Situation:
5 year old intel setup: i5 3470 with a dying real intel socket 1155 LGA mobo. The sound IO has already gone and I am down to one RAM slot (using one 8gb DDR) of 4 still working. It is almost dead. I am using a relatively new GTX 750 Ti in it, which still rocks. Got a 500gb SSD running on it
Plan:
Use a site like pcexpress.co.za to make something like this:
Slot in my 500gb SSD with its win 10 installation, which is linked to my MS account, and run as is, no reinstallation of windows 10. According to this:
Ultimately the 750 will hold you back once you upgrade. I will generally recommend a full reinstall if you switch CPU manufacturers as it can sometimes introduce strange behavior.
It’s not a bad price, but it’s a full system with bits you really don’t need. Do you need a 120GB SSD? Do you need a power supply? Do you need a Case and another optical drive?
Good points but I really do want it all in a case, ready to take my SSD and graphics card. I find it immensely stressful assembling these things myself. I used to run a part time business doing it and have assembled hundreds but it was still very stressful and I find it more stressful now.
I also want a new power supply, mine is ancient and I know from experience that old PSUs can blow, even if you keep them clean.
Does the eve tech option come assembled and ready?
I have bought from them without hassle. They also gave me some helpful tech support that resolved the issue when I had RAM issues instead of going through needless RMA procedures.