Anything else need upgrading?

KautoStar · 10 Sep 2012 at 15:53

I have one of these http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=16175120 with a 5770 and was thinking of doing a few upgrades. But I'm a little out the loop.

Graphics card is the obvious place to start, does anything else really need upgrading or should I just go all out on a graphics card?

Devrij · 10 Sep 2012 at 15:57

I'd go with GFX card first if you game a lot. Solid state drive would be a really nice upgrade though. They make the whole machine feel more responsive and you'll really get the benefit from the other components. They're so cheap now too.

Maybe put an SSD in now, then start saving for a beast of a GPU?

dunn2010 · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:03

Devrij said:
I'd go with GFX card first if you game a lot. Solid state drive would be a really nice upgrade though. They make the whole machine feel more responsive and you'll really get the benefit from the other components. They're so cheap now too.

Maybe put an SSD in now, then start saving for a beast of a GPU?

I would agree with Dev,

if you got the moneys buy both , whats your budget at the moment?

KautoStar · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:04

Around 500 I think.

Doomedspeed · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:04

Id go with the gpu first. It will increase your frame rates no end.

an ssd is a great idea, though best done when upgrading mono and CPU, as you have to reinstall the os

Got a budget in mind?

Devrij · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:06

Even this (which I have) would make a huge difference over a mech drive, and I paid £180 for mine, to give you an idea of how dirt cheap it is now. Boot times, application opening times: all reduced to a fraction of what they were. Run windows off it and all your most frequently used apps (maybe a game or two if you play a couple games all the time) then keep the music/videos/other games on your mech drives. Win.

Leaves you with £430 for a monster gpu (680, 7970). Take your pick.

Or get a faster/bigger SSD (like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-072-OC&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427 ) and a 7950/670

Either way, that should give you a really balanced and very quick rig.

dunn2010 · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:14

I think just upgrading gpu and to SSD should be enough to keep you going for some time to be fair. specs of that pc seem good as it is

id get this as your budget is quite good

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-077-OC&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

then a gpu? ill have a think

tjlld · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:14

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £335.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
Total : £424.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

Another option is Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X. In general 7970 is better overclocked and 670 is better stock but it really depends on game. Any particular games you want to play on max?
What monitor do you have? That's another potential upgrade.

dunn2010 · 10 Sep 2012 at 16:19

tjlld said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE Sleeping Dogs PC Game £335.99
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
Total : £424.98 (includes shipping : FREE).
Another option is Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X. In general 7970 is better overclocked and 670 is better stock but it really depends on game. Any particular games you want to play on max?

What monitor do you have? That's another potential upgrade.

Good point TJ, i recently went from 19" lcd to 23" LED and the difference was unbelievable