Dear mmochamps,
After years of adding bits piece meal to my rig (and not really knowing what I am doing) its starting get a bit messy in there. I am looking to make a few upgrades but I think I have reached a point where I need to switch out some major hardware. I only play WoW and recently have found raiding and Ashran just unplayable due to the FPS drop (<10fps). My drivers insist on setting the games graphics to the good preset calling it 'optimised'. Without further ado here is my current build:
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/xnDnrH
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard
Memory:Corsair XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 Memory
Video Card:PowerColor Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card
Power Supply:Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Full (32/64-bit)
My first thoughts are:
Replace CPU. (Will I need to replace the Motherboard too?)
Upgrade to 64bit Windows. (still on 32bit)
Add >4gb of Memory.
Spec wise I am at a loss at what I should replace them with. Budget, well lets start at $400 and see where that gets me It would be great if you could recommend a hit list of what replacements I should prioritize. I am only playing on a 1920 x 1080 22" monitor and I am quite happy at that size so nothing that would be overkill for that.
Any help would be much appreciated!