Hello,
I'm pondering splashing some cash on computer bits. I've currently got the following:
Mine:
- AMD FX-6300
- ASUS M5 A97 R2.0 motherboard
- 8GB DDR3
- AMD Asus R9 285
- SATA SSD
- Corsair HX 520W PSU
Other half's:
- Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition @ 4GHz
- H81M-P33 motherboard
- 8GB DDR3
- AMD XFX 7870
- SATA SSD
- Reasonable 500W PSU
Currently driving either a 1080p or 1440p screen (got mine on the 1440p screen), but with the CPU upgrade above I'd probably swap round graphics cards and screens for all the powerful bits in one place. We do generally play the same games, and nothing too cutting edge. Gaming is pretty much the only intensive thing we use them for. I'm conscious that only having 2 cores on the G3258 may hit some hard limits at some point.
I'm leaning towards dropping a better processor in the Intel box as the AM3+ socket can't really take anything worth while. I know it's not up-to-date, but there seems to be a reasonable step up available on the 1150 socket. Does an Intel Core i7-4790 for £180 from CEX seem like a good investment? Or should I just stick with the CPUs and save a few more pennies for an RX 580 into my box?
Give it another year and I'll probably retire one system, make the jump to DDR4 freeing up 8GB RAM for the other machine. Just doesn't feel like the right time given how tight I am with money and how both systems are actually running fine.
Cheers,
Jimbo