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Should I upgrade or buy a new rig?

Post Date: 2014-06-05

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  Quote Seofie Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Topic: Should I upgrade or buy a new rig?
    Posted: 05 Jun 2014 at 1:59am
So as stated in the title, I am not sure if I should just get a new rig or upgrade what I currently have.

Budget:
[maybe %600-700 max, im poor right now so sad :( ]

Expectations:
[Light - medium gaming, and watching youtube/twitch ]

Usage:
[I want to play recent MMO games such as wildstar/archeage and more of the sort, but it doesn't have to be high or ultra graphics, I am totally fine with medium graphics. As well as the usual internet surfing, youtube/twitch, and all that good stuff]

Special Needs:
[not really any special needs, I don't mind a loud system, It does get kind of hot where I live so I guess I would be a little worried about my computer overheating and such]

Saved Ticket #: [Please Type Here] um no specifics here but I was looking at the Vanquish 2 series

Specifications: This was my first DYI desktop that I built like a few years ago so I am pretty new to building it myself. Thanks for your time.
[Current setup is like pretty outdated:
Antec 900 V2 case
AMD Phenom II x2 555 BE ~3.2 GHz
Asus m4a785td-v evo
4gigs G.Skill RAM
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS
550 Rocketfish PSU

(its so old, dont make fun plz lol)]
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  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 05 Jun 2014 at 4:32am
Hi Seofie... Welcome to the forums.    For your budget and the system you now have, I would grab the Vanquish level 1 or 2.   The gtx 750 in level 1 is probably, a guess, 3-5x the gaming of your 8600. Plus a well cooled case and 8gb ram.

You didn't mention the resolution of your monitor but a 23" at 1920x1080 will play most games at Medium.   Some even at High settings. A lower res monitor will play even better.

Hope this helps and good luck.
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  Quote Seofie Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 05 Jun 2014 at 9:21am
Thank you for your reply bprat22, and Omg I forgot. My monitor resolution is like 1680x1050, 22".
It's an old monitor too lol
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  Quote bprat22 Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 05 Jun 2014 at 9:27am
You're welcome.   The Vanquish will give you very good gaming on your monitor.  Not High to Max with a lot of games but still very good for your requirement.  Big%20Smile
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