Resolved - New components

[Jankovski]

Ok, Since my last buy of pc parts which was around 2,3 years ago lots of things changed and during that time i became dum dum for hardware part of PC. I decided to buy a better processor which means i will need a better motherboard.So i need help with decideing which combination is the best to buy. here are the links for 2 motherboards and 3 processors. Remember guys im not hardcore gamer but still i want it to bite a bit

MSI A55M-P35-mATX-AMD® A55 Chipset-Socket FM1 ~ 50euro

GIGABYTE GA-A55M-S2V AMD A-Series Motherboard ~52euro

Dual-Core AMD A4-3400 2.7GHz with AMD Radeon™ HD6410D Graphics ~50euro

AMD Athlon II X4 631 ~65 euro

AMD A6-3500 2.1GHz 3MB ~65 euro

those are the best i can afford atm but also i dont need anything stronger.

Current configuraton:

intel® pentium® 4 cpu 3.00ghz

nvidia geforce gt 240 1gb

2GB ram.

[Holland 1st MRB]

Rather than simply telling you what is best for you, I believe it would be much more effective to let you come to your own decision based on others systems.

In my situation, I purchased a cheap, basic desktop package and added onto it to fit my needs. This was roughly 2 years ago, and have yet to encounter a single problem.

Furthermore, I find that I can *easily* run anything that I have attempted. (For a benchmark, I mean Crysis 2 on max settings, or Skyrim on ultra, etc)

Here are my basic specs, including some extra information if you want to do some of your own research.

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion

System Model: BK150AAR-ABA p6331p

System Type: x64-based PC

Processor: AMD Athlon™ II X4 630 Processor, 2800 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)

Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 8.00 GB

Total Virtual Memory: 16.0 GB

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460

In the end, my entire desktop package, including monitor, upgrades, etc. was just under $1000 CAD. I understand you aren't looking to purchase a new desktop package, though perhaps this will help you in your decision regardless.

NOTE: Also look at my recent posts in the medical bay section regarding the "RAGE" topic. If you are looking to buy a new graphics card along with the processor and motherboard, I would research into reported problems and incompatibilities related to the AMD/ATI cards, which I believe is the problem in that case.

[Dillon 1st MRB]

The sad truth of the matter is that you would probably be better getting a Core i3 rather than anything from AMD, unless you need a bare bones basic build. Also, find a nice Z68 socket 1155 motherboard and you'll be good.

[Lafy BAR]

The Athlon X4 should be a much better cpu than the other two. No input on the motherboards. An i3 that's better than the X4 will cost you about twice as much anyway.