Surebrec
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I've had this PC for nearly 10 years now, and I think it's coming to the time where it needs a core upgrade.
I paid an online PC building company to build it to my specifications as a top end gaming PC, and it has served me well (albeit a few snags along the way).
over the years, I have made upgrades here and there to things like hard drives, GPU's power supplies etc, but I have not yet upgraded the motherboard, CPU or RAM. I think it's long overdue that I should be upgrading these parts to bring my PC into line with modern computers, and future proof it for at least another half-decade.
The parts I have now are:
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
12GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz 6 X 2GB (Only 10GB is detected now, somewhere along the line, either a card failed, or the slot did).
I've given myself a budget of about £500 with a couple hundred more if needed to make these upgrades, but I would like to come in under this as much as I can and spend what I have saved at a later date on things like a new GPU.
I've done my own research, and from what I have read, it appears that intel aren't the top dog they were when I had this system built, so I am considering a change to AMD and Ryzen. I'm looking for upgrades that will be overclockable, so I'd like that to be kept in mind.
I'd like the motherboard to be able to take advantage of all the latest standards.
RAM, well, I'm open to all suggestions, but I'm after a system that can house at least 64GB (2x16GB to start with, and then the same added again at a later date). Advice on clock speed would be helpful too.
Also, I would be appreciative on suggestions for CPU coolers, with preference towards mechanical coolers if possible. I don't want to take on a legit liquid cooling system as I don't think I could trust myself not to screw something up somewhere.
The last bit, and probably the most important, is where to buy online. Which places are most reputable, and which has the best customer support.
That's all I can think of right now, so if I can think of anything else, I'll add it here later.
Thanks.
I paid an online PC building company to build it to my specifications as a top end gaming PC, and it has served me well (albeit a few snags along the way).
over the years, I have made upgrades here and there to things like hard drives, GPU's power supplies etc, but I have not yet upgraded the motherboard, CPU or RAM. I think it's long overdue that I should be upgrading these parts to bring my PC into line with modern computers, and future proof it for at least another half-decade.
The parts I have now are:
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM: DDR3, USB 3.0 & SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
12GB CORSAIR XMS3 TRI-DDR3 1600MHz 6 X 2GB (Only 10GB is detected now, somewhere along the line, either a card failed, or the slot did).
I've given myself a budget of about £500 with a couple hundred more if needed to make these upgrades, but I would like to come in under this as much as I can and spend what I have saved at a later date on things like a new GPU.
I've done my own research, and from what I have read, it appears that intel aren't the top dog they were when I had this system built, so I am considering a change to AMD and Ryzen. I'm looking for upgrades that will be overclockable, so I'd like that to be kept in mind.
I'd like the motherboard to be able to take advantage of all the latest standards.
RAM, well, I'm open to all suggestions, but I'm after a system that can house at least 64GB (2x16GB to start with, and then the same added again at a later date). Advice on clock speed would be helpful too.
Also, I would be appreciative on suggestions for CPU coolers, with preference towards mechanical coolers if possible. I don't want to take on a legit liquid cooling system as I don't think I could trust myself not to screw something up somewhere.
The last bit, and probably the most important, is where to buy online. Which places are most reputable, and which has the best customer support.
That's all I can think of right now, so if I can think of anything else, I'll add it here later.
Thanks.