Current spec, Upgrade worth it?

dazeRR

dazeRR

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Hi guys im currently deciding wether or not to upgrade from my current PC.

ive got around 350-400 Quid to spend keeping my HD, Graphics cards etc.

I have at the moment

Intel Core i5 760 2.80GHz (Lynnfield) (Socket LGA1156)
Asus P7P55D-E Intel P55
Corsair XMS34GB
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
6870 Crossfire
OCZ 600w

I have learnt that the motherboard i have is not getting the most out of crossfire with x16 + x4 lanes, also i think its pushing the PSU a bit?

I was looking at this

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM

Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

BeQuiet Pure Power L8 730W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - With 120mm Silent Wing Fan Built in

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit


Only used for gaming, Think it would make a noticable difference?

Cheers
 
SSD would be a much better and noticable improvement.

Also, if going for a 2500/2600/2700k chip, get the retail version....worth the extra few £££ for 2 extra years warranty.
 
Ok cheers think i will hold off for now then

Rik1254 said:
SSD would be a much better and noticable improvement.

Also, if going for a 2500/2600/2700k chip, get the retail version....worth the extra few £££ for 2 extra years warranty.
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An SSD on top of what i have now? What do you recommend.
 
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As long as it will only be used for your OS and a few select programs, the M4 64 or 128GB models are whats most recommended.
 
just buy a decent cooler and oc your cpu to 3.6+ and a nice new crucial m4 will do the job :).

as with the cf being x16 and x4 you only lose a few fps http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pci-express-scaling-p67-chipset-gaming-performance,2887-10.html unless you are using very high end cards so 6870 should be fine

this is at x4/x4 with 2 gtx480 (quite powerful cards) as you can see their is next to no difference
http://hardocp.com/article/2010/08/25/gtx_480_sli_pcie_bandwidth_perf_x16x16_vs_x4x4/
 
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