Okay, so here's the situation. I'm currently running this system:
- Intel E8400 (3Ghz dual-core)
- 6 Gigs Ram
- GTS 250 (512 MB) Video Card
- Win7 x64
So my tax refund is coming in soon and I'm looking for an upgrade to my system. I'm a pretty low-level gamer; mostly play WoW, TF2, etc. However, trying to play Metro2033 or the Crysis 2 demo just turns things to a grinding halt on even mediocre settings.
So, I feel like I've got two options. Do a full upgrade of CPU/Mobo and then get a new video card down the road, or invest in a good card now and do the cpu/mobo later. I know the 512mb of VRAM is a big limitation on how I experience my games, so I'm leaning towards the video card right now. I feel like the E8400 cpu is still decent enough, and I can't find any LGA775 mobos that allow for SLI, should I decide to just double up on the GTS250.
Now, here are my options.
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...s&promoid=1293
Just saw this today and it looks like a pretty sweet deal. However, with a hexacore processor, I'm not sure how much benefit I'm really getting for most games since each core is only 2.4ghz (yes, it's a pretty big upgrade from my dualcore 3ghz)
Or, a new gfx card. A thread that's been active recently has pushed me towards either one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Tpk=msi%20560 N560-GTX
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130610 N560-GTX Ti Fermi
Halp!
Edit: I see this is on sale at NCIX (I'm in Canada, they have the best prices for me): http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...c&promoid=1293 N560-GTX Ti, though looks like the core clock is slower than the above Ti Fermi but it's only $200 and comes with a free DL for Just Cause 2 and Mafia 2