Was time to update my Ibuypower gaming rig from 2006(i've had to replace some parts here and there)..the Chasis fell apart over time, broken doors, non functioning USB ports, audio ports, media reader etc...It ran pretty good but had a tough time playing somewhat older games like Dragon Age Origins on high settings, actually i couldn't play it on high, more like medium low settings. I was also running out of space as it only had a 250gig HD. I had like 2 gigs left of space.
Old config was essentially this:
-Visiontek Radeon HD 5770 1GB video card
-OCZ PC2 6400 Platinum series ram 4GIG(2 x 2GIG modules)
-Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
-ASUS Motherboard M4A785-M
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad core processor 2.2GHZ
New Config is this: should be day and night from my old PC--should arrive by the 18th
1 x Case Chimera Inferno 4SE Gaming Case - Flame
1 x Processor AMD FX-8350 CPU (8x 4GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
1 x Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 -- AMD 990FX w/ 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16
1 x Memory 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1866 Memory Module ADATA XPG V2**
1 x Video Card AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB - Single Card
1 x Power Supply 750 Watt - Corsair CX750M - 80 PLUS Bronze, Full Modular
1 x Processor Cooling Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
1 x Primary Hard Drive 120 GB ADATA S510 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 510MB/s - Single Drive
1 x Data Hard Drive 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
1 x Optical Drive LG Blu-ray Reader Combo Drive
1 x Sound Card ASUS Xonar DSX -- 7.1 Channels, 192kHz/24-bit
1 x Network Card Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
1 x Keyboard iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
1 x Mouse iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse
1 x Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
1 x Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
1 x Advanced Build Options Tuning TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Power Package (Individually Sleeved 24-pin ATX, 8-pin CPU, and SATA Drive Power Cabling)
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Video Package (Individually Sleeved 8-pin and 6-pin PCI-E VGA Power Cabling)
1 x Meter Display NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller & Temperature Display
1 x Media Card Reader / Writer 12-In-1 Internal Media Card Reader/Writer - Black
1 x Free Stuff [FREE Game Download] - AMD Never Settle Forever Silver Reward - Select 2 Free Games (Choose from Sniper Elite III, Murdered: Soul Suspect, and more) - Free w/ purchase of AMD Radeon R7 260, R9 270 Series Graphics Cards
1 x Free Stuff [FREE] - McAfee Antivirus PLUS 2014 - FREE with any System ($49 Value)
1 x Free Stuff [FREE] - Turtle Beach Z1 Headset - FREE with ALL iBUYPOWER Systems ($29 Value)
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction Basic - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System - Reduce System Noise
1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking
Old config was essentially this:
-Visiontek Radeon HD 5770 1GB video card
-OCZ PC2 6400 Platinum series ram 4GIG(2 x 2GIG modules)
-Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
-ASUS Motherboard M4A785-M
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad core processor 2.2GHZ
New Config is this: should be day and night from my old PC--should arrive by the 18th
1 x Case Chimera Inferno 4SE Gaming Case - Flame
1 x Processor AMD FX-8350 CPU (8x 4GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
1 x Motherboard Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 -- AMD 990FX w/ 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16
1 x Memory 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1866 Memory Module ADATA XPG V2**
1 x Video Card AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB - Single Card
1 x Power Supply 750 Watt - Corsair CX750M - 80 PLUS Bronze, Full Modular
1 x Processor Cooling Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
1 x Primary Hard Drive 120 GB ADATA S510 SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 510MB/s - Single Drive
1 x Data Hard Drive 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
1 x Optical Drive LG Blu-ray Reader Combo Drive
1 x Sound Card ASUS Xonar DSX -- 7.1 Channels, 192kHz/24-bit
1 x Network Card Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
1 x Keyboard iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
1 x Mouse iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse
1 x Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
1 x Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty Service
1 x Advanced Build Options Tuning TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Power Package (Individually Sleeved 24-pin ATX, 8-pin CPU, and SATA Drive Power Cabling)
1 x Advanced Build Options Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Advanced - Video Package (Individually Sleeved 8-pin and 6-pin PCI-E VGA Power Cabling)
1 x Meter Display NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller & Temperature Display
1 x Media Card Reader / Writer 12-In-1 Internal Media Card Reader/Writer - Black
1 x Free Stuff [FREE Game Download] - AMD Never Settle Forever Silver Reward - Select 2 Free Games (Choose from Sniper Elite III, Murdered: Soul Suspect, and more) - Free w/ purchase of AMD Radeon R7 260, R9 270 Series Graphics Cards
1 x Free Stuff [FREE] - McAfee Antivirus PLUS 2014 - FREE with any System ($49 Value)
1 x Free Stuff [FREE] - Turtle Beach Z1 Headset - FREE with ALL iBUYPOWER Systems ($29 Value)
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction Basic - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System - Reduce System Noise
1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking