Feel a bit behind the times!

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Soldato
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I know its been a while since I actively posted and read this forum, but since I'm heading to Uni this summer I wanted to get my PC all nice and ready for the hot girls ;) :p

My current PC is as linked in my signature:
Intel 3570K (non overclocked)
Gigabyte D-3H motherboard
(soon to be) ATI 280X
Coolermaster Silent Pro 500W
8GB 1600 Adata ram
Bitfenix Ghost case
1TB HDD
60GB SSD

I'm thinking maybe get either a better PSU (modular) and a CPU cooler (those corsair refurb H100's tempting). So any suggestions are welcome on improving my setup :)

Also since I am a bit behind the times has there been any new cool and important stuff released or to be released, been reading up on Mantle so far which looks pretty cool.
 
Damnit Stulid I only just got this SSD :p I was thinking about going bigger but to be honest most of the games I play and stuff I do uses large file sizes and I don't think I would notice that big a load up time difference between them. Start with the OS on the SSD and then get bigger if I needed / wanted I figured was easier.

On the CPU note that was what I was thinking, I don't really need it though since I have yet to hit 100% on it, but I would love to test out that CPU. By the way what happened to RAM prices! :eek:
 
I would have nabbed another 8GB of RAM if it was cheaper, since when I'm running multiple game clients it starts to hit the higher ends of it.

On the cooler side I'm thinking either a H100 at £40
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-027-CS
Or a K2 at £50 (god I love that K2)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2742

Any other options out there? £50 really is the limit for something like that.

Ohh also are there any fairly cheap cases out there with some actual good cable management, the Ghost is really pushed for space at the back and the front looks a fair mess :(
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case with Window £89.99
1 x Phanteks Enthoo Pro Mid Tower Enthusiast Case without Window £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 1 Year Warranty £39.95
Total : £219.53 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Overclock it I had my 3570k at 4.5 ghz easily

For the price the case has amazing features and lots of cable management comes in windowed and non windowed

and 39 pounds for an H100 with 1 year warranty is pretty nice to :)
 
If I remember rightly the Matterhorn Pure was one of the best sub £30 coolers around, nice to know they are still doing that so that's on the table :)

Those cases do look lovely! Although I cant find the front control panel on it?
 
PSU's also seem to have gone up in price and the range available reduce from what I remember which is a bit sad :(
 
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