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Have £130 Amazon voucher. What to upgrade please?

  • 11-06-2014 9:14pm
    #1
    iggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I just got a gift cert for £130 for Amazon. I would like to upgrade my Pc a little bit.
    Could someone suggest what to upgrade to give good performance for the next while.

    My current specs:
    AMD Phenom IIx4 840
    MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 ATX Motherboard (PCI-E, Socket AM3+
    4GB-KIT Mushkin Silverline Stiletto PC3-10667U CL9-9-9-24
    NZXT LeXa S Midi-Tower
    Samsung ssd 830 series 120gb
    WD 500gb 3.5 hdd
    power supply Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W
    GPU ASUS EAH5450 Silent/DI/1GD2, ATI Radeon HD 5450, 1GB, PCI-Express
    Monitor Asus MX239H 23-inch Widescreen AH-IPS LED

    I wont be gaming but will be attempting Photoshop and watching Movies and general stuff.

    I was thinking of adding a 1TB hdd like this
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

    And upgrading to the FX 6300 CPU
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009O7YORK/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

    Anyone tell me would that be the best to do with the available cash?


Comments

  • #2
    multimate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭multimate


    Yeah they're the changes i'd make with that motherboard. Maybe grab a 212 evo for the new processor.


  • #3
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    You already got SSD, so thats off the list.

    I would go for ram next then. Add another 4gb and bring it to 8gb. That would be the most noticable improvement.
    The rest of the system looks good for what you need it. So maybe look in to something like mechanical keyboard? Or a nice set of speakers or headphones?


  • #4
    iggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,003 ✭✭✭iggy


    I'm gonna order some Ram from Amazon.
    I'm looking at 8gb ( 2x4gb)

    I'm going to sell my 4gb kit that I have now.
    Can someone tell me which kit to get and is compatible with my Msi 970A G43 AMD motherboard.
    Cheers


  • #5
    seraphimvc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,358 ✭✭✭seraphimvc


    How many ram slot do you have on the motherboard? you can get 2x2gb to make them 8gb in total? I don't think you will need more ram than that.

    I think only a new gpu is worthy for spending that amount of money for, you can grab a bigger hdd with a newer gpu, otherwise just get a bigger hdd and save the cash for future.


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