My current system is getting dated and I'm looking to build a new one. My current system is an upgraded Gateway GT5032.
Current System: (CPU) - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, (RAM) - 2GB DDR PC3200 Dual Channel, (GFX) - Sapphire Radeon X1950 512MB DDR3, (Mobo) - Cheap Gateway Board, (PSU) - Xclio 500W.
Now I'm looking to spend around $1,000 or so on the new system. I was looking at the AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0Ghz Deneb Black Edition CPU. From what I've read it's very close the the performance of the i7 when you consider the prices. As far as the video card, a Sapphire 4870 1GB DDR5 Toxic Edition. Add in 4GB of Patriot Extreme DDR2 1066 and so far I think it's looking pretty good. However, I have been out of the loop for the past year or so, so before I pull the trigger I'd really appreciate some advice from people. Am I looking at some good stuff here? If you had to build a system for roughly 1k what would you be building? Thanks for any and all help!
Current System: (CPU) - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+, (RAM) - 2GB DDR PC3200 Dual Channel, (GFX) - Sapphire Radeon X1950 512MB DDR3, (Mobo) - Cheap Gateway Board, (PSU) - Xclio 500W.
Now I'm looking to spend around $1,000 or so on the new system. I was looking at the AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0Ghz Deneb Black Edition CPU. From what I've read it's very close the the performance of the i7 when you consider the prices. As far as the video card, a Sapphire 4870 1GB DDR5 Toxic Edition. Add in 4GB of Patriot Extreme DDR2 1066 and so far I think it's looking pretty good. However, I have been out of the loop for the past year or so, so before I pull the trigger I'd really appreciate some advice from people. Am I looking at some good stuff here? If you had to build a system for roughly 1k what would you be building? Thanks for any and all help!