@saramhussain I eventually did buy a new case and installed watercooling. I'm going to be upgrading the graphics within the month too. So, in all reality I did buy a new PC, however, this video is more meant to show the process of upgrading components in an existing system, that's why I have titled it as so. Also, I don't recommend buying pre-built systems, especially comps. from Dell, HP, etc. You get cheap parts, and tons of bloatware by going that route. It's better to build your own.
@saramhussain I guess I'm not sure what you mean by "upgrade the whole thing" then. Basically what I have done in this video is give myself a new system. Sure, I didn't change the case, hard drives, or optical drive; but those don't need to be changed to have a "new" system.
@Schnikerdoodle Well... the 8800 cards are showing their age. I did notice a ~10 fps increase in most of my games by going to the Core i7 System. However, they are starting to struggle at 1920x1080 on the newer games. I'm looking to replace them after nearly 4 years with a new GTX 570 in the near future.
@markag6 An i7 is actually pretty overkill for a gaming system. The only way you would ever use the complete bandwith the X58 is capable of is if you have like a 4 way SLI or CF, don't get me wrong it is still a great CPU. And the 570 is a pretty good, "future proof" GPU that your suit you nicely. :D
@Schnikerdoodle Even though this computer is used for gaming, I also use it for other tasks as well. I like to get several years use out of my computers, so I tend to go slightly overkill on hardware and then get a long life out of it. I plan on getting a 570 now, and then maybe a year or two down the road, I could get a second one once they are cheap. That's what I did with my 8800s.
@XxViciousxX Thanks. I hope that new builders, or people that are on the fence about working on their computer could get some valuable information from the video.
@viet5355 I'm a deal hunter, and I bought the motherboard from EVGA B-Stock for $80. The processor was $290 at the time. The RAM cost about $150, and the power supply was on sale for $125. All-in-all, I paid about $645 for the upgrade parts shown here.
I've since put a $275 dollar watercooling setup in there and purchased a $200 Collermaster HAF-X case for it, but that is separate from what you see in this video.
How long will a gaming PC last? Before it becomes outdated?
Drazx3 1 week ago
so you upgraded a motherboard, ram, psu, cpu
that leaves gpu, case and hard drive?
should have bought a new pc....
saramhussain 1 year ago
@saramhussain I eventually did buy a new case and installed watercooling. I'm going to be upgrading the graphics within the month too. So, in all reality I did buy a new PC, however, this video is more meant to show the process of upgrading components in an existing system, that's why I have titled it as so. Also, I don't recommend buying pre-built systems, especially comps. from Dell, HP, etc. You get cheap parts, and tons of bloatware by going that route. It's better to build your own.
markag6 1 year ago
@markag6 Yeah i build my own aswell just saying if you're buying more than half of your key components just upgrade the whole thing
saramhussain 1 year ago
@saramhussain I guess I'm not sure what you mean by "upgrade the whole thing" then. Basically what I have done in this video is give myself a new system. Sure, I didn't change the case, hard drives, or optical drive; but those don't need to be changed to have a "new" system.
markag6 1 year ago
How are those 8800's?
Schnikerdoodle 1 year ago
@Schnikerdoodle Well... the 8800 cards are showing their age. I did notice a ~10 fps increase in most of my games by going to the Core i7 System. However, they are starting to struggle at 1920x1080 on the newer games. I'm looking to replace them after nearly 4 years with a new GTX 570 in the near future.
markag6 1 year ago
@markag6 An i7 is actually pretty overkill for a gaming system. The only way you would ever use the complete bandwith the X58 is capable of is if you have like a 4 way SLI or CF, don't get me wrong it is still a great CPU. And the 570 is a pretty good, "future proof" GPU that your suit you nicely. :D
Schnikerdoodle 1 year ago
@Schnikerdoodle Even though this computer is used for gaming, I also use it for other tasks as well. I like to get several years use out of my computers, so I tend to go slightly overkill on hardware and then get a long life out of it. I plan on getting a 570 now, and then maybe a year or two down the road, I could get a second one once they are cheap. That's what I did with my 8800s.
markag6 1 year ago
very nice build you did a great job of explaining things for new or less experienced builders also good parts.
XxViciousxX 1 year ago
@XxViciousxX Thanks. I hope that new builders, or people that are on the fence about working on their computer could get some valuable information from the video.
markag6 1 year ago
very nice build you did a great job of explaining things for new or less experienced builders also good parts.
XxViciousxX 1 year ago
how much did u pay for the whole thing?
viet5355 1 year ago
@viet5355 I'm a deal hunter, and I bought the motherboard from EVGA B-Stock for $80. The processor was $290 at the time. The RAM cost about $150, and the power supply was on sale for $125. All-in-all, I paid about $645 for the upgrade parts shown here.
I've since put a $275 dollar watercooling setup in there and purchased a $200 Collermaster HAF-X case for it, but that is separate from what you see in this video.
markag6 1 year ago