)

XFX HD-687A-ZNFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
$239.99 w/free shipping
$229.99 after $10 mail-in rebate

Total = $739 + around $8 shipping, $10 MIR and $10 MIR card

 

[GoogleIntel]

For gaming, I think i5 760 is better than any of these X6 processors

And sandy-bridge is going to be launched in January 9 next year. You better wait for 1 month for a new processors than upgrading now.

 

[Slaymate]

With the bigger budget I would go with Hapx4.0 build but switch out the GTX 460 with a GTX 570. This PNY GTX 570 has a Lifetime Warranty.
Newegg.com - PNY VCGGTX570XPB GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

and a SSD
Newegg.com - OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)