Upgrade components or purchase new?

[DatGuy]

Hey all,

I have not followed the upgrade and current hardware scene for a long time.

My current machine is showing it's age(read: very old) and now is the time to look at either upgrading components or purchasing a new system:

Current specs are as follows:

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x2a
CPU Stepping: 0x7
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3411 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors

Operating System Version:
Windows 7 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Primary Display Size: 26.65" x 16.65" (31.42" diag)
67.7cm x 42.3cm (79.8cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 164 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Motherboard:
Asus Maximus Extreme V

Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory:
RAM: 8159 Mb

Storage:
Disk serial number hash: a8486800
Number of SSDs: 0
SSD sizes: %s1
Number of HDDs: 0
HDD sizes: %s1

Would it be worth starting off with the graphics card and then going on to RAM/SSDs then eventually the mobo?

Or should I consider flogging it and buying a ready built system from the likes of Evetech/These classifieds etc?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Robert

 

[JollyJamma]

Do not buy from Evetech.

 

[iamgigglz]

The above is true.

Also, you have the right idea. That 2600k is old but your graphics card is holding you back. You could pick up a cheap GTX970, 3GB 1060 or something, add a boot SSD and it would feel like a new machine.
I don’t think your mobo, cpu and ram are going to depreciate much more than they already have so you’re not losing much by squeezing another year out of it.
Just don’t spend money on stuff that you won’t carry over to your new machine later, like more DDR3 ram.

 

[DatGuy]

Do not buy from Evetech.

Why?

 

[DatGuy]

The above is true.

Also, you have the right idea. That 2600k is old but your graphics card is holding you back. You could pick up a cheap GTX970, 3GB 1060 or something, add a boot SSD and it would feel like a new machine.
I don’t think your mobo, cpu and ram are going to depreciate much more than they already have so you’re not losing much by squeezing another year out of it.
Just don’t spend money on stuff that you won’t carry over to your new machine later, like more DDR3 ram.

Ok, great thanks, makes the upgrade process slightly cheaper on the wallet at least!

 

[moedeez]

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