Upgrading my PC

Dzike

Dzike

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Ok, as is now I have the follwing specs on my pc:

- Intel Pentium(R) Dual Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHz 2.70 GHz
- 4 GB RAM
- Windows 7 64 bit
- ATI Radeon HD 5450
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I want the following upgrades:

- Club 3D Geforce GTX 650 Ti
- GigaByte GA-B75M-D3V
- Intel Core i5-3470 Processor
- 2x 4GB SDRAM-DDR3
- ATX12V 2.0 Power Supply
- onboard Intel® GMA HD (I want to use the GTX 650 TI tho)
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The thing is, im very retarded on hardware stuff. I already have windows 7 64 bit, can i keep it or do I have to purchase it again? And will the new components fit together? And do I have to purchase a new casing, or can I keep my basic Dell casing? Oh and do I have to purchase other stuff to make it work? Or can I just rip out components from the pc I´m using now? (things like my CD/DVD drive)
Could use some answers. The upgrades cost €400,- btw, good or bad price?
 
Alright, well I haven't heard of a GPU manufacturer called Club 3D, so maybe buy from a company like ASUS or Galaxy or if you have the money, EVGA, but the GTX 650 TI is a very small card with a very large amount of power and is great for budget game builds, so if you just purchased that and installed it in your case, maybe you'd be fine, I don't know the dimensions of your case and the card off the top of my head. But if you're wanting a whole new processor as advanced as the i5-3470 then you're gonna need a whole new mobo like you put on there, because your current one and the new processor would be way incompatible. The mobo is nice as far as Gigabyte mobos go but again, without knowing the dimensions of your case and the mobo, I'd have no clue if it'd fit, most likely not, so you'd probably need to drop another $100 on a new case, if you want a good cheap one that should suit all your spacing needs, the Cooler Master HAF series is excellent, I recommend the HAF 932. Now with the RAM, you could more than likely put that in your new mobo, dunno about the old one, but you have to make sure your old mobo is DDR3 compatible or else you bought useless hardware. Lastly, the things with on-board graphics from a CPU is that once a GPU is correctly installed into an expansion slot, which isn't very hard to do at all, it'll override the on-board graphics and give your GPU control over graphical management. For the PSU, they're normally measured in watts, not volts, so I don't know the exact conversion factor off the top of my head, but with a new build, you're looking at maybe 650W PSU at the most, anything over 700W would be overkill. You don't have a HDD or SSD listed on there so you'll need to move things like photos, documents, songs, etc. on a lar4ge Flash Drive and copy that stuff over, and just re-download things like your web browser, Steam, Steam Games, unless you backed up all your Steam items and then did a restore, then they'd all work just fine. My guess is that you're not going for an enthusiast build, so 1TB of HDD space should be sufficient. Again, this probably isn't an Enthusiast build, so I wouldn't worry about getting an SSD. I'm guessing you're gonna re-use your current monitor and cables, so that's about a good $120 or so saved.
 
About keeping windows 7, everything should be OK if you boot it from your old HDD (I'm assuming you are going to use your old one as I don't see it on your list) Also remove all your drivers on your old HDD and store them on a memory stick while you transfer it to the new system. Make sure your old HDD is SATA connected too, as the new motherboard uses it. If it's not compatible, you're gonna have to buy a new HDD and sadly another copy of windows. On the price front, Club 3D are supposed to make cheap cards but I found cards by EVGA and ASUS for less on amazon. You probably don't need a processor that powerful for your gpu as gpu's tend to bottleneck cpu's in the first place so It would just be wasted money. Though it would save you from having to upgrade later on. PSU is fine. On the casing, You should measure the motherboard space and compare it to the description on the GA-B75M-D3X's product description. I would buy a new case though, and maybe an extra fan. (Also I fucking hate Dell)Other than that the components are compatible and yes, you can use old parts like a DVD drive as long as they're SATA and not IDE.
 
First off, thanks for the help. It made things a lot more clear. As for the dimensions of my casing, they are 32 cm x 16 cm. Too small for the mobo which is 24.4cm x 17.4cm. And because I ran out of HDD space a year ago I bought a 2TB external HDD which I thought I´d use now. I´m not sure if I have to include my HDD which is in my pc right now, or I just put windows on my external one (sounds weird tho) Also, what kind of fans would you recommend by these parts? Reason I´m upgrading my pc this wiay, is cuz I´m kinda broke right now, but my pc just keeps screwing up and being slow..
 
ViperStriker said:
Yes, that's a very nice case, will do very well for your needs.
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Alright, one last question: I have 2 harddrives atm. One with 300GB (This is where my OS is installed) and one external 2TB harddrvie. Can I just put windows on my external harddrive and only use that one or do I have to use them both?
 
Dzike said:
Alright, one last question: I have 2 harddrives atm. One with 300GB (This is where my OS is installed) and one external 2TB harddrvie. Can I just put windows on my external harddrive and only use that one or do I have to use them both?
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Nope, but you can put your game files and folders on that external hard drive and transfer them to a new hard drive. For installing Windows, make sure that you have your product key.
 
NothingMuchHereToSay said:
Nope, but you can put your game files and folders on that external hard drive and transfer them to a new hard drive. For installing Windows, make sure that you have your product key.
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But I can re-use my harddrive? So I don´t have to buy windows again? (cos my harddrive works perfect atm and it has enough storage)
 
Dzike said:
But I can re-use my harddrive? So I don´t have to buy windows again? (cos my harddrive works perfect atm and it has enough storage)
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You can, you should wipe it of drivers first though. And store them on a memory stick. Are you going to use both HDDs?
 
Dzike said:
But I can re-use my harddrive? So I don´t have to buy windows again? (cos my harddrive works perfect atm and it has enough storage)
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There is a chance your computer will bluescreen on you upon bootup. You are upgrading but also keeping your old drivers. So when you boot up it will try and load your old drivers.

If i were you i would save everything on your hard-drive and format it. Then upgrade everything. Not only do you lose the chance of bluescreens, but you will also have a cleaner install and only have the drivers you actually need. Yeah i know it sucks, but i would imagine you would have less problems this way.

It is how i have always done it.
 
Why would windows bluescreen? Plug in all the new components, plug in the old HDD, install new drivers. Bingo
 
KillerZebra said:
If i were you i would save everything on your hard-drive and format it. Then upgrade everything. Not only do you lose the chance of bluescreens, but you will also have a cleaner install and only have the drivers you actually need. Yeah i know it sucks, but i would imagine you would have less problems this way.

It is how i have always done it.
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I don´t really understand this part, how do you mean format it?
 
To conclude this topic, I ordered the following parts:

Sharkoon WPM600 600W ATX
CoolerMaster CM690II Lite ATX
GigaByte Z77X-D3H
Intel Core i5-3570K @3.40Ghz
Cosair Vengence 8GB 1600
EVGA 2GB D5 X GTX650 Ti SSC R
2x Aerocool SharkFan bk 120x120x25
 
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Dzike said:
To conclude this topic, I ordered the following parts:

Sharkoon WPM600 600W ATX
CoolerMaster CM690II Lite ATX
GigaByte Z77X-D3H
Intel Core i5-3570K @3.40Ghz
Cosair Vengence 8GB 1600
EVGA 2GB D5 X GTX650 Ti SSC R
2x Aerocool SharkFan bk 120x120x25
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Very nice, with that build you should be able to cut through almost any game you throw at your rig at high settings.
 
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