Here we go again.

NeilMcL86

NeilMcL86

NeilMcL86

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Ok hardware junkies here we go again.
Last year i was close to upgrading my whole pc that actually needed upgrading 3 years ago ha! But due do to house renovations bla bla bla its been on the back burner for a long time.

Current spec:
Asus P5QL
Intel Quad Q9300 @ 2.5GHz
8GB DDR2 800Mhz
Sapphire HD 5770
HDD F1 Samsung
550 Hyper X PSU
Nvidia Gtx 470 twin
Creative eXtreme gamer

The only other upgrade since my last post 12 months ago is a Ocz Vertex 2 SSD 120G.

This has been a great pc but im starting to struggle to play CS:GO with decent fps, and i do a lot of iRacing and do race some big events with sometimes more than 40 people on the track.

So i would like to stay with Intel ofc! From what i have read it seems i5 for gamers? i dont do really use the pc for anything els emails browser bla bla.
And i do like the look of some of the overclocked bundles from the site because i would not be into overclocking the hardware myself.
As for GPU i think i want AMD i like the look of eyefinity possibly have triple monitors in the future for iRacing. And i have always been happy with value for money from amd cards.

I dont really want to buy a WHOLE new sytem i was thinking about keeping my DVD drive / Sound card / SSD / Maybe case and psu not sure yet.

I would like the keep the budget at around £650 / £800max.

Thanks for reading and any help would be great :)
 
Added a new PSU as Hyper PSU had poor reliability.

The motherboard and PSU are capable of running dual cards.


YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £185.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £681.89 (includes shipping : FREE).



Better GPU:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7970 DirectCU II TOP 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **FREE SHIPPING** £227.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £119.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £723.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
Hey thanks for the quick reply, Would you not consider the overclocked bundles?
And replacing the PSU sounds good, I must have hit lucky with mine its never missed a beat in the years i have had it! :)
 
You tend to pay more for the privilege of Overclocked bundles, but give me moment I will have a look.
 
NeilMcL86 said:
Hey thanks for the quick reply, Would you not consider the overclocked bundles?
And replacing the PSU sounds good, I must have hit lucky with mine its never missed a beat in the years i have had it! :)
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Where do you live? I'll be keeping an eye out for reports of a small mushroom shaped cloud of smoke there.

And yes I had one, and yes it blew up, and yes, it managed to take out a couple of hard drives, graphics card and motherboard with it on its way to silicon hell.
 
Kelt said:
Where do you live? I'll be keeping an eye out for reports of a small mushroom shaped cloud of smoke there.

And yes I had one, and yes it blew up, and yes, it managed to take out a couple of hard drives, graphics card and motherboard with it on its way to silicon hell.
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haha!
I dont have much running from it really. the main pc SSD and HDD. No flashys or extra fans.
But yeah ill get a new one its not gonna break the bank over the price tag im spending anyways.

Cheers
 
NeilMcL86 said:
haha!
I dont have much running from it really. the main pc SSD and HDD. No flashys or extra fans.
But yeah ill get a new one its not gonna break the bank over the price tag im spending anyways.

Cheers
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BUMP. Before I order this week any more opinions on buying a bundle or buying the components individually, im a total noob when it comes to overclocking!
Thanks
 
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