Build upgrade - Advice?

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Vanhishikha

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Hey guys, so I'm going to be upgrading my computer, I missed the deadline that I could order from by today for tomorrow delivery, so that seemed to work out rather well as it gives me more time to configure the parts I want to order and get a few other opinions also!

So my current build is as follows:

Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.7GHZ (I'm going to OC this to 3.0GHz very soon),
8GB DDR3 (9-9-9-24 freq),
ATI Radeon HD 5700,
2TB Samsung Eco-green HDD (storage),
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD (O/S etc),
Razer BlackWidow,
Logitech G500 (this has broken buttons sadly, the dpi up/down and macro record),
Antec 300 Gaming case.

So the parts that I want to upgrade too are the following:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Golden Sample 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £191.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi Tower - Black £137.99
1 x Logitech G9x Laser Mouse (910-001153) £54.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9) £39.95
1 x Asus PCE-N15 300Mbps 802.11B/G/N Wireless PCI-E Network Adapter £29.99
Total : £469.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



So, I'll just clarify a few things.

The mouse? I used to have this mouse but regrettably I had to sell it due to financial problems and needed some quick money and what not.

The ram? Now 8GB is more than enough for most things but sometimes I use a good 6GB when I'm doing heavy intense work things such as maybe, encoding a video/graphics work/gaming and so on, this may be a wasted purchase, but it's only £40? so that's not really too much to consider.

The GPU? I think that should be obvious from my current outdated GPU.

If you guys think I would benefit from anything else in replace of the current parts I've suggested, then please do link them and we'll go from there.

Thanks for any and all advice.
 
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You seem to have a good idea.

Good case, mouse and RAM.

The Wifi card should be replaced with a USB dongle ~£20 will be you a good one. Just neater, i think.

The GPU, i suggest the 7850, the sappire version is £199. Simular to the 570 but with 2GB of Vram.
 
Doomedspeed said:
You seem to have a good idea.

Good case, mouse and RAM.

The Wifi card should be replaced with a USB dongle ~£20 will be you a good one. Just neater, i think.

The GPU, i suggest the 7850, the sappire version is £199. Simular to the 570 but with 2GB of Vram.
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I've already got a dongle, the WNA3100 from Netgear, although I thought it would be a lot better if I went ahead and go the PCI one instead, less hassle, more ports available and so on? maybe I'm mistaken, I don't really know.

How does the 7850 perform vs the 570 though? does it give more FPS and such?
 
it overclocks better, uses less juice, runs cooler. Performance-wise, it's about the same as a 570, and overclocked, can reach 580's. And it has 2GB VRAM.

The sapphire 7850 would be my choice. Leave it stock for a while, unless you need the extra horsepower (doubtful).
 
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olivier renault said:
it overclocks better, uses less juice, runs cooler. Performance-wise, it's about the same as a 570, and overclocked, can reach 580's. And it has 2GB VRAM.

The sapphire 7850 would be my choice. Leave it stock for a while, unless you need the extra horsepower (doubtful).
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+1 on this one

the new 22nm cards are amazingly fast, low powered and highly overclockable
 
Thanks for the advice I went and bought it all! Comes on Thursday, I cannot wait!

Went and opt'd in for the 7850. I'd post pictures of the build, but I doubt anyone would want to see that stuff, haha! :P

Thanks for the advice guys!
 
Just a quick question, nothing to do with the build, but with the CPU.

Have you got a good aftermarket cooler on it? Because, from my experience, my 760 was above the damage zone (72.7 degrees) on full load (I was getting about 75) and stock speeds with the intel cooler. But, with my aftermarket, it doesn't quite get that high, even at my current speed of 4GHz. With a good cooler, from my experience, the CPU you have is awesome.

Also, 7850 is amazing too. With a very small amount of work, it's stable at 1200/1375 @ 1.225v. Just don't put your memory over 1375, it allows you to get a higher core :)
 
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