Hello mighty gerbils,
First off, I wanted to thank you all for helping me build my system last go around (ca. 2008). It's still running great, but I was feeling the need to upgrade. The system is used mostly for gaming, and I just wanted to know if the parts listed below would show a noticeable performance difference than what is currently in my system. The build is based off the econobox system guide, and my budget is as close to $500 as I can stay. But, I really don't want to go over $600 if possible. Additionally, I don't plan to overclock - I thought I might with this past build; but since it never happened, it probably won't with this build either. The parts which I plan on upgrading are:
Motherboard: ASUS P8H67-V $104.99
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 $124.00
GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 $134.00
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 $41.99
Adding an SSD: Samsung 830 Series SSD 64 GB $119.99
(I was only planning on having this as a boot drive, with music and stuff stored on my old hard drives)
Total: $526.95
Here is my old system for reference:
Motherboard: Gigabyte P45 (I forget exactly what model)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 4870
RAM: 4 GB DDR2 (I forget the brand and timings)
Here are the parts I plan to re-use from my current build:
Case: Antec P182
PSU: SeaSonic M12II 520W Modular PSU
DVD Drive: It's in there, it still works
HDD: 2x WD Caviar Black 640 GB
Monitor: Dell 2007WP (I think that's the name?) ~22 inch 1600x1200 MVA Panel
Let me know what you all think! Thanks for all your help!