Do I need an upgrade

[Benny]

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...)

SiSoftware Sandra


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

[T-Bag]

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.

[sulky_uk]

i would be tempted to go  for a 660 gfx card, and some memory and see what happens.

[Snokio]

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

[kregoron]

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?

[Tutonic]

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.

[Benny]

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

[kregoron]

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

[Blunt]

I've got the 7850 2GB core edition.
Very pleased with it.

[ArithonUK]

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 (not unreasonable).

This card would be 2-3 times faster than your current GFX card (see here).

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.