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Hi guys,
I must apologise to you and to computers in general. I have been neglecting my PC gaming recently in favour of my PS3, but alas it's that time again when my console is being left way behind PC gaming and so it's time to get back to PC gaming. I also picked up a copy of the Witcher 2 in the Steam sale, and it runs very poorly on my old Intel Core 2 Duo.
So, I have decided to upgrade my PC's mobo/CPU/RAM. I have done some research on my old friend Tom's Hardware, and the Intel Core i5 2500K processor seems to be the best value gaming processor at the moment. I've therefore come up with the following on eBuyer:
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Corsair 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Red Vengeance Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
That lot comes to about £350. What do you guys reckon? Are there any alternatives I should consider?
I've currently got a 850W modular PSU (it's a decent make, can't remember off-hand) and a GeForce 9800GTX GPU - those should be ok with this shouldn't they?
Thanks for any advice guys.
I must apologise to you and to computers in general. I have been neglecting my PC gaming recently in favour of my PS3, but alas it's that time again when my console is being left way behind PC gaming and so it's time to get back to PC gaming. I also picked up a copy of the Witcher 2 in the Steam sale, and it runs very poorly on my old Intel Core 2 Duo.
So, I have decided to upgrade my PC's mobo/CPU/RAM. I have done some research on my old friend Tom's Hardware, and the Intel Core i5 2500K processor seems to be the best value gaming processor at the moment. I've therefore come up with the following on eBuyer:
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.3GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Corsair 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Red Vengeance Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
That lot comes to about £350. What do you guys reckon? Are there any alternatives I should consider?
I've currently got a 850W modular PSU (it's a decent make, can't remember off-hand) and a GeForce 9800GTX GPU - those should be ok with this shouldn't they?
Thanks for any advice guys.