Rig Upgrade

[CarrotLuke]

Hey,

 

my GF is still running an old Athlon II x4 945 and so it's time to step things up.

 

 

I'm thinking about something like that:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6krK99

 

She still has a GTX 760 and a 550 W PSU so there is no need for that.

And there are still HDD's around so no need for them either.

 

There is no real Budget but i want to keep the cost down and get the most and newest stuff out of it.

 

Location is Austria.

 

Thanks guys!

[Aytex]

what does she do?

just casual browsing?

Gaming/ultra gaming?

Editing/rendering?

[CarrotLuke]

Gaming and Programming.

 

At least 1080p on 2 Monitors.

[Aytex]

Gaming and Programming.

 

At least 1080p on 2 Monitors.

parts look fine but

maybe get a better gpu?

970? r9 390?

[CarrotLuke]

Thanks, jeah better GPU is somewhere on the horizon but there is no need for it right now.

[Morgan MLGman]

Thanks, jeah better GPU is somewhere on the horizon but there is no need for it right now.

Why going for Skylake? I mean she probably already has 1x8GB or 2x4GB kit of DDR3 RAM, you could reuse that, throw in another 8 gigs and go for a better CPU instead, this would work perfectly, this Xeon is basically a cheaper i7-4770 without the integrated GPU:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z87-A (NFC Express Edition) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.00 @ Newegg)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($43.89 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($70.49 @ OutletPC)

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $541.35

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-09 14:53 EDT-0400

[CarrotLuke]

Why going for Skylake? I mean she probably already has 1x8GB or 2x4GB kit of DDR3 RAM, you could reuse that, throw in another 8 gigs and go for a better CPU instead, this would work perfectly, this Xeon is basically a cheaper i7-4770 without the integrated GPU:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

No she is still using DDR2 memory so there is nothing there to use.

Thats why i was thinking about a state of the art build and not an early 2014 CPÜ.

Or is there such a gap between the i5-6500 and the E3-1231v3?

[Morgan MLGman]

No she is still using DDR2 memory so there is nothing there to use.

Thats why i was thinking about a state of the art build and not an early 2014 CPÜ.

Or is there such a gap between the i5-6500 and the E3-1231v3?

The E3-1231v3 performs on par with the i7-4770. It would crush the 6500 in CPU heavy tasks ^^

[CarrotLuke]

The E3-1231v3 performs on par with the i7-4770. It would crush the 6500 in CPU heavy tasks ^^

 

Jeah ok you got me E3-1231v3 it is!

 

Thanks for your input.