£200 upgrade

LfcGazza · 20 Feb 2015 at 21:51

Hey
I'm starting to get back into a bit of pc gaming with games like H1Z1, DayZ and Guild wars 2. So I was wondering what improvements can be made to my current rig with a budget of £200.

Intel Core i5 4430 3.00GHz
Asus B85 Plus Socket 1150
8gb Ddr3 1600 Mt/s
Samsung 840 evo 250gb
Samsung f3 500gb
GTx 460 1gb
XFX 550w PSU

Thanks.

stulid · 20 Feb 2015 at 21:52

A gfx card would be good.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x MSI AMD Radeon R9 285 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-225-MS) £139.99
Total : £465.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Check they fit in your case.

Doogles · 20 Feb 2015 at 23:09

stulid said:
A gfx card would be good.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
1 x MSI AMD Radeon R9 285 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £145.99
1 x **B Grade** MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-225-MS) £139.99
Total : £465.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Check they fit in your case.

+1 for those. The GTX 460 makes your build rather unbalanced so this will sort that.

LfcGazza · 21 Feb 2015 at 19:20

Thanks for the replies.
Also I would like like to buy a new Cpu cooler. Any recommendations?

stulid · 21 Feb 2015 at 19:21

What case do you have and is your RAM tall or short heatsinks?

Doogles · 21 Feb 2015 at 23:29

LfcGazza said:
Thanks for the replies.
Also I would like like to buy a new Cpu cooler. Any recommendations?

I wouldn't worry with upgrading that because you can't really overclock it.

LfcGazza · 22 Feb 2015 at 19:49

Doogles said:
I wouldn't worry with upgrading that because you can't really overclock it.

It's getting a little noisy atm.

I have CM storm scout case they are short heatsinks.

stulid · 22 Feb 2015 at 19:52

http://gaming.coolermaster.com/en/products/cases/scout/

Max CPU Cooler Height 161mm / 6.34 in

That is the correct case?

LfcGazza · 22 Feb 2015 at 20:38

Yes that's the one.

pryere · 23 Feb 2015 at 11:45

Your GPU is what I would replace 1st. That R9 280X is a bargain atm.
Depending on the brand of the cooler, you might be able to swap out the fan, instead of buying a new one. If not, there is lots of choice for that case.
Have you thought about a nice new monitor?