- Highest clocked Haswell i3 possible
MSI, Asus or GigaByte LGA 1150 mobo
8GB DDR3
1TB 7200 RPM HDD (1.5 TB is overkill for me)
Radeon R7 265
NZXT Phantom 240 case
500w PSU (in case I do wish to upgrade down the line)
Windows 8.1 Professional
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ultima_trev wrote:Do you really need a new system, or do you just need to clean out and upgrade the cooling on your existing PC? A new CPU cooler and some decent fans could be installed for less than $40. I believe that this is what you need.Performance-wise my current rig performs well enough, however in some games (Crysis 3 especially), the CPU will get up to 74 centigrade in some areas. Pretty much need a system that performs like this one, but is much cooler.
ultima_trev wrote:For that sort of money, you're not going to get an upgrade over what you already own unless you're willing to re-use most of the pieces from your existing PC. What do you think of these components?Existing gaming PC
Core i7 860 2.8/3.46 GHz hyper-threaded quad-core LGA1156 processor
Dell H57 micro-ATX motherboard
8GB DDR3-1333
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850
1.5TB 7200rpm HDD
Dell Studio XPS 8100 micro-ATX case with one 3-pin system fan
350W PSU
Acer 20" LED monitor (1600*900)
Wishlist
Highest clocked Haswell i3 possible
MSI, Asus or GigaByte LGA 1150 mobo
8GB DDR3
1TB 7200 RPM HDD (1.5 TB is overkill for me)
Radeon R7 265
NZXT Phantom 240 case
500w PSU (in case I do wish to upgrade down the line)
Windows 8.1 Professional
Budget is $600 excluding tax, but is it possible?
vargis14 wrote:Your i7-860 is faster then any i3 CPU you can buy since it has 4 logical cores and HT. You can get a slight boost if you disable core parking.
Flying Fox wrote:Which is why he needs a new CPU cooler, new thermal paste on his CPU and a good case fan rather than a new low-budget PC.The OP is just looking for cooler temperatures not exactly a performance boost.
JustAnEngineer wrote:$ 20 -5MIR CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 (with 92mm PWM fan)
$ 11 Rexus DF129225BM 92mm 3-pin case fan
or $ 11 CoolerMaster R4-BM9S-28PK-R0 92mm PWM (4-pin) case fan - if your motherboard's chassis fan connector is PWM
ultima_trev wrote:So it would be better to invest in new thermal paste, heat sink and fan rather than a new build?JustAnEngineer wrote:$ 20 -5MIR CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 (with 92mm PWM fan)
$ 11 Rexus DF129225BM 92mm 3-pin case fan
or $ 11 CoolerMaster R4-BM9S-28PK-R0 92mm PWM (4-pin) case fan - if your motherboard's chassis fan connector is PWM
Thank you for your suggestions. I will look into these albeit I'm skeptical about any decent fan/heatsink fitting in these cramped Dell cases.