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Started 1 year ago by Edo
Latest reply from snollys

Edo
Member

At the moment my old rig is:
Motherboard:Gigabyte M61PME-S2
Chipset:nVidia GeForce 6100V
Processor:AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2,71GHz
RAM:Kingston 3GB DDR 2 800 Mhz
Graphics Card:Radeon 4670 512 MB DDR 3
Hard Disk:WD 500 GB
PSU:Seasonic 520 W
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 923nw maximum resolution 1440x900

Now,what I want to do is to upgrade my CPU and GPU and my budget is around 150 euros.With that in mind I have found that AMD Athlon II x 3 445 3,1 GHz and Sapphire Radeon 5770 1 GB DDR 5 would be a perfect solution.But,(there is always one of those:))possible problem would be that my motherboard is a AMD2 and that processor is AMD3.Officialy,on my motherboard's official site it says that it supports that CPU(with a certain BIOS update)but that it would downgrade it's system bus speed.Now,what I would like to know is did any of you guys actually did this(put AMD3 processor on AMD2 motherboard)and was there any bottlenecking in terms of gaming(FPS downgrade and such).
For any help that you guys can provide,I would be very much grateful!

Posted 1 year ago #
Noodlemanny
Member

Well how olds the actual PC? If its really old then its going to be worn down so its not going to be the perky puppy that it used to be. Yeah technically it might be compatible but dem old bones ain't what they used to be and it might be too much. I might not be a tect expert but we all know this from experience. Endless internet browsing will leave the best crippled with time.

Posted 1 year ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

In my opinion, this computer is good enough to still run most games, so I reckon you would be better off saving up for an entirely new computer. Let me just reiterate, this is just my opinion.

With the CPU/GPUs you listed, it'll probably only be good for another year or 2 @ the max before you need to upgrade, I think you may be better off keeping it a little longer & save up enough to buy/build a modern computer with a Intel Core i7 995X & a GeForce GTX 580 or something along those lines.

Posted 1 year ago #
Noodlemanny
Member

@CJ
Yep Thats pretty much what I'm trying to do right now. Only thing is its more than bloody expensive and far beyond the budget of 150 euros.

Posted 1 year ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

The GPU you listed is pretty decent & is always upgradable but I would recommend a better CPU, if your motherboard will support it, I'd recommend the Athlon II X4 555, or any Phenom II X4. (motherboard-CPU compatibility is something I need to research myself).

Posted 1 year ago #
Edo
Member

Thank you guys!Since my monitor supports only up to 1440x900 resolution those two upgrades could keep me away from buying a new PC for some time ,but apparently there might be some problems with the cache incompatibility or something like that.

Posted 1 year ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

I've got a personal rule with desktop computers: When it's time to upgrade the CPU, it's time to get a new computer.

Posted 1 year ago #
Edo
Member

Yeah,and you are wright also when you said that it could still run games but the thing is,even when I play games that are not too demanding,CPU temperature goes up to 67 degrees which is definitely not good,not to mention the fact that those games that are even slightly more demanding are giving me maybe around 20 FPS and it becomes choppy and laggy as hell.Now,I am not a gfx whore but I would certainly like to keep those frames average at 30 in games such as The Witcher 2 Metro 2033,(which are the most demanding games ever)and with the upcoming titles such as:Deus Ex:HR,Rage,Batman:Arkham City,Skyrim and others with the current rig that would not be possible.

Posted 1 year ago #
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