£100 for a cheeky upgrade

almoststew1990 · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:09

Hey guys.

Got £100 holiday money left over and wondering how to upgrade my system with it. I currently have:

Coolermaster 335 elite
Hi-Power (cheap brand?) 800watt SLI PSU
ASUS P7P55D- Evo mobo
i7 860 @ 3.3GHz, Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
ATI 2GB 7870
2x 2GB DDR3 1666MHz RAM
500 + 250 GB
1920*1080 screen

So I am wondering if I should get a 120GB SATA II (or III if it is no more expensive, + future proof) SSD...

Or maybe get a better case with good airflow and a better aftermarket cooler in aid of reaching 4GHz on my old i7 so it can keep up with my GPU? I could probably go higher on my current cooler, but I don't know about 4GHz. I don't really want to tweak voltage timings but voltages is fine, so is 4GHz unrealistic without messing with RAM timings anyway?

Or maybe a modular PSU to aid airflow, although I seem to have got lucky with my current PSU and not had any problems...

Any thoughts?

Doomedspeed · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:15

Case and PSU:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
Total : £128.28 (includes shipping : £10.25).

Rooster212 · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:15

HiPower i've never heard of... might be worth the upgrade

1 x XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply £96.98
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £92.99
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98

Rooster212 · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:16

But SSD is always worth the upgrade, but that PSU needs to go. So it's a bit of a toss up. I'd get the PSU now, then get the SSD as your next upgrade.

almoststew1990 · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:19

Probably stupid question, but what is the "80 plus bronze" thing on some of the PSUs mean?

jamesfreddie · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:21

almoststew1990 said:
Probably stupid question, but what is the "80 plus bronze" thing on some of the PSUs mean?

At least 80% effeciant.

Doomedspeed · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:21

almoststew1990 said:
Probably stupid question, but what is the "80 plus bronze" thing on some of the PSUs mean?

Efficiency rating.

Its goes bronze, silver, gold. The higher the medal the better the efficiency.

stulid · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:21

almoststew1990 said:
Probably stupid question, but what is the "80 plus bronze" thing on some of the PSUs mean?

Efficiency rating,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_PLUS

80+, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, from low-high.

linktoinsanity · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:21

almoststew1990 said:
Probably stupid question, but what is the "80 plus bronze" thing on some of the PSUs mean?

That they're over 80% efficient.

EDIT: LOL at all the people answering at the same time!

almoststew1990 · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:26

lol thanks everyone for clearing that up, now I am in no doubt

Looks like the PSU might have to go, I might go for the PSU and Case (or maybe PSU and a cooler), and save the SSD for when I upgrade the whole lot and have a SATA III mobo.

doyll · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:28

I vote new PSU. Save what is left and when you have enought get a SSD

Doomedspeed · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:32

almoststew1990 said:
lol thanks everyone for clearing that up, now I am in no doubt

Looks like the PSU might have to go, I might go for the PSU and Case (or maybe PSU and a cooler), and save the SSD for when I upgrade the whole lot and have a SATA III mobo.

Agreed.

Though id personally go PSU and case. Better airflow will help with OCing anyway, so may not need a new cooler. Never know, til its tried.

jamesfreddie · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:34

I would go with a PSU and SSD.