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knotscott
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 Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:03 am Post subject: Any Upgrade Potential Left For This Setup? |
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I'm not really sure what to upgrade next with this system (if anything). I've done just about everything I set out to do with this system (and then some), but am wondering if there are any obvious weak spots or omissions that I should upgrade to optimize this system....just logical/common sense steps that I might not be aware of. We use it mainly for surfing the web, homework (MS Office), music, videos, some games (internet is currently standard Roadrunner hi-speed broadband via cable). The whole project started it as a Dell GX280 with a bad motherboard, and then get carried away. So far I've upgrade the CPU from a P4 650 to a Core 2 Duo E6600, PSU from stock Dell 280W to a Corsair CX500, OS from XP (32bit) to Win 7 (64 bit), RAM from 4GB to 5GB, monitor, case, and CPU fan. I'm even overclocking it by ~ 17% with good stability over the last month or so.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Here's what's in it now:
MOBO - Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2
CPU - Intel E6600 - 2.4Ghz, 4M L2 cache, 1066 FSB (currently overclocked to 2.8Ghz with 1280 FSB)
RAM - 5 GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz 240 pin (could go to 8GB if it'd be noticeable)
PSU - Corsair CX500 V2 (+3.3V@25A, +5V@20A, +12V@34A, -12V@0.8A, +5VSB@3A)
Rosewill RCX-Z90-AL fan cooler (very basic)
HD - Seagate 80GB Sata (home to Win 7/64)
HD - Western Digital 500GB Sata (stores XP and old files)
ASUS VH242H 23.6" LCD monitor
CD/DVD player/writer - Pioneer
Syba CMI8738 sound/Creative T20 speakers
Windows 7 Ultimate 64, Office 2007
FOXCONN case
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MOBO - Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3
CPU - AMD FX4100 OC @ 4.5Ghz
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake Contac 21
Graphics card - EVGA GeForce 210 1GB DDR3
RAM - 24 GB PC1600 DDR3 12800MHz 240 pin
PSU - Corsair CX500 V2
HD - Hitachi 400 GB Sata
ASUS VH242H 23.6" LCD monitor
Lite-On Blue Ray/Cd/DVD player
Windows 7 Ultimate 64, Office 2007
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evasive
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:42 am Post subject: |
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For the gaming department you could add a better graphics card but that would require a bigger power supply... Use the system until the cows come home and then start with a fresh all new setup.
Do you have an external harddisk for backups?
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knotscott
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| evasive wrote: | | ...Do you have an external harddisk for backups? |
Yes...it's not hooked up right now, but could be very easily. Before this project began everything important that was on the old 500GB hard drive is also on the external HD.
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MOBO - Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3
CPU - AMD FX4100 OC @ 4.5Ghz
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake Contac 21
Graphics card - EVGA GeForce 210 1GB DDR3
RAM - 24 GB PC1600 DDR3 12800MHz 240 pin
PSU - Corsair CX500 V2
HD - Hitachi 400 GB Sata
ASUS VH242H 23.6" LCD monitor
Lite-On Blue Ray/Cd/DVD player
Windows 7 Ultimate 64, Office 2007 |
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