Rig Upgrade >> Gaming

[Invisible]

Specs are in sig, although only 2gb DDR2 RAM instead of 4. Looking to upgrade for gaming purposes, budget around $300 to $400, was thinking a mobo upgrade then get an i5 and some DDR3? Opinons welcome. I also do audio production and some video editing.

 

[Trotter]

1x Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52400
1x GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBXM

$350 plus shipping on the mobo.

 

[WORM-1]

Your going to need more memory but other then that sound pretty good how big is your power supply

What type of video card are you looking to get for it

 

[Fat.Clown]

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Newegg.com - Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5' Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGV34G1600ELK
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[Druid]

Clown's option will give you a better boost. Your gpu will still be holding you back otherwise.

 

[Fat.Clown]

if you are ever in the Twin Cities area, specifically I694/35W area, I've got a core i5 750 cpu and a gigabyte P55A-UD3 motherboard for... say $215?
Msi HD 5770 Hawk $100?
all 3 together... $300 even?
just sayin'

 

[Invisible]

Sorry I'm out of the loop, is a quad necessary for gaming nowadays? Also, what would be the performance difference between the intel and AMD? Will a 5770 be a worth $110 or whatever over the 8800gt in terms of performance?

 

[Night Fox]

A quad isn't really necessary for gaming nowadays I guess, but it is definitely helpful (bad company 2 uses all four of my cores I believe, cpu runs at 70-80% constant while playing that game). Between intel and AMD...the new Sandy Bridges are quite a bit faster than any AMD of similar price. A 5770 over an 8800gt is difficult...there is a performance increase, but, as you said, I don't know if it's worth that much for that small of an increase...(I have no answer for that ).

 

[Trotter]

A quad isn't really necessary for gaming nowadays I guess, but it is definitely helpful (bad company 2 uses all four of my cores I believe, cpu runs at 70-80% constant while playing that game). Between intel and AMD...the new Sandy Bridges are quite a bit faster than any AMD of similar price. A 5770 over an 8800gt is difficult...there is a performance increase, but, as you said, I don't know if it's worth that much for that small of an increase...(I have no answer for that ).

#42 to # 27 on the Graphics List, plus the 5770 will overclock to higher. that's a good performance boost for the money. The 5770 is just behind my GTX 260 Core 216.

 

[Night Fox]

#42 to # 27 on the Graphics List

Ah...I quickly glanced at that and saw the 8800 ultra at #31, in that case, yes, it is definitely a good upgrade.