Do I? Taking into account I can't be bothered to rebuild but don't mind swapping a card or two. Don't really want to mess about with all the data if I don't have to, but will if really needed. Thoughts? (I'm thinking Arma3 at full tilt - which I pretty much can, but this rig has been running 24/7 for nearly 2 years now...)
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ID
Host Name : Benny-PC
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Computer
Model : OEM System Product Name
Serial Number : System Ser**********
Chassis : Desktop
Mainboard : ASUS P7P55-M
Serial Number : MT709AK********
BIOS : AMI (OEM) 0312 11/13/2009
Total Memory : 4GB DIMM DDR3
Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz (4C 8T 3GHz/3.46GHz, 2.4GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA1156
Chipset
Memory Controller : ASUS Core (Clarksfield/Lynnfield) DMI 2x 2.4GHz (4.79GHz)
Memory Controller : Intel Core Desktop (Lynnfield) UnCore 2x 2.4GHz (4.79GHz), 2x 2GB DIMM DDR3 1.33GHz 128-bit
Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)
Memory Module : Corsair CM3X2G1333C9 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-24 5-34-10-5)
Video System
Monitor/Panel : ACR ACER V243H
(1920x1080, 24.0")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (216 SM4.0 1.35GHz/1.24GHz 8% OC, 896MB DDR3 2.21GHz 10% OC 448-bit, PCIe 2.00 x16)
Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (216SP 27C 1.35GHz/1.24GHz 8% OC, 896MB DDR3 2.21GHz 10% OC 448-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (216SP 1.35GHz/1.24GHz 8% OC, 896MB DDR3 2.21GHz 10% OC 448-bit)
CUDA GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (216SP 27C 1.35GHz/1.24GHz 8% OC, 896MB DDR3 2.21GHz 10% OC 448-bit)
Storage Devices
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 14MB Cache) : 466GB (C:)
Seagate ST31000340AS (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 932GB (D:)
Generic- SD/MMC (USB2) : N/A (G:)
Generic- Compact Flash (USB2) : N/A (H:)
Generic- SM/xD-Picture (USB2) : N/A (I:)
Generic- MS/MS-Pro (USB2) : N/A (O:)
ATAPI iHAS124 Y (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:)
OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (J:)
OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (K:)
OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (L:)
OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R) : N/A (N:)
Logical Storage Devices
System Reserved : 100MB (NTFS)
Hard Disk (D:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST31000340AS (1TB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Hard Disk (C:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 14MB Cache)
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A @ Generic- SD/MMC (USB2)
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A @ Generic- Compact Flash (USB2)
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A @ Generic- SM/xD-Picture (USB2)
Removable Drive (O:) : N/A @ Generic- MS/MS-Pro (USB2)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ ATAPI iHAS124 Y (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)
Optical Drive (J:) : N/A @ OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)
Optical Drive (K:) : N/A @ OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)
Optical Drive (L:) : N/A @ OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)
Optical Drive (N:) : N/A @ OTEPS C5MZWDMN41 (SCSI, BD-R, HD-DVD-R, DVD+-R-DL, CD-R)
Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS P55 LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 B3-53
Audio Device : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 High Definition Audio
Audio Codec : VIA VT1708S HD Audio
Serial Port(s) : 1
Parallel Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 2 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : ASUS M5A88-V EVO
USB Controller 1 : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : ASUS P55/PM55/3400 USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : ASUS IEEE 1394 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus
Printers and Faxes
Printer : PDFCreator (4000x4000, Colour)
Printer : KODAK HERO 5.1 AiO XPS (600x600, Colour)
Scanners and Cameras
Scanner : Eastman Kodak KODAK HERO 5.1 AiO Scanner WIFI (Scanner, USB)
Peripherals
Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps)
Network Adapter : TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 (Ethernet, 10Mbps)
Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64
Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9
I'd change the graphics card for something a bit more up to date and carry on from there. The rest of the system doesn't look too bad to me.
i would be tempted to go for a 660 gfx card, a (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=1914&subid=2379)nd some memory and see what happens.
upgrade the RAM, 8 minimum, and get and SSD (Samsung or crucial), put your OS on and Arma 3, should load quicker ;)
out of touch with the graphics cards I'm afraid so can't help you there
increasing the memory to 8 gig minimum and upgrading the graphics to a more powerfull series would be optimal, adding a SSD to spice things up would make it perfect.
how much you thinking of a spending?
It depends what you're doing obviously, but I dropped 12gb RAM in my machine and it barely uses more than 4 in total. Based on that, I'd say 8 is probably the maximum worth buying right now - it's easily upgraded at a later date should you really need it.
Money isn't really an issue. Bang for buck is. What's the current flavour of the month graphics card wise? Something like the below?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2100[/ATTACH]
or according to this, the 7850 for bugger all cash.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/14-best-graphics-cards-for-every-budget-654141/3#articleContent
(http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/14-best-graphics-cards-for-every-budget-654141/3#articleContent)
Depends on what you use your rig for, 8 might be a lot, or to little, i use about 8-10 Gig when using my PC, but then again, i dropped using a pagefile and so on.
the stuff you chose looks fine :)
I've got the 7850 2GB core edition.
Very pleased with it.
I have a similar base rig (i7 950), except mine has 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD boot partition. I currently have an ATI HD 5870 GFX card and I'm not having any issues with it (ARMA 3 runs sweetly) however, I had a look at what I could get (sub £200) that was better than what I already had and the nVidia GTX 660 did the biz for £165 (http://www.ebuyer.com/396967-gigabyte-gv-n660oc-2gd-660-gv-n660oc-2gd) (not unreasonable).
This card would be 2-3 times faster than your current GFX card (see here (http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/664?vs=660)).
As others have said RAM will prevent slow downs (you don't go faster, you just slow down less). 6GB seems to be the minimum for Win7/8 x64 heavy users. 8GB is just hedging your bets really.
SSD is pure gold. You'll never go back. A 256GB disc will set you back £130 or less. As long as you've got a secondary drive of reasonable size (750GB+) you won't need more.
EDIT: I have a OCZ 6GB 3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600MHz Platinum Tri Channel Memory Kit 1.65V CL6 going spare if you're interested. It cost £100 originally, but they go for around £60 now. Make me an offer.