£450 Upgrade Advice

crowleyph · 7 Jul 2014 at 10:40

So as the title says I've £450ish to update my ageing rig.

I've got a big case(old alienware one), 2TB HDD, a corsair TX650w PSU and an Asus HD 6850.

My plan is to get the
i5-4690k
Gigabyte Z97P-D3
TG 8GB vulcan gold
All that comes in at £325 with shipping, what should I put the remaining money into. Is my PSU going to be OK with this build, is a 2 years old GPU worth keeping?
Your help is needed overclockers

mickyflinn · 7 Jul 2014 at 11:38

I would get a SSD It will make a massive difference to your system.

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crowleyph · 7 Jul 2014 at 15:55

Would people say a SSD is better choice over a new graphics card?

Fallen god · 7 Jul 2014 at 16:11

Whats the rest of your spec?

For gaming the GPU would help more but an SSD just makes the system as a whole fast.

mickyflinn · 7 Jul 2014 at 16:13

If you feel your struggling in games then get a new gpu, ideally you should do both.

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crowleyph · 7 Jul 2014 at 16:19

Fallen god said:
Whats the rest of your spec?

For gaming the GPU would help more but an SSD just makes the system as a whole fast.

From my current PC, 2TB HDD, a corsair TX650w PSU and an Asus HD 6850. My plan is to pair this with the i5-4690k, Gigabyte Z97P-D3 and TG 8GB vulcan gold. I have maybe £100-150 left to spend and would like top get the most out of it.

mickyflinn · 7 Jul 2014 at 16:21

Get the gpu but for £180 its worth the stretch or you could always add an SSD at a later date. You will get £30 for your 6850 when you sell it.

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