PC upgrade, looking for suggestions.

shanous

Hey folks, my PC is in dire need of an upgrade so I'm hoping any experts out there can help me decide what to purchase.

My rig is about 5 years old by now, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Current setup is as follows:

CPU - Intel i7 920
Mobo - Asus P6T
RAM - 12gb Corsair 1600mhz (Only 6gb working...)
Graphics card : ATI 5770 1gb
HDD - Standard 7200rpm stuff
PSU - Corsair HX 750w
Case - CM Storm Sniper Black
OS - Win7 Ultimate 64bit

First intended purchase is a decent SSD followed by a decent graphics card.

I assume the case and PSU are okay for another round?

Being out of the loop with regards to components and things have left me a biteen overwhelmed with the options available so I'm hoping the good folks here could help out with any ideas you might have.

Looking to spend 500-600 possibly, not opposed to going over budget but bargains are most welcome!

Thanks in advance.

DERPY DERPFACE

Your CPU is still good. How much are you willing to spend on the GPU and how much gigs do you want for the ssd?

shanous

Well if the CPU is fine then the majority will go on GPU/SSD/RAM.

Probably 120gb for the SSD, enough for OS and core games I suppose but if 256 makes more sense I'll go for that. Open to all suggestions to be honest.

SterlingArcher

Crucial 250 gig SSD 99 euro.

And a gtx 780. 419 euro. Sorted.

6 gigs ram is enough. So scratch that.

shanous

Would you recommend that make? Might as well get a decent one while I'm at it.

SterlingArcher

shanous wrote: »

Would you recommend that make? Might as well get a decent one while I'm at it.

Nothing wrong with the make at all but if you want Samsung evo 240 119.

shanous

Nice one, thanks. Much difference between AMD and nVidia cards now? Used always get AMD myself

multimate

They're both good, take a look at the r9 series from amd

SterlingArcher

R9 290 great card. Price performance. Just get a good brand one Asus , sapphire tri x, or gigabyte GHz edition. Don't know prices off the top of my head but around the 450 mark.

shanous

Any recommendations in what R9 cards have the best bang for buck?

Nice one, I'll have a look.

Anything else you'd recommend for an upgrade? Seeing as CPU/RAM etc is fine as is.

multimate

I presume you already have an aftermarket cooler but if not grab a 212 evo.

shanous

I've a v10 cooler alright, does the job. Had CPU at 4ghz for a long time without any issues.

shanous

Might get a decent gaming keyboard/mouse while I'm at it, anything recommended there?

shanous

Returning to this thread for one last bit of advice.

Seeing as my monitor is 1080p and wont be upgrading that anytime soon, what level graphics card makes most sense?

Was looking at R9 290/290x as recommended but is that a little overkill for somebody that wont be playing at 1440 - 4k etc...

..Brian..

A Sapphire R9 290 Tri X gets my vote. About €390 incl shipping. Perfect for 1080p and will see you right for some time to come.