Is it worth upgrading?

temp291

temp291

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Hey guys i'm currently thinking of buying a new system or upgrading but i'm not sure if its worth the money. What i currently have is a 2500k, 660 GTX ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen Intel Z68 and 8 gigs of Kingston Hyperx, do you think its worth upgrading to an i7 and 680? All i use my system for is gaming and nothing else.
 
Do as you please. Is your rig struggling with any games you play? Can you comfortably afford a new upgrade?

If you can afford it then why the hell not I say. Although don't get a 680, get yourself a 7970 instead. Or you could just upgrade your mobo to a Z77 and use VirtueMVP to get a nice boost in framerates.
 
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1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £235.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £89.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 Series 4 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £44.39
Total : £852.35 (includes shipping : £10.00).



add a case of your choice, a 550 psu 600 max and your dvdrw use your old o/s or get the win 8 upgrade as it's still cheap and your sorted

example only, just a quick mix and match

1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - OEM £235.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £169.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £89.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £74.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - White/Black £49.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 Series 4 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £44.39
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £998.32 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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I'd wait until the new series of intel cpu's and ati/nvidia gpu's but all comes down to how much surplus cash you have.
 
Wow i didn't think it was possible, Would you be able to recommend a simple to install CPU air fan instead of the water cooling one. I wouldn't feel comfortable installing a water cooler.
 
Cheers.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £299.99
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £279.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £94.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 600w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020060-UK) £62.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £53.99
1 x Alpenföhn Brocken CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £949.88 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Do you need an operating system? Monitor? Mouse/keyboard etc???
 
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Seems like a complete and utter waste of time and money to me. For gaming a 3820 will make little or no difference over a 2500k. If you want some more performance overclock your 2500k. Why buy a k series cpu if you don't clock it? If you have a decent sized monitor then your best upgrade would be a new graphics card.
 
Agreed, the 2011 socket CPU's are still only Sandy based architecture and the 3820 is still a quad core. Does it have hyperthreading?

Best bet would be to uprade from the 660 to something like a 7950 and grab a big cooler like the K2 or the DH14 to overclock your 2500K.
 
Well I've got like 1,000 to play around with i'm debating what to do, Sometimes i feel like building a second system would be easier and a better choice. Then other times i feel like just buying a good case, better power supply and graphics card.
 
temp291 said:
Well I've got like 1,000 to play around with i'm debating what to do, Sometimes i feel like building a second system would be easier and a better choice. Then other times i feel like just buying a good case, better power supply and graphics card.
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I have a similar system to you albeit, sli 560ti and see no need to change, even when Haswell comes out. My next upgrade will be a Gpu but at the moment I am happy with what I have.
But if you have a £1000 burning a hole in your pocket, then consider a new Gpu, case, an ssd if you don`t already have one and a decent cooler to OC the 2500k, as has already been mentioned.

YOUR BASKET
2 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with Crysis 3 & Bioshock PC Games £239.99 (£479.98)
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7PD256BW) ** Cash Back Promo ** £179.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £149.99
1 x NZXT Hale Power 90+ 750W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £124.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £1,009.93 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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