Help on Upgrading

[m.garz]

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baligya nalang na tanan bro ang idugang imo budget to start from scratch.. bisag i3 lang and a mobo that would support sandy/ivy aron future proof..

[werty]

@akomao: true.. any thoughts on how the gtx550 does against the radeon 6790?
@werty: checking pc express...

as of the moment I'm considering making the psu first priority... but when it comes to procie and mobo I really don't have any clue... is it better not to spend to much on a mobo coz I have little to nothing knowledge basta mobo... and how do you overclock? I've read threads about this but i'm not quite sure if I'd do it alone kay basin mubuto pa hinuon ang pc... so would you consider the lower end of the spec na i5 rather than i3?

consider lang what you want to do sa imo system. if u want to overclock, then u must get a motherboard based on P67 or Z68 chipset and a "K" series processor(13-2100"K" e.g.), and probably an aftermath cooler.

[wykette]

Now I'm confused even more... psu + HD 6790 or psu + i3 + mobo need dota 2 moar...

[butitoy]

mine, it must be done in order

> PSU : can support quad is a basic now! enermax 550W is a gud choice, if naa available here sa cebu

> VC : ATI will be gud for u, since game ra man gyud ka. an ATI AMD 5770 | 6770 @ PhP4k - 5K sa Buy and sell will eat ur DOTA2

> Procie : this can wait til jan 2012 since : AMD Sempron 145 - 2.8ghz Unlocks to AMD Athlon II X2 4400e 2.8GHz Dual Core

The 145 is a sweet little c3 chip and yes it can be unlocked as I was lucky enough to do with my sig rig. But, it's pure luck of the draw, the chip you receive may very well NOT unlock. Very risky hoping for an unlockable chip. Will a single core be enough for you if it does not unlock ?? As a dual core this chip is still plenty useful for most tasks and games, but as a single it struggles.

have you tried unlocking it?
read this : Amd Sempron 140/145 Help.



take note of ur boards' capability

ECS Web Site

ECS "Unlock" Technology
ECS "Unlock ” technology provides stable unlocking of hidden cores within the AMD Phenom II and even Sempron 140 processors It offers instant benefit of additional CPU cores without additional cost for improved performance in multithreaded applications. Users can enable/turn-off this feature by BIOS at will for added flexibility to suit the application needs.

it can unlock cores..

so a Phenom X2 555BE is a gud procie replacement.. or if u can buy the Thuban Core Phenom II X4 then unlock it to X6

tip : bring ur mobo with RAM ( of course as you buy the X2 555BE ), then try to unlock it ( hit and miss )

if ma-unlock, BUY IT!

that procie will eat u DOTA2 24/7

[butitoy]

have a 2k worth Casing, my bet is the TT V3 | V4

then the 120mm fans from cloud | sioti | salvadorjr

[wykette]

woooo... very informative brother! I must try and check.... let you know what happened after my so called unlocking

[wykette]

mine, it must be done in order

> PSU : can support quad is a basic now! enermax 550W is a gud choice, if naa available here sa cebu

> VC : ATI will be gud for u, since game ra man gyud ka. an ATI AMD 5770 | 6770 @ PhP4k - 5K sa Buy and sell will eat ur DOTA2

> Procie : this can wait til jan 2012 since : AMD Sempron 145 - 2.8ghz Unlocks to AMD Athlon II X2 4400e 2.8GHz Dual Core

The 145 is a sweet little c3 chip and yes it can be unlocked as I was lucky enough to do with my sig rig. But, it's pure luck of the draw, the chip you receive may very well NOT unlock. Very risky hoping for an unlockable chip. Will a single core be enough for you if it does not unlock ?? As a dual core this chip is still plenty useful for most tasks and games, but as a single it struggles.

have you tried unlocking it?
read this : Amd Sempron 140/145 Help.



take note of ur boards' capability

ECS Web Site

ECS "Unlock" Technology
ECS "Unlock ” technology provides stable unlocking of hidden cores within the AMD Phenom II and even Sempron 140 processors It offers instant benefit of additional CPU cores without additional cost for improved performance in multithreaded applications. Users can enable/turn-off this feature by BIOS at will for added flexibility to suit the application needs.

it can unlock cores..

so a Phenom X2 555BE is a gud procie replacement.. or if u can buy the Thuban Core Phenom II X4 then unlock it to X6

tip : bring ur mobo with RAM ( of course as you buy the X2 555BE ), then try to unlock it ( hit and miss )

if ma-unlock, BUY IT!

that procie will eat u DOTA2 24/7

brother, you are a blessing in disguise! sempron unlocked to dual core baby! now i can hold the cpu till january and focus on the gpu weee!

[butitoy]

^^ congrats bro!

keep ur board and procie for now

its PSU + GPU bro.

now its a MERRY Christmas bro!

[wykette]

^^ congrats bro!

keep ur board and procie for now

its PSU + GPU bro.

now its a MERRY Christmas bro!

maybe i can keep the extra cash till I get an i5 then... nagdalidali ko kai ingon sila single core is bad...

now my question... with budget within 7k... coz i cant afford more than that kay my budget for psu is 3k... unsa may nice na gpu na dli overkill within the 1600x900 reso?

thinking of...
nvidia 550ti
HD 6790

your thoughts?

I will be upgrading to i5 though... just so you know..

[akomao]

Gtx 460 nko ay ) grbe ka overkill para ana na reso... Im using it on 1080p playing ultra settings on crysis and nba2k12