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Hi, I'm thinking of buying a few new parts for my PC, but not sure what to go for and if you think my PC is adequate enough for the newer games.

What I have currently...

CPU
Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80GHz
Lynnfield 45nm Technology

RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 662MHz (9-9-9-24)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P55A-UD3 (Socket 1156)

Graphics
PLG2488H (1920x1080@144Hz)
BenQ GL2450H (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (NVIDIA)

Storage
111GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120GB ATA Device (SSD)
931GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device (SATA)


I was thinking possibly my CPU/motherboard? Is it worthwhile spending a few hundred upgrading or shouldn't I bother really?

Thoughts/advice :)
 
Not sure if I'll change the gpu, its fairly recent.
Don't know why the ram is running so slow, that's what it says on speccy.
Never overclocked before, so its something I will need to look into. The last thing I want is an unstable, overheated CPU.
 
I didn't think the GPU was the problem, but my CPU? I paid around £150 for the GPU a few months ago, don't feel like upgrading it atm.

I need to look more into overclocking, I might do that instead of upgrading.

I only primarily play CS:GO atm, on low settings, but I find in some areas on certain maps it's not as smooth as I want it to be. I want to buy GTA 5 when it comes out in the PC and I don't want my PC to be jittery.
 
Another thing if I decide to overclock.

Shall I invest in a new case/better cooling? I've noticed my PC feels generally more hot than it ever used to be. Last thing I want is it to be even hotter when I overclock, resulting in something really messing up.

I essentially only have a side case fan and this monster on my CPU:

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Is it also recommended that I re-apply thermal paste at the bottom of it? Or shouldn't I bother with that?

Cheers.
 
What case would be recommended for good air flow, etc? I honestly do not care about LED lights, how it looks. It can be as ugly as possible. Don't care much about it :D
 
I'll probably end up getting a case, my one isn't great.

I decided to open it up and de-dust everything. I'll be honest, the last time I did it was a few months ago. However, when I took out the GPU, it was spotless? The fans looked brand new, not a spec of dust anywhere, which seemed strange.

I decided to take the side fan of my CPU cooler and oh my goodness. The amount of dust that sat inbetween the CPU cooler fan and the heatsink...

I think it should help temps for the meantime, but a new case is definitely on the list to buy.

I also took out my RAM and I have:

Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz

However on Speccy it says @ 666Mhz - I need to fix this, right?

Do you think I should try overclocking my CPU after a new case/some cooling, etc? And then decide if I need to upgrade the CPU/motherboard to something new?

Cheers.
 
I'll go enable that now.

Also, I'm a bit paranoid if I put the fan on the right way against the heatsink. I just opened the case and checked as it was running and it seems to be blowing cooler air towards my hand. Not sure if I should flip it around. Pretty sure it's the same side that I took it off, but not 100% sure.
 
RAM is now running at it's correct speed, although it was such a minor change? :P

I'll look up on overclocking in the following days to see how it pans out.

Not sure if I seen arrows. I might need to double check :/
 
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