I built my Gaming Rig back in December of 2007 with the help of a friend, spent about 1500 for it (see my PC specs below to see what I got), so far, I have updated my video card twice (once would have been enough really!) and my CPU once. Right now, I am about to update my PSU, which I probably don't need but I want to try something new so might as well.
If I had to do it all over again, I would take a little more time when doing upgrades and/or spend a little more money to get a better upgrade... I'll explain.
My first upgrade was to go from the E6300 CPU to the E7200, not much difference there as far as performance is concern and even though I can OC both of them to really good clocks, I tend to not do so because of temps issues after a few days of heavy gaming use.
I went from two BFG 7800 GTX in SLI to a ECS 8800GT 512MB, again, I didn't see that much as far as frame rates or Maxing out any of the games I was playing. I know went for a GTX260 and the increases are minimum.
Being said that, the negligent increases could be because of other problems I have with my PC but, since I am not a PC Guru, I don't know what could be causing the problem with the big increases.
One thing I know is for sure, I will not spend money on hardware to use in the distant future because, in 3 months time, newer components will come out and what I bought will decrease in price tremendously. I have learn that it is better to purchase right when you are ready and just wait for the right moment to buy. I use 2 sites to check for good deals on a daily basis just to window shop... this is how I got a good deal on the new PSU
Sorry for the rant, guess my kids are not lying when they tell me that I tend to rant on like there is no tomorrow
If I had to do it all over again, I would take a little more time when doing upgrades and/or spend a little more money to get a better upgrade... I'll explain.
My first upgrade was to go from the E6300 CPU to the E7200, not much difference there as far as performance is concern and even though I can OC both of them to really good clocks, I tend to not do so because of temps issues after a few days of heavy gaming use.
I went from two BFG 7800 GTX in SLI to a ECS 8800GT 512MB, again, I didn't see that much as far as frame rates or Maxing out any of the games I was playing. I know went for a GTX260 and the increases are minimum.
Being said that, the negligent increases could be because of other problems I have with my PC but, since I am not a PC Guru, I don't know what could be causing the problem with the big increases.
One thing I know is for sure, I will not spend money on hardware to use in the distant future because, in 3 months time, newer components will come out and what I bought will decrease in price tremendously. I have learn that it is better to purchase right when you are ready and just wait for the right moment to buy. I use 2 sites to check for good deals on a daily basis just to window shop... this is how I got a good deal on the new PSU
Sorry for the rant, guess my kids are not lying when they tell me that I tend to rant on like there is no tomorrow
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
- Motherboard
- EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
- Memory
- Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA GTX260
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Def Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- WD Velociraptor 160GB Samsung Sata 750GB Maxtor External 160GB
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
- Case
- Thermaltake Speedo Advance
- Cooling
- Air Cooled... See CPU
- Mouse
- Logitech G7
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15
- Internet Speed
- Comcast 6MB Broadband
- Other Info
- Linksys WRT54G router
