So I'm thinking of upgrading my main rig. I'm on a Phenom II 940 3.0Ghz Quadcore.
I play some games(COD,BCB2), lots of photo editing, sometimes 3D animation etc...
I recently put in a Geforce 470, but didn't get the boost I thought I would and consensus was I was processor limited. Here's what I'm thinking but am open to other suggestions:
Thoughts/Suggestions? This would probably be the last upgrade I would make for quite a long time so I'm also thinking not necessarily go cheap. How much of a performance boost would I see? Current specks are in my profile. Thanks
I play some games(COD,BCB2), lots of photo editing, sometimes 3D animation etc...
I recently put in a Geforce 470, but didn't get the boost I thought I would and consensus was I was processor limited. Here's what I'm thinking but am open to other suggestions:
- GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 $199
- Processor wise i7 I was thinking 930, but if I can go cheaper and do a reasonable overclock I'm open to that as well. (under $300.00)
- Please recommend some decent memory (~$130.00)
Thoughts/Suggestions? This would probably be the last upgrade I would make for quite a long time so I'm also thinking not necessarily go cheap. How much of a performance boost would I see? Current specks are in my profile. Thanks