Advice on updating system.

Ximerbud · 14 Nov 2015 at 00:41

Hi all,

Was hoping if anyone could help me out, my system is definitely getting old but I was wondering what would be best to upgrade first.

Specs:

Sandy Bridge Z68 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 2500k @ 3.3GHz
What I believe is an AMD Radeon 6770 (6700 series for sure)
8GB Ram
Corsair CX500 PSU
2x 500GB HDD.

Any other info you need please ask.

Looking forward to your suggestions!

Thanks!

FixupSellon · 14 Nov 2015 at 00:42

graphics card and power supply

ExRayTed · 14 Nov 2015 at 00:53

And a SSD

setter · 14 Nov 2015 at 02:18

A new psu, gpu and overclock what is still a very good cpu. Do you have a cooler capable of coping with an overclocked chip? And, an ssd as mentioned can make quite a difference. Prices on theese have dropped an awful lot lately.

DaleTheWhale · 14 Nov 2015 at 03:15

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU)= £65.99
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-90101-10P)= £249.95
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £59.99

Total: £387.03
(includes shipping: £11.10)

As a rough idea, depends on your budget.