Skyrim is killing my 4 year old PC

[Puchii]

Good evening all! After four years of use and abuse it's time to upgrade my pc. Basically I want to throw $600-800 at a $60 game I just bought. Primary use is going to be for PC gaming, and I'd like to stretch out my hardware for about another 4 years. Overclocking will be minimal, if at all.

Here's some current hardware I think will carry over:

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119129

COOLER MASTER Mystique RC-632S-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum/ SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-750-ACAA-A1 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171024

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar GP WD7500AACS 750GB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136150

I'll also carry over my keyboard, mouse, wireless adapter, mechanical bull, etc.

Here's my newegg wish list:

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=25147948

Some basic requirements:

Motherboard must have optical audio out, I pump the sound through my home stereo.

Video card must have DVI or SVGA out, again I pipe that through my stereo.

While I'm not stuck on any brands, I have always had good luck with Intel processors and Nvidia graphics.

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

-Puch

 

[dugdiamond]

what is your current PC specs?

 

[Puchii]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80557E6750

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[ruthless_villain]

I would wait a while before buying a HDD try to use your old one for a while

 

[AdrianD2]

Any gigabyte p67/z68 board, a 2500k, some ram, and a 560ti is perfect for Skyrim, no lag at all for me, I run on 1680x1050 though.

 

[SmoulderingCircuits]

2500K,

460 Sli,

Sabertooth P67/ Z67 whichever it is,

Any NH-D14 league cooler,

Coolermaster Elite 330 if you don't care for the case much,

Haf 922/ 932 Advanced/ Haf X,

AX 750w or equivilant,

240GB > RevoDrive (HDDs aren't cost effective as they were right now),

As much Ripjaws as you like.