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pmb88
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_ 		22. June 2011 @ 14:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am thinking of building a new pc for first time and had a question. Below are the specs of my current machine. Any suggestions on what improvements need to be made for the new build?

Brand: Dell XPS 720
MB: nForce 680i SLI
CPU: Intel Quad core cpu (Q6600) 2.4 ghz
RAM: 5GB
Video: VGA EVGA|01G-P3-1561-AR GTX560 1G R
HDD 1: Seagate ST350063 0AS SCSI Disk Device 500GB
HDD 2: Western Digital WDC WD10 EACS-07D6B0 SCSI Disk Device 1TB
Drive 1: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N SCSI CdRom Device
Drive 2: PBDS CDRWDVD DH-48C2S SCSI CdRom Device
Audio: Creative X-Fi Xtreme audio
PSU: N750P - 00
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ddp
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_ 		23. June 2011 @ 12:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
why build a new one when current is still good?
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pmb88
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_ 		24. June 2011 @ 01:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ddp:
 why build a new one when current is still good?
The idea came to mind when I bought the video card. Before I bought it I was interested in two cards one was the 560 and the other one I believed was either 570 or 580. I asked in the nvidia forums to make sure that the cards would run on my system. One of the replies I received was to get the 560 cause anything higher would cause bottlenecking. It was at that point that I became somewhat paranoid that my system was getting obsolete. At first i was thinking to upgrade the cpu and motherboard but thought if i do that then might as well build a new system. I have had this system for about 5 yrs. That would mean I would have another 1-3 years before switching to a new system.
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