A little help with a new build/upgrade

robnut · 18 Mar 2012 at 17:32

Hey guys, I am in need of an upgrade.

Current spec is

Lian li v2010
Asus p5q Deluxe
Q6600 @ 3600mhz
4gb xms2
120gb ocz ssd
asus 5850
Corsair 520w psu tx i think?
Noctua dh14

I feel my machine is needing a upgrade. My case it way too big for my needs, i recently bought a zalman z9 plus for a 2nd rig and its great apart from the loud fans.

Would i get away with a cpu/mobo/ram upgrade and get a nice performance jump with my current graphics card or is it worth getting a new gfx too?

£500 for components give or take + £100 for case with quiet fans.

robnut · 18 Mar 2012 at 19:30

stulid said:
Are all your drives including DVD drive a SATA interface? the SSD is but what about the rest?

Do you have a 64bit OS?

Want SLI/Crossfire as an option?

Sure jamesfreddie will post something before the answers to questions

All Sata, Win 7 64bit, Dislike sli.

jamesfreddie said:
Why do you want a new case?

Its Gigantic.

honosuseri said:
Did you keep the 120mm fan on the side panel in the Zalman Z9? It rattles like (insert expletive) if you have. I move it to the top or the bottom of the case and with the fan controller set to low it does help with the fan noise but still has plenty of airflow.

Its still there but its controlled via speedfan.

robnut · 18 Mar 2012 at 20:17

That looks ideal Stulid, Is my current card still good enough? and my psu?

Honosuseri, Ill move it, atm its off as its temp controlled. I have an enermax magma in the top slot atm.

robnut · 18 Mar 2012 at 20:30

Gaming at 1080p. Ill stick the fan there now. Thanks. Good to read about my card, ill keep it.

Yep the psu is the HX520w.

I dont have any usb3 devices atm and i guess i can grab an adapter from the bay.

robnut · 18 Mar 2012 at 21:26

I tried overclocking when I first got it but didnt see enought improvement to justify the extra noise of the fan.

I play mostly leagueoflegends, tf2 and some swtor

robnut · 7 Sep 2012 at 18:37

Now that I have purchased Guild wars 2, the machine is really showing its age. Have around £500 to upgrade, Current spec is

Asus p5q Deluxe
Q6600 @ 3600mhz
4gb xms2
120gb ocz ssd
asus 5850
Corsair HX520w
Noctua dh14
Zalman Z9 plus

Could i do ivybridge?

robnut · 9 Sep 2012 at 21:07

Anyone have any input?

Was thinking of going

Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
(£154.16) £184.99
(£154.16)
Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showdown PC Games £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £31.19
(£25.99) £31.19
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Will that z77 board be any good at oc? and i hope my 520w psu is enough?