A few upgrades?

Fragil1ty · 14 Jan 2012 at 22:57

Hey guys, so I've got roughly £250 and I wanted to get a few minor upgrades to my computer, here are my specs (they are also in my signature).

Intel core i5-750 @ 2.7GHz
8GB DDR3 @ 1333MHZ (9-9-9-24)
AMD 5770
2TB HDD @ 5400RPM (Will be my storage drive when I get a SSD)
750w PSU stock (came with computer)
Razer Lycosa & Razer Lachesis

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I'm not quite sure what I want to upgrade to be honest, I really want to upgrade either my mouse/keyboard or maybe the psu/hdd, I did want the Razer Blackwidow Stealth but it's not available on OCUK for some reason which sucks, I don't like the feel of the Razer Lachesis it's a little long, I prefer the Logitech G9X.

I wouldn't mind buying an M4 Crucial SSD or a PSU either that would be quite good for me, but i'm open for suggestions on what to buy to upgrade my system.

Thanks.

beejjacobs · 14 Jan 2012 at 23:14

Is that a crappy PSU? If so, new PSU for sure. Are you happy with how games run? If so, get an SSD I would. 128GB + a PSU maybe?

Fragil1ty · 14 Jan 2012 at 23:17

I'm not sure if it's crappy or not, I've had it for just under 2 years and no problems so far, it's not a branded PSU, I think it's one of those stock ones from a company that isn't Corsair, Antec etc.

Games could run better to be honest, but this GPU is sufficient.

beejjacobs · 14 Jan 2012 at 23:22

What about a new PSU:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
Or
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497
(modular and more power for future upgrades)

and then a GTX460:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-160-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1830
I've got mine to 850Mhz on stock volts, very easy. Comparison with your card:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/296?vs=313
(and thats with the 460 on stock, like I say it can easily go higher)

Or an SSD:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-009-CR

Fragil1ty · 15 Jan 2012 at 00:00

The choices are so hard, wont I be bottlenecked by a 650w PSU though?

Lemin · 15 Jan 2012 at 00:11

Id get...

XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£101.99

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)
£87.98

OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
£54.98

Sub Total :£204.13

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £10.00

VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £42.83
Total : £256.96

beejjacobs · 15 Jan 2012 at 00:32

Lemin said:
Id get...

XFX ATI Radeon HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£101.99

Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2)
£87.98

OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
£54.98

Sub Total :£204.13

Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout)
Shipping : £10.00

VAT is being charged at 20.00%
VAT : £42.83
Total : £256.96

That's a good idea, best of all worlds then!
500W is ample for most single GPU rigs don't worry (as long as it's a quality one)

Fragil1ty · 15 Jan 2012 at 01:03

Well in March - May, I was going to get the 6970, I'm assuming that's a lot more performance than the 6850?

beejjacobs · 15 Jan 2012 at 01:06

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=292
Very much so!

If that is the case...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £154.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £81.98
Total : £248.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

The 650W will have plenty of power for your rig (with plenty of headroom)! Except if you ever plan to crossfire, in which case:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Fragil1ty · 15 Jan 2012 at 01:17

beejjacobs said:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=292
Very much so!

If that is the case...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £154.99
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £81.98
Total : £248.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

The 650W will have plenty of power for your rig (with plenty of headroom)! Except if you ever plan to crossfire, in which case:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-000-XF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1497

Might go for this then to be honest! :>

spenncerr · 15 Jan 2012 at 01:23

You can crossfire on that XFX 650W...

stueng · 15 Jan 2012 at 01:30

SSD is the obvious first choice.. .especially if you have Z68

beejjacobs · 15 Jan 2012 at 01:32

spenncerr said:
You can crossfire on that XFX 650W...

You can indeed, but it's better to have headroom.

Fragil1ty · 15 Jan 2012 at 02:40

I'm only going to be running my O/S off my SSD, are they worth it? as I wont be running games off there or anything like that?

I 'may' install my Adobe CS5 suite on there though?

spenncerr · 15 Jan 2012 at 02:46

beejjacobs said:
You can indeed, but it's better to have headroom.

Headroom for what?

Lemin · 15 Jan 2012 at 10:18

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Understanding-the-80-Plus-Certification/742

beejjacobs · 15 Jan 2012 at 13:18

Fragil1ty said:
I'm only going to be running my O/S off my SSD, are they worth it? as I wont be running games off there or anything like that?

I 'may' install my Adobe CS5 suite on there though?

If you are only going to install your OS off the SSD, maybe just get a 64GB one. If you are going to or might put some programs on there I'd recommend the 128 for the extra space.

Most people seem to say getting an SSD is one of the best upgrades they've done! It will decrease boot times, and loading times and generally make Windows feel snappier

spenncerr said:
Headroom for what?

I don't know, the future? New GPUs, more GPUs, overclocking etc...

Fragil1ty · 15 Jan 2012 at 16:48

I think I'll go ahead and order the parts later, still not 100% on what to get, I think it's most definite that I'll get the SSD & PSU though to be honest.