TheKeir
Bright Spark
I bought my PC from here almost 2 years ago, and I'd like to upgrade it because it's a bit terrible. I therefore would appreciate some advice on upgrading.
Here's my current PC specs:
Case - PCS Maelstrom T900
CPU - AMD A4-3400
GPU - AMD Radeon HD 6850
RAM - 4GB Samsung Dual-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
PSU - "450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan"
Motherboard - Asus F1A55
(full specs - http://pastebin.com/zmTDVDEt )
This is what I'm thinking of upgrading:
- New CPU: AMD FX-8320
- New motherboard to support the cpu: Asus M5A97
- New GPU: either the new R9 270X or a 7950
- New PSU to support new parts: something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CX750-Builder-Series-Bronze/dp/B008RJZR40/ or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/r
- More RAM. Probably 8GB more, to make 12GB. Something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/
Although it looks nice in principle, I worry about it not actually working - I'm aware that you can't just throw a load of random parts together and they'll all work with each other. So, will these work together with my computer?
Cheers!
Keir
Here's my current PC specs:
Case - PCS Maelstrom T900
CPU - AMD A4-3400
GPU - AMD Radeon HD 6850
RAM - 4GB Samsung Dual-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
PSU - "450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan"
Motherboard - Asus F1A55
(full specs - http://pastebin.com/zmTDVDEt )
This is what I'm thinking of upgrading:
- New CPU: AMD FX-8320
- New motherboard to support the cpu: Asus M5A97
- New GPU: either the new R9 270X or a 7950
- New PSU to support new parts: something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CX750-Builder-Series-Bronze/dp/B008RJZR40/ or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/r
- More RAM. Probably 8GB more, to make 12GB. Something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop/dp/B004CRSM4I/
Although it looks nice in principle, I worry about it not actually working - I'm aware that you can't just throw a load of random parts together and they'll all work with each other. So, will these work together with my computer?
Cheers!
Keir