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archenstone

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    Tax time means new pc parts! [advice requested]
    « on: January 23, 2011, 02:12:37 AM »
    Its the time of year where I itch to upgrade my pc. This year I'm thinking of doing a bit of a leap in my upgrading. Right now....I am looking at buying these four items...

    Mobo
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131647
    CPU
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
    Ram
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416
    Video Card
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462

    My only concern that I'm having right now is the fact that I couldn't crossfire with the Mobo, but being a realist...I don't see myself buying a 2nd video card....unless its tax time next year.

    Now...what would I use this for?
    Games like CoD, Dragon Age and free mmos
    Photoshop dabbles
    miscellaneous things online

    I'm curious if you think these components would hold me over for a few years as far as games go. As of now I can play the games that are out...but certain scenes in CoD Black Ops for example....are about 10FPS. Pretty much anything I do buy will be an improvement. Also if you happen to see another Mobo or item thats better with in a 10-15 dollar difference I would love to know. I have the know how to put the parts together, but not a lot of product experience. This would only be the 3rd or 4th time I have upgraded my stuff.

    another question....in an effort to save money...if I stayed with my current GPU [geforce 9400 gt 1gb on board ram] Do you think I will be able to play this years games with out so much lag that gameplay is unbearable?

    In case you are curious, my current specs are

    Windows 7
    ECS Geforce 7050M-M
    Athlon 64 X2 Dual core 5200+ 2.7
    2gbs ddr2 ram
    geforce 9400 gt 1gb ddr2