I want to upgrade my 3-year-old desktop... This is my CURRENT setup: Motherboard: Foxconn M61PMV Processor: AMD Phenom 8450 X3 @ 2.1GHz. RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz. (2x2GB) GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB HDD: Samsung H103SJ 1TB -------------------------------------------- I will keep the existing GPU and HDD. Actually, i just needed more RAM. BUT here's the problem: Since my mobo is a little old, the maximum RAM it supports is 4GB. So if i want to upgrade the RAM, i'll have to upgrade both the processor and motherboard. I'm not a hardcore gamer, and i don't do video editing or anything like that. I just need a faster and more responsive computer. So here's my future setup: Motherboard: ASRock N68-VS3 FX Processor: AMD FX-4100 @ 3.6GHz RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz. (2x4GB) GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB HDD: Samsung HD103SJ 1TB What do you think? Is this good?
For me I would go Intel on socket 1155. Should be able to get some cheap bits now the newer socket is out. Don't know why but I have never been a fan of AMD chips. When buying new RAM check it's latency. The lower the better.. If you want a faster PC maybe go down the solid state drives. Not managed to do this myself but what I have heard this makes a big difference.