New Computer, New Performance

Goodbye P4, Hello i3

Well, my close-to-6-year-old desktop PC powered by the Pentium 4 processor has finally given way and refused to boot up. At first the computer failed to boot up so I had to do super clean up of my casing due to dust. And guess what, the motherboard 'died' and i get dual-reboots and blank screen with no POST/beep.
Anyway it was time to upgrade my computer which could barely play CODWOW properly under lowest graphic settings. My GPU is a GeForce 7600GT which could still play alot of newer games, just that my old P4 is too slow to process.
Upgraded to the new i3 530, I had to buy a new motherboard and DDR3 RAMs, which brought newer life for my GeForce 7600GT. It is like I suddenly am able to play CODWOW and even CODMW2, Fifa 2010 though not so power intensive, benefited from the additional performance provided by the i3 and had no more in-game lag. Even my NFS UC is smoother and could play at higher resolutions.

I would forsee my current upgraded setup will last me for at least 3 years, with GPU and RAM upgrades in between to keep up with the newest games :)

Config Setup
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H
1x 2GB PC1600 DDR3 Corsair

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