Upgrade My PC Please! Episode 1: The First 5

[DarkLord]

Good luck everyone!

 

[Cycloid Torus]

"Silver" is cool, but I decided on another in the end.

 

[kdel405675]

Hayden definitely deserves an upgrade. Can't believe it's neck and neck with the polls

 

[Gary Vee]

Damm.., all 5 are better than mine. Guess I am entering next comp aswell. (y)

Good Luck to all 5.

Cheers

 

[Shad0071]

I know what it's like trying to do CAD work on a shitty pc, not fun at all. Good luck Hayden!

 

[Steve]

Just letting everyone know voting ends in 3 hours, thanks to everyone who voted. There will be a prize drawn for those who voted on this weeks episode!

 

[Luportex]

GO HAYDEN

 

[Crissyfox]

your 970 is still beter than the 610 you got 4gigs I only got 2gigs..plus only the cooler of the 970 is 3 times biger than the whole 610.. its good for youtube and minecraft or something anything else nope! the kinda threw a piece of tinfoil and fan on it and called it a day. if you really think the 610 is similar or better than the 970 no problem to swap it..its fps is great..like 10 or so XD

nah its cpu thats causing the problems, I have an upgrade 'planned' for around 350 to update the last few components to newer stuff

 

[jeff witt]

I love the idea of this seris is very helpful for us that are short of funds but still want to stay current

 

[Roger Tseng]

I was between the HMR2, CAD Box and the Silver Shadow. While I get that the CAD guy probably wants to use it towards his education, I don't really see his passion in PC. If you cared and needed better performance, why wouldn't you clean the dust out? Why wouldn't you use maybe $8 to buy some new thermal paste and apply it for a possible performance boost? I don't think he actually needs the upgrade even if the cause sounds better.

Ultimately picked the Silver Shadow because his PC has character and I think his PC presentation reflects his passion for his computer. The HMR2 one did too, but I felt like the specs on his rig was already pretty good especially when compared to the Silver Shadow. The Silver Shadow also looks awesome.

 

[CameronP]

Just entered my rig! Fingers crossed!

I'm voting for the CAD system. Good luck!

 

[mailpup]

CameronP, you should know that voting was closed as of 12:03 a.m. this morning.

 

[Oliver Gent]

Please note we aren't looking for the worst computers to upgrade. We are really after mid-range type systems that are a little out of date. The problem with potatoes is that people will just grab crappy PCs and enter them, the second being that you can't actually upgrade old PCs with new parts. You're basically building a new PC at that point and this isn't Build Me A New PC Please!

hey steve, I'm trying to submit my pc and I've done the form and then added picture links. now on the "forum page" there is a submit my pc button but it says I don't have permission?

edit:
Okay I think I understand now. That button probably shouldn't exist

 

[Harrice]

Hayden definitely needs an upgrade. Maybe he should clean the dust of his computer first.

 

[Luffin]

Wow by 1 vote! :O

 

[chickenAvo]

Great idea for a competition TechSpot. I really like that it's open to so many places.
Best of luck 'First Five'. CAD Box FTW.

 

[Steve11905]

I would love to vote for everyone and have everyone win (Except Brett, no offense) but my vote went to Hayden.

 

[Holzy]

Good luck everyone

 

[DarkLord]

I still think "Dakota" deserves it the most out of these options, that poor FX 6300... and its 3 shared cores / modules or whatever you want to refer to them as, needs to be put out to pasture.

 

[Simba]

Congratulations Hayden!
1 vote winner hahaha omg
Well deserved mate, give us an update when you have upgraded "The CAD Box" man
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[DynamoNED]

Congrats to Hayden! Enjoy your upgrade!

 

[thegamefox]

nah its cpu thats causing the problems, I have an upgrade 'planned' for around 350 to update the last few components to newer stuff

thats good im planing a 230-240 upgrade(case,mobo,psu) for now + a new gpu so around 300-350..keeping cpu, hdd, cooler.. already have the ram.. wont be a totally up-to-date monster but will be better than what I have now. but that will be when budget is available

 

[Crissyfox]

thats good im planing a 230-240 upgrade(case,mobo,psu) for now + a new gpu so around 300-350..keeping cpu, hdd, cooler.. already have the ram.. wont be a totally up-to-date monster but will be better than what I have now. but that will be when budget is available

lol yea same, unfortunately I have to buy it all at once so no incremental buying.

 

[thegamefox]

lol yea same, unfortunately I have to buy it all at once so no incremental buying.

well the one I have now was a bit here and there.. so I can do the same with the new one. first to get is psu and mobo, dont wana use the one I have now anymore..its a bit underrated and like 5yo so its time for a new one since its a heatpump with that cpu.. case is just to have better airflow and cable manage.. so unless all the budget is on the table ready to go its gona be a bit here an there