My PC is starting to get a bit dated now (specs in sig) and I'm considering making a few small upgrades. I'm really looking forward to playing Skyrim as soon as uni holidays start and I know I could probably play it on reasonable settings with my current rig, but it would be nice to turn the settings right up
However, another reason for wanting to upgrade is when I first built it, I didn't really take noise into consideration and it can be pretty loud even on idle.
What is most desperate to upgrade on my system to improve performance? I was thinking a new graphics card, then CPU cooler for the noise and probably some new quieter case fans too, though I'm open to suggestions on where I'm best to spend my money. For example, is the processor more of a bottleneck than the GPU?
Budget is pretty low, I don't want to spend loads on this, maybe around £150 all included if it's thought I need a new GPU.
Thanks
edit: should mention it's in an Antec 300 case, and the current tower was a pretty tight fit already so I don't have loads of room if it's a huge tower
However, another reason for wanting to upgrade is when I first built it, I didn't really take noise into consideration and it can be pretty loud even on idle.
What is most desperate to upgrade on my system to improve performance? I was thinking a new graphics card, then CPU cooler for the noise and probably some new quieter case fans too, though I'm open to suggestions on where I'm best to spend my money. For example, is the processor more of a bottleneck than the GPU?
Budget is pretty low, I don't want to spend loads on this, maybe around £150 all included if it's thought I need a new GPU.
Thanks
edit: should mention it's in an Antec 300 case, and the current tower was a pretty tight fit already so I don't have loads of room if it's a huge tower
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