Bahnzo Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hi, looking for some opinions. I'm looking to upgrade the mainboard/cpu/memory of the PC I built a couple years ago. I mostly play two games, iRacing and DCS World. iRacing performs fine with my current setup, and DCS could use a memory boost. My current motherboard is at the end of it's upgrade life...my CPU is the best it'll take, and the DDR2 memory is expensive to upgrade, so I think it's time to move up the ladder. My idea is to upgrade the mainboard and the memory. My current MB can only use DDR2 and that's gotten expensive. SO: Gigabyte AM3+ Motherboard and Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit. My plan is to buy these two first, as my current cpu (AMD X4 955) can be used with this board so I can wait to upgrade the processor. Then, in a couple months, I'll get: AMD FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition with (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ILWYJQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1UONG99K3UV31&coliid=I15BL1X26VYQ4D&psc=1"]Rosewill ATX 12V 650-Watt PSU to complete the upgrade. I already have a GTX 750ti graphics, and a couple Seagate drives and my current PSU, so I feel I'm good there for the time being. I might get a 250gig SS drive at some point to help with load times, but it's not a priority. So I have a couple questions: First, for a cheap upgrade, anyone disagree with that path? I'd like to stay with that, because I can buy the immediate components that will give me the 16gig memory and wait to buy the processor/PSU later. Second. There seems to be a lot of thought that Intel is better for gaming. At the risk of opening a can of worms, any opinions on instead getting an Intel Core I3-4160 Processor instead? This kind of breaks my upgrade path, as I'd have to wait and upgrade everything at once, but if it's a significant upgrade to the AMD processor, then I'd maybe consider it. Again, I'm not looking to build some sort of mega rig here. Also, what about DDR4 ram? I am a little worried that going with a motherboard that uses DDR3 will put me behind when I want to upgrade years from now (kind of like how having DDR2 does now, it's become VERY expensive). Can I get a motherboard that will allow me to use my current AMD processors and the DDR4, or is that a whole different thing I need to research? Anything else to add or that I've forgotten? And of course, thanks for the help and opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceandar Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 You can always see DCS's recommended system as a reference. Its there for a reason. And yes, ssd is a good choice to avoid stuttering, its one of the best upgrade I've done to my system. Gam Zeh Ya'avor - King Salomon Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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