I think its time to upgrade my computer parts!

[Fragglez]

Howdy

I recently had my Gaming CPU's Hard Drive burn out and decided its finally time to replace it and upgrade after having it for ~5 years. (Everything i tried and was recommended in my previous thread didn't work )

I have finished with most of my parts on what to buy, but I have halted on http://www.newegg.coma few products, and need your advice! I am not a
'rich' guy this time around on buying parts, so I need to take caution and not over-do the total price.

Any recommendations, suggestions, comments, feedback or just about anything is welcome here ^^

A few notices: I will not SLI/Crossfire // Overclock.

Lets begin!


Motherboard: - None selected for the moment
I've seen the EVGA 750i Motherboard but thought $170 for it was a tad too much to spend for me. So I am somewhat clueless still. I have found a few, but I cannot confirm whats the best to buy.

I was looking around and these looked okay:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121314
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347


I don't want to spend over ~$125 for a motherboard Unless its a great bargain.

RAM:
$25x2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227139
It is hard to tell if ($33x2) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145034 was better.
I also found the ($66x2) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231152, but these are a lot more, even though the speed is faster, is it worth it? How much faster/noticeable are these?


PROCESSORS:
$200 - Duo Core (This is 3GHz, 2 cores, Wolfdale, and a newer product) : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037&Tpk=19-115-037
$190 - Quad Core (This is 2.4Ghz, 4 cores) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

What processor is better? I am a gamer, but this came out to be a hard pick for me. My dad & brother recommends the Quad core, but I think the Duo core is better. Ideas?

GRAPHICS CARD:
$170 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121253
The ATI drivers are what make me hesitant to buying this, but the $40 cheaper seems nice.
$210 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130348
Oooh.. NVidia drivers...
$200 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130336
Oooh... 1GB Video RAM...

They're all great, but what one is the best? They're all better at something, but what one is the best bang for the buck and isn't a massive hassle?


Thanks!

I have had problems giving people rep in previous posts, so this time it is different on my saying.
If you post here and help, I'll award you rep IF I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU!

 

[Polak]

For Ram, Id go with Corsair as they are a leading manufacturer of RAM. Them and Kingston are very good. I actually bought Corsair Ram in my laptop about about 6 months ago from newegg, it works like a charm, works nice and fast and it was delivered fast! My recommendation for RAM is to go with Corsair.

 

[MeRcChRiS]

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231098

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318


For the proccessor, If you have the money and you think you have enough for other things. Go for the Quad. If you are trying to save go, with the Duo.

Not sure what else you need help on. Just ask.

 

[moonrose]

for your processor if your talking about the Q6600 at 2.4mhz
then get it.
ive been using it and it proves efficient,
i love it, and good price

and i use a Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset for my motherboard

you can get a 610i-630i for under $100
and for a 680i you can at about $160(if you want to spend that much)



and also i prefer www.tigerdirect.com than newegg.
some of the stuff is cheaper there, and they have good service.

 

[MeRcChRiS]

for your processor if your talking about the Q6600 at 2.4mhz
then get it.
ive been using it and it proves efficient,
i love it, and good price

and i use a Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset for my motherboard

you can get a 610i-630i for under $100
and for a 680i you can at about $160(if you want to spend that much)



and also i prefer www.tigerdirect.com than newegg.
some of the stuff is cheaper there, and they have good service.

I would prefer him not to get a SLI board as he will not be needing one.

 

[moonrose]

the 610i-630i boards are not sli

 

[Prometheus]

What is your overall budget?
NE > TigerDirect, trust me.
Why Intel? Even though you don't want to OC I pushed my AMD 2.6 to 3.275.
Despite the 3000 series from ATI, the 4000 series is godly.

 

[Fragglez]

What is your overall budget?
NE > TigerDirect, trust me.
Why Intel? Even though you don't want to OC I pushed my AMD 2.6 to 3.275.
Despite the 3000 series from ATI, the 4000 series is godly.

Intel is currently known as a better processor for games right now, hence, why I'm going with Intel, even though i've liked my AMD processor a lot.

 

[Prometheus]

Well, we can argue about that later, budget?

 

[Fragglez]

well, We Can Argue About That Later, Budget?

~$550

 

[Prometheus]

Alright. Give me a few...

Do you need a new harddrive and stuff? What games do you plan to play?

Here

 

[Fragglez]

Alright. Give me a few...

Do you need a new harddrive and stuff? What games do you plan to play?

Here

I am not buying a new power supply, it is not needed yet, however I am buying a new HardDrive, so im saving $40 on that tradeoff. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262)

I have Lineage II, World of Warcraft, Everquest 2, Savage 2, Warcraft 3, Counterstrike: Source, and some other non-intensive graphics games. I am thinking about buying Crysis though.

 

[enouwee]

I am not buying a new power supply, it is not needed yet

You current one has the correct power connector (ATX12V 2.0, 24 + 4/8 pin)?

 

[Prometheus]

Most video cards, the newer one use 6 or 8 pin connectors but they come with a converter. Mind showing us your new PSU?

 

[MeRcChRiS]

the 610i-630i boards are not sli

was referring to the 680 you pointed out.

 

[Fragglez]

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=20550# <-- Power Supply

 

[MeRcChRiS]

The 8800GT requres a 6pin power connector, yours has a 4pin

 

[Fragglez]

The 8800GT requres a 6pin power connector, yours has a 4pin

oh crap -_-

In any case then, do i have to buy a whole new power supply or are there adapters as a work-around?

 

[MeRcChRiS]

Ill check for some adapters.

 

[Prometheus]

A video card should come with an adapter.
Did you look at my link?