What should I Upgrade? - Hardware & Software

Hi H&S I'm thinking of upgrading my system. I have a budget of around £400 to upgrade the following: [img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5071/5856942375_a973f3768d_b.jpg[/img] CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.6GHz Cooler: Akasa Venom Motherboard: Gigabyte M720-US3 AM2+ RAM: ShitRAM 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 @ 800MHz Graphics: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 460 Super Overclock PSU: Corsair HX 750W Modular PSU Case: NZXT Phantom HDD: 1TB Hitachi Deskstar 7kC SSD Boot Drive: OCZ Vertex 32GB At the moment I am thinking of upgrading to: CPU: i5 2500k Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 (Not P8P67 PRO because of the matte black sexyness) SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 60GB (To get another in RAID 0 soon after) RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz which will cost around £400 with the one SSD. Is that a decent upgrade that's worth it? Or should I wait for something like Intel 2011 to develop and upgrade something else (i.e. GPU) I would preferably like an SLI- Ready motherboard, as I may get my dad's GTX460 from his PC. Thanks in advance.

Just wait a couple weeks and see what Intel is coming out with in their 2011 lineup, If something better comes along for a similar price get that.

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;33287626]Just wait a couple weeks and see what Intel is coming out with in their 2011 lineup, If something better comes along for a similar price get that.[/QUOTE] 2011 is really expensive power user type stuff, far more than a gamer would need. I say get the 2500k and another gtx 460 and SLI if there's enough in the budget to allow for it.

[QUOTE=Shadaez;33287656]2011 is really expensive power user type stuff, far more than a gamer would need. I say get the 2500k and another gtx 460 and SLI if there's enough in the budget to allow for it.[/QUOTE I was just suggesting it cause if something better comes along for a similar price to smart thing would be to buy that instead.

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;33287799][QUOTE=Shadaez;33287656]2011 is really expensive power user type stuff, far more than a gamer would need. I say get the 2500k and another gtx 460 and SLI if there's enough in the budget to allow for it.[/QUOTE I was just suggesting it cause if something better comes along for a similar price to smart thing would be to buy that instead.[/QUOTE] But, the new Intels this year aren't designed for gaming iirc, and wont yield much of a power increase.

[QUOTE=Chubbs;33302144][QUOTE=Zerokateo;33287799] But, the new Intels this year aren't designed for gaming iirc, and wont yield much of a power increase.[/QUOTE] True, Just go ahead and get the 2500k i5 and the DDR3 and new mobo, and if you get your dads gtx 460 I suggest running them in SLI immediately since thats better or almost as good as a 560 ti.

Don't bother with "leet gaming" RAM, in fact, just get 8gb of 1333.

Get some ram, it costs like 30$ for a couple 4gb sticks.

[QUOTE=BrainDeath;33302444]Don't bother with "leet gaming" RAM, in fact, just get 8gb of 1333.[/QUOTE] Ripjaws X was cheaper than the 1333MHz RAM, and It seems alright. May as well.

Maybe get another GTX460 for SLI instead of a new SSD?

[QUOTE=tratzzz;33303069]Maybe get another GTX460 for SLI instead of a new SSD?[/QUOTE] His dad might give him another 460 so thats why he's getting the SSD.

[QUOTE=tratzzz;33303069]Maybe get another GTX460 for SLI instead of a new SSD?[/QUOTE] I [b]NEED[/b] the SSD. [img]http://i0.simplest-image-hosting.net/168bf183b2abe8bc9188aacc163dd507/fullssd.png[/img] And that's after I deleted a ton of files. It keeps filling up. Thumbnails don't load anymore. [editline]16th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Zerokateo;33303086]His dad might give him another 460 so thats why he's getting the SSD.[/QUOTE] I might do, it's unlikely though.

Oh you have a 32GB one. I thought that both were the same size at first.

[QUOTE=tratzzz;33304169]Oh you have a 32GB one. I thought that both were the same size at first.[/QUOTE] I thought 32GB would be enough. I was wrong.

[QUOTE=deano270;33304045]I [b]NEED[/b] the SSD. [img]http://i0.simplest-image-hosting.net/168bf183b2abe8bc9188aacc163dd507/fullssd.png[/img] And that's after I deleted a ton of files. It keeps filling up. Thumbnails don't load anymore. [/QUOTE] Turn off hirbernation files, disable or limit pagefile to 1GB, and run disk cleanup

[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;33304764]Turn off hirbernation files, disable or limit pagefile to 1GB, and run disk cleanup[/QUOTE] All done already. [editline]16th November 2011[/editline] WinDirStat says im using the following: [img]http://i0.simplest-image-hosting.net/168bf183b2abe8bc9188aacc163dd507/windirstatssd30.png[/img]