computer upgrades?

[PlatLordlolz]

here is a link to everything in my pc... what are some cheap upgrades that you guys would reccomend. before anyone says anything, no i dont want to buy another PC.
http://valid.x86.fr/mwtm5m

[Pokesan]

Socket 775 LGA

[PlatLordlolz]

thank you pokesan, i can always expect the best advice from you any time....

[Pokesan]

Oops I should have posted more. 775 is some ancient ass shit so throwing any more money at that machine is a waste. You'll never get the same bang for your buck trying to upgrade that machine as compared to building a new one. I know that's not what you want to hear, but that is my advice to you.

[PlatLordlolz]

Oops I should have posted more. 775 is some ancient ass shit so throwing any more money at that machine is a waste. You'll never get the same bang for your buck trying to upgrade that machine as compared to building a new one. I know that's not what you want to hear, but that is my advice to you.

i honestly can understand why some people would think that. but, i only bought this for 200, i have upgraded from 4gb to 8gb for free pretty much, i could spend $100-$150 for a new video card and this should run most games out there, maybe not on the highest setting but i dont really care about that.. besides i play P99 more than anything else and this PC streams just fine even with only the 4gb. so an extra $100 isnt really a waste to me. even though its a 775, the CPU really isnt horrible, its no i7, but still not garbage IMO. pokesan, if you have a reccomendation for a video card i would be glad to check it out.

[jarshale]

I'm still rocking a core2duo on 775. Nicer graphics card will be bottle necked by the cpu is the thing. Maybe a nvidia 960? Any decent budget card will be a huge upgrade.

[jarshale]

But yeah real talk time to upgrade man.

[Nastinate]

Only upgrade i could suggest on that machine that would net a ton of speed and u could throw in a new machine when u do upgrade is an ssd drive. Anything else your just throwing money away imo. If your really set on upgrading it i see really nice graphics cards for dirt cheap on craiglist, just beware of overclocks...

[khanable]

Only upgrade i could suggest on that machine that would net a ton of speed and u could throw in a new machine when u do upgrade is an ssd drive. Anything else your just throwing money away imo. If your really set on upgrading it i see really nice graphics cards for dirt cheap on craiglist, just beware of overclocks...

this

get a samsung 850 240gb for like $85 bucks on amazon and use it as an OS drive + games etc

annnd a GTX 950 or something if you want more graphical umpf

[Nuggie]

Another route you can take is to upgrade your motherboard with a pci slot for your old graphics card, but have a pci x16 slot for a new card later. Look for one with a socket for an i5 processor or better. You will also have to upgrade your RAM, but that should be cheap.

If you have built systems in the past or are semi familiar with the do's and dont's of keeping your pc cleaned out, you might try over clocking. If you only open your case once every other year I wouldn't suggest overclocking.

[PlatLordlolz]

Another route you can take is to upgrade your motherboard with a pci slot for your old graphics card, but have a pci x16 slot for a new card later. Look for one with a socket for an i5 processor or better. You will also have to upgrade your RAM, but that should be cheap.

If you have built systems in the past or are semi familiar with the do's and dont's of keeping your pc cleaned out, you might try over clocking. If you only open your case once every other year I wouldn't suggest overclocking.

well, good thing about the ram is i have 12gb of spare ddr3 laying around :)

[Pokesan]

Another route you can take is to upgrade your motherboard with a pci slot for your old graphics card, but have a pci x16 slot for a new card later. Look for one with a socket for an i5 processor or better. You will also have to upgrade your RAM, but that should be cheap.

If you have built systems in the past or are semi familiar with the do's and dont's of keeping your pc cleaned out, you might try over clocking. If you only open your case once every other year I wouldn't suggest overclocking.

http://www.crazyasabagofhammers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wpid-facebook_12031308432.jpg

do not listen to this guy(unless you buy a new processor as well)

SSD would be a very good buy for you. Echoing what the others said. AND it's still a nice part for when you decide to upgrade for realsies

[Nuggie]

do not listen to this guy(unless you buy a new processor as well)

that was kind of implied...

[Pokesan]

that was kind of implied...

know your audience. OP is unlikely to know better even though you do ! :)

[PlatLordlolz]

know your audience. OP is unlikely to know better even though you do ! :)

yea, i mean i know more about computers than the average person i guess, but theres ALOT that i dont know

[Nastinate]

Just to reiterate get an ssd drive.. if u can, a video card for cheap... and if u wanna roll the dice http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00116SLZS/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used those wolfdale cpus are still pretty decent. Really tho anymore u can get a pretty decent rig thats gonna be faster than anything u can upgrade to for 500 bucks so keep that in mind. you allready have 200 invested.

[PlatLordlolz]

Just to reiterate get an ssd drive.. if u can, a video card for cheap... and if u wanna roll the dice http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00116SLZS/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used those wolfdale cpus are still pretty decent. Really tho anymore u can get a pretty decent rig thats gonna be faster than anything u can upgrade to for 500 bucks so keep that in mind. you allready have 200 invested.

im gonna keep the CPU i have unless i can find a used one fore cheap thats better, other than that im just going to buy a video card that i can use when i upgrade to a new machine. i only play everquest really so what i have now works fine and streams well. atleast with a new video card i can play most games just not on high settings, which isnt a deal breaker for me.

[Big_Japan]

Don't invest further into LGA775 nerd.

[PlatLordlolz]

Don't invest further into LGA775 nerd.

well, im buying a video card for it, the video card will be an upgrade even if i dont get full power out of it. atleast this way i can still use it when i actually build a new machine, so im not really taking a loss.

[Nuggie]

well, im buying a video card for it, the video card will be an upgrade even if i dont get full power out of it. atleast this way i can still use it when i actually build a new machine, so im not really taking a loss.

What slot types do you have to work with? Pci I would guess.

[Orruar]

If you're going for a video card, go straight to the Tesla K80. Won't need to upgrade for decades.

[PlatLordlolz]

If you're going for a video card, go straight to the Tesla K80. Won't need to upgrade for decades.

whos gonna give me 5 grand for that though?

[dafier]

I had my GTX460 2GB card for...5 years. Everything I played on it was 30+ FPS. I then upgraded to a GTX660. Still have it and have NO issues with any game. 30+ still.

[PlatLordlolz]

I had my GTX460 2GB card for...5 years. Everything I played on it was 30+ FPS. I then upgraded to a GTX660. Still have it and have NO issues with any game. 30+ still.

here is a link of the video card that im plan on buying, not too expensive but still pretty decent. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125810

what do you guys think?

[khanable]

here is a link of the video card that im plan on buying, not too expensive but still pretty decent. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125810

what do you guys think?

Will be fine.

Also supports shadow play which is a nice addition!

[khanable]

whos gonna give me 5 grand for that though?

Scientists mostly (from grants). Enroll in a grad program! Bet that single card puts the 512 node cluster my school had to shame. :p

[Pokesan]

here is a link of the video card that im plan on buying, not too expensive but still pretty decent. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125810

what do you guys think?

PCI Express 3.0 x16

look into that

[Gilder]

I thought the "Tesla K80" post was some kind of trolling. Like telling him to install Google Ultron.

Nope. This sorcery is real:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8729/nvidia-launches-tesla-k80-gk210-gpu

[Thulack]

For SSD i would keep a eye out at http://slickdeals.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9
With black friday around corner there will be plenty of deals to be had.

For Video card can check out http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8
Its refurbed stuff with year warrenty. Ive gotten 3 cards from their bstock in the last 2 years and havent had issues with any of them.

If all you mainly play is EQ you will be fine getting one of the 50-100 dollars cards just make sure they are compatible with your system.