One last thing, though—you should probably let us know which power supply you're running (the exact model on the box or label). This new setup is likely going to pull three or four times more power than what you've got now.
Fair enough, it works. I guess I misread your first post and thought you didn't have an HDMI port on that thing. If that's the case, then we're all good...
The HD 3870 actually crushes that integrated graphics 😬
If they really need HDMI, I guess they could grab an Asrock H81M-HDS motherboard. They could sell the HD 3870 then, but honestly, they’ll have HDMI anyway once they pick up a new card 😁
Maybe some Adata DDR3 4GB 1333MHz (AD3U1333B2G9-R) would work here. I guess. Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard, LGA 1150 socket, iH81 chipset, DDR3 support, SATA3, USB 3.0, DVI, mATX. Maybe an Intel Celeron G1820 would work, I guess.
Total comes to $954.20 or so. $13 Shipping via FedEx.
Just so you know, you won't find an IDE/ATA connector on any modern motherboard anymore. I guess that's just how things work now.
I mean, that comparison isn't exactly apples-to-apples... Anand's benchmark doesn't even include those low-end i5s, yet the 4670K still costs more than twice as much.
Honestly, all those cards are weaker than an HD 4650—they're more in the ballpark of a GeForce 8400 GS. I doubt they’ll even run Red Dead Redemption or Call of Duty: Black Ops properly on low settings.
Upgrading RAM is probably the easiest tweak you can make, which is why I just popped in a single 4GB stick to start with. Even when I have a couple of games running in the background along with Steam, Skype, Chrome with maybe 6 or 7 tabs open, plus some Office apps and C++, I barely hit 3GB of usage. In idle, it sits at around 18%, maybe 750MB. 🙂
If you're planning on an upgrade down the road, I'd suggest sticking with the 1150 platform. Honestly, chasing faster RAM probably won't do much for you; it likely won't boost gaming performance by even 5% once you get past 1600 MHz, unless you're stuck relying on integrated graphics.
Kimberly Barrett96 said:For buying purposes, I’d probably only need it for basic stuff, like browsing the web and things like that... I haven't really found much info about it online, so I figured I'd ask. Thanks! 🙂
You really just need to pick up a CPU, motherboard, and some RAM... maybe an FX 6300 paired with an Asus M5A97 R2 plus 2x4GB of DDR3 would run you about $667, and I guess you could probably overclock that FX to 4.3-4.5 GHz on that board.
If that's pushing it too much, then maybe just stick with a C2Q.