Worth Upgrading Anything In This?

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Hi All,

Just wondering if this is worth upgrading? Machine now is around 4 years old. Was even thinking of maybe upgrading and handing on to my son for some gaming, and maybe completely replacing my FSX rig

Any thoughts appreciated.

 

Processor:AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition

Processor Cores:4

Processor Speed:3.2 GHz

 

RAM:8 GB Kingston 4GB (4x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX

 

Video Board Manufacturer:PowerColor HD (Radeon)

Video Board Model:4870

Video Memory:1GB GDDR5

 

Mother Board:Gigabyte MA-790FXT-UD5P

 

PSU Hi-Power Black 800W

 

Thanks

 

Operating System:Windows 7 64bit

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You can try OC'ing your 955BE.  Make sure you know the risks involved.  I have the same chip at 4ghz.

 

I had the 4670 512mb and upgraded to a gtx560 which was a big improvement.  Not sure how the 4670 compares to your 4870.

 

As always, your mileage may vary.

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You can try OC'ing your 955BE.  Make sure you know the risks involved.  I have the same chip at 4ghz.

 

I had the 4670 512mb and upgraded to a gtx560 which was a big improvement.  Not sure how the 4670 compares to your 4870.

 

As always, your mileage may vary.

Ok, thanks!