I just finished upgrading my computer and got a about a 30% increase in FPS.
What I did NOT upgrade: Monitor(24” 1920x1200), Case, Power Supply(850w), Nvida GTX460, Haed drives.
What I upgraded and why:
Motherboard: my old one would not support an SSD and was getting outdated so my Asus P5N-D is out and a new Asus Maximus V Gene is in, this is the best MB packaging I have seen.
CPU: old one Intel Core 2 Duo, E8500, 3.16GHz new one Intel Core i5, i5-3570K, 3.40GHz. This was for more speed and going from a 755 to a 1155 socket.
CPU Cooler: I had the stock cooler on the old one, new one has a Noctua NH-U9B SE2. I will be doing some over clocking.
Ram: old 4GB Adata DDR2 800 one stick died on me and had to be replased, new 8GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866. I have no need of more than 8GB.
DVD burner: old one was IDA, new one SATA, most new MB's do not have IDA.
Trainz test: TS12 S. China coal run CAB control, old 22FPS, new 32FPS, got the same on the N&W.
Cost was around $530US.
I went for quality not cost, it works out better in the long run.
What I did NOT upgrade: Monitor(24” 1920x1200), Case, Power Supply(850w), Nvida GTX460, Haed drives.
What I upgraded and why:
Motherboard: my old one would not support an SSD and was getting outdated so my Asus P5N-D is out and a new Asus Maximus V Gene is in, this is the best MB packaging I have seen.
CPU: old one Intel Core 2 Duo, E8500, 3.16GHz new one Intel Core i5, i5-3570K, 3.40GHz. This was for more speed and going from a 755 to a 1155 socket.
CPU Cooler: I had the stock cooler on the old one, new one has a Noctua NH-U9B SE2. I will be doing some over clocking.
Ram: old 4GB Adata DDR2 800 one stick died on me and had to be replased, new 8GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866. I have no need of more than 8GB.
DVD burner: old one was IDA, new one SATA, most new MB's do not have IDA.
Trainz test: TS12 S. China coal run CAB control, old 22FPS, new 32FPS, got the same on the N&W.
Cost was around $530US.
I went for quality not cost, it works out better in the long run.