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 Post subject: Upgrading Mobo and Processor to prep for BF3
PostPosted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:53 pm 
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Hi all I'm upgrading my system to get ready for Battlefield 3!
Anyway, I don't like to spend a lot of money on equipment without getting the opinion of someone else, can someone give me a quick "OK this is a good idea" before I buy all this stuff?

My current system specs are

    Operating System: Windows 7
    Motherboard: Asus M3N72-D
    Processor: AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core Processor 2.8GHz
    Memory: 8GB
    Video: GeForce GTX 460
    Hard Drive: 500GB
    Monitor: HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor
    Screen Resolution: 1920x1080
    Power Supply: 750W

I'm upgrading to


I thought about getting an SSD Drive "Crucial M4 Solid State Drive"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148441&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL090111&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL090111-_-EMC-090111-Index-_-SSD-_-20148441-L0A
So I could improve my current hard drives performance (Not 100% sure if I want to do this or not)

Later down the line I want to get two new Video Cards.

Is this a good idea that will work or am I in Fantasy Land?
Any input, recommendations, or suggested equipment would be Greatly Appreciated!


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 Post subject: Re: Upgrading Mobo and Processor to prep for BF3
PostPosted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:17 pm 
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My only changes would be:

Intel Core i5-2500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115072
*Unless you fold, do VM or encode you won't see a benefit. If you just game this is the best. (also save $100)

Kingston HyperX 8GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820104266
*This was on sale for $48 (grabbed a pair myself), if it doesn't go on sale again then grab one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231416
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231428
*You also don't even need 16 gigs of RAM. These 8 gigs package will do fine.


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 Post subject: Re: Upgrading Mobo and Processor to prep for BF3
PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 2:27 pm 
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Ok, thanks for the info!


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