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Deciding on next PC upgrade
ShinyRedKnight
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So after sorting through some recent issues with my PC I realized its a good time to upgrade.
To give you an idea of what I'm working with, here is my budget, current build, and goals with an upgrade.
Budget: $300-400 (400 is really pushing it though)
Current build:
mobo- ASUS rampage formula
PSU- corsair 750 watt
CPU- intel core 2 duo e6850 at 3ghz
Video card- Geforce 9800 gtx+ at 512 mb
Memory- 4gb of g.skill ddr2 ram
OS- Windows 7 32bit
Monitor- 19 inch Dell sp2008wfp at 1680x1050
Goal: I really want to hit 1920x1080 resolution with max settings in games like Starcraft 2 and WoW and near max settings at the same resolution with games like ME 2 and Dragon Age.
Obviously, with my goal I'm looking at a monitor upgrade. However, when trying to get max settings on my current monitor's resolution in SC 2 the game warns me its not recommended and I need more video memory (1gb to be exact). So that would mean a new graphics card with the new monitor.
Keeping all this in mind and my budget I found the following products to interesting:
Monitor- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5571783&CatId=5469
Video card- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5250626&CatId=28
Now I am not sure if these are the best options, so I would like to hear from you all! Thanks in advance.
To give you an idea of what I'm working with, here is my budget, current build, and goals with an upgrade.
Budget: $300-400 (400 is really pushing it though)
Current build:
mobo- ASUS rampage formula
PSU- corsair 750 watt
CPU- intel core 2 duo e6850 at 3ghz
Video card- Geforce 9800 gtx+ at 512 mb
Memory- 4gb of g.skill ddr2 ram
OS- Windows 7 32bit
Monitor- 19 inch Dell sp2008wfp at 1680x1050
Goal: I really want to hit 1920x1080 resolution with max settings in games like Starcraft 2 and WoW and near max settings at the same resolution with games like ME 2 and Dragon Age.
Obviously, with my goal I'm looking at a monitor upgrade. However, when trying to get max settings on my current monitor's resolution in SC 2 the game warns me its not recommended and I need more video memory (1gb to be exact). So that would mean a new graphics card with the new monitor.
Keeping all this in mind and my budget I found the following products to interesting:
Monitor- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5571783&CatId=5469
Video card- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5250626&CatId=28
Now I am not sure if these are the best options, so I would like to hear from you all! Thanks in advance.
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