Upgrade Old to New Is it worth it?

naturalphenomen

naturalphenomen

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I am currently running


Cheap Stock Intel board
Intel


Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor


DDR2 667 Ram



Upgrade to new

Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor

Newegg.com - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KHX1333C7D3K2/4GX

Newegg.com - ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard



Reason

I want the computer to be super fast for the game AION i play and the ability to multitask and burn music and dvds. Also i want it to last for the next 3-4 years speed wise

Is it worth it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
    Memory
    8GB Adata Gaming series 2.0 DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Twin Frozr 5830 X2 with MSI 5850 Crossfired
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19", Acer 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 60gb, 500GB F3 Samsung Spin point and 5 other HDD's
    PSU
    850W OCZ
    Case
    NZXT Phantom
    Cooling
    2 200mm fans with 6 120mm fans
    Mouse
    Logitec G9
    Keyboard
    Saitek 2
    Other Info
    Major AMD, ATI and MSI Enthusiast.
Unless you're having major/really annoying problems with your PC being too slow to play your games or that it's not fast enough to multitask fairly heavy duty programs then I see no reason to upgrade; it's of perfectly good specification to do the vast majority of things.

If you think it's worth the money just to make your PC a little quicker then by all means go for it, but personally I wouldn't bother upgrading.

Oli
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS) External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
    Mouse
    Apple Magic Mouse
    Keyboard
    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
    Other Info
    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
you could save a bit of money by not going for 6 core cpus yet, hardly anyone making software optimised for even 2/4 core yet and sata 6 is heaverly bottlenecked at mo due to currant chipsets, the tech needs to mature for a year or so.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    home brews
    Motherboard
    pc1 msi k7delta, pc2 asus kn79txd evo
    Memory
    pc1 2gb crucial, pc2 4gb gskill ripjaws
    Graphics card(s)
    pc1 bfg 7800gs, pc2 shapphire 5770 vapor-x
    Sound Card
    onboard
    PSU
    corsair hx
    Case
    jeantech phong
    Cooling
    pc1, handmade waterblocks,passive cooling, pc2 corsair h50
    Mouse
    logictech mx510s wired
well i planned on using thruban technology which turns it into a 3 core and adds 400mhz to each core
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
    Memory
    8GB Adata Gaming series 2.0 DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Twin Frozr 5830 X2 with MSI 5850 Crossfired
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19", Acer 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 60gb, 500GB F3 Samsung Spin point and 5 other HDD's
    PSU
    850W OCZ
    Case
    NZXT Phantom
    Cooling
    2 200mm fans with 6 120mm fans
    Mouse
    Logitec G9
    Keyboard
    Saitek 2
    Other Info
    Major AMD, ATI and MSI Enthusiast.
would it be worth a 500$ upgrade to make my computer super fast.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
    Memory
    8GB Adata Gaming series 2.0 DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Twin Frozr 5830 X2 with MSI 5850 Crossfired
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19", Acer 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 60gb, 500GB F3 Samsung Spin point and 5 other HDD's
    PSU
    850W OCZ
    Case
    NZXT Phantom
    Cooling
    2 200mm fans with 6 120mm fans
    Mouse
    Logitec G9
    Keyboard
    Saitek 2
    Other Info
    Major AMD, ATI and MSI Enthusiast.
naturalphenomen said:
would it be worth a 500$ upgrade to make my computer super fast.
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Unless you think you're going to use it or have that sort of cash to burn not really.

Oli
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Apple MacBook, 5,1
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9400m
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3" Apple MacBook LCD Screen + 22" HannsG DVI LCD + 21.5" Samsung USB Lapfit Monitor LD220
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SATA Internal 2.5" 500GB (305GB HFS+, 195GB NTFS) External USB 3.5" 1TB (HFS+)
    Case
    Aluminium Unibody
    Mouse
    Apple Magic Mouse
    Keyboard
    Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US)
    Internet Speed
    6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down.
    Other Info
    Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers
id upgrade the gpu to a ati 5770 so you can play games at good frames. and you get dx11.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp pavillion a6110n
    CPU
    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
    Memory
    4 gigs 3.3 useable
    Graphics card(s)
    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic pnp monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    7.2k rpm 1 linux ubuntu partition 1 vista partition 1recovery partition 1 windows 7 partition 1linux swap partition
    PSU
    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
    Case
    normal black case
    Cooling
    fans
    Mouse
    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
    Keyboard
    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
    Internet Speed
    dsl
    Other Info
    2.3 ghz amd
i like my MSI 4890 Cyclone its just i need more proccesser power, anyone know a good motherboard to OC on or processer that is 2 to 3 times more powerful than the 3.16 wolfsdale duel core
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition 3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3 AMD 890FX
    Memory
    8GB Adata Gaming series 2.0 DDR3 1600
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Twin Frozr 5830 X2 with MSI 5850 Crossfired
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19", Acer 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 60gb, 500GB F3 Samsung Spin point and 5 other HDD's
    PSU
    850W OCZ
    Case
    NZXT Phantom
    Cooling
    2 200mm fans with 6 120mm fans
    Mouse
    Logitec G9
    Keyboard
    Saitek 2
    Other Info
    Major AMD, ATI and MSI Enthusiast.

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Some Amount of Motherness
    Memory
    6.O GB RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Some Amount of Soundness
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 & 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 500GB
    PSU
    Some Amount of Voltageness
    Case
    Hp Pavilion Elite Case
    Cooling
    Some Amount of Coolingness
    Mouse
    HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
    Keyboard
    HP: Model Number: KB0911
    Internet Speed
    Comcast: 20 MB/S
    Other Info
    I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com
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