An upgrade itch...

[dharvey86]

I have the following specs currently

Operating System
Windows 10 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (running at 4GHz)
Bloomfield 45nm Technology

RAM
12.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 599MHz (7-9-9-22)

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EX58-UD5 (Socket 1366)

Graphics
Powercolor Radeon R9 390 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Storage
238GB SanDisk SDSSDHP256G ATA Device (SSD)
1863GB Seagate ST32000542AS ATA Device (SATA)

Monitors
1x 27" 1440p Monitor
1x BenQ XL2420T (1920x1080@60Hz)

I have an itch to scratch when it comes to upgrading, Ive had this setup a while now (5ish years, the graphics card is a year old.)

I currently play Overwatch and a bit of Battlefield 4 but will be playing Battlefield1 when it releases.

Im willing to listen to what people would upgrade in my position, budget wise £800 would be fine, Im also open to upgrading my GPU if people would think its necessary.

 

[dharvey86]

Firstly, thank you for your advice!

Is there much difference between the two chips? To be honest My uncle built my current machine for himself, then realized he wasn't using it as much as he thought so sold it to me. Im open to i5 or i7 I cant say I have a preference.

What about a case?

 

[dharvey86]

Hi just to bump this.

Im thinking about upgrading in next few weeks (had to delay it) are the items listed above still adequate?

Like I said above Im open to a i5, I just feel like my machine is struggling and acting its self at the moment.