Full Upgrade or partial. Opinions please

[smithy1988]

Hello.

Im just wondering whether its a good time to upgrade my system. I will be interested in buying the new cod/GTA and other titles in the next few months/ next year.

I dont know whether i should just upgrade my GPU and make do with the rest or go for a brand new system.

If i just go down the new GPU route im not sure what GPU will be able to fit in my case? I have noticed they seem to have gained in size/length.

Opinions would be great.
Screenshot of current spec below (stock never understood OC'ing enough to have a go)



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[smithy1988]

Thanks for your input guys.

I have a feeling that if i start O'cing temps are going to be a problem in such a small case, which then may mean i dont see the full potential of a new GPU.

If i was opting for a new build £500-£750 would probably be in my range. If i could sell any current components as suggested to help then that would be all to the good.

I do like the smaller M-ATX forms. I dont need the portability but like the smaller foot print rather than the golliath tower systems. However this time round, something with perhaps better cooling potential may be a wiser move?

1 HDD maybe a SSD and an optical drive are the only racks i would ever need.
Not really interested in the 2x GPU. Would rather pay a bit more for a good performing single.

But your opinions/ thoughts are appreciated.

 

[smithy1988]

Thanks for this.

The computer i have now is 4.5 years old. Whats the typical life span of a psu and hdd?

Is there enough wattage for the gpu and cpu mentioned?

How much do you think i could look to get for my current componenets (minus hdd and psu)?

Thanks

 

[smithy1988]

If i remember rightly it also has 2 x 6 pin connectors.

The card spec posted above states

■500W (or greater) power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connectors recommended

So this would probably be ok- just!

 

[smithy1988]

Those requirement are for the reference cards, although the power requirements should be very similar, the MSI card in my spec may require a 6+2 pin PCI e power connector.

Ah my bad im with you.

Done a quick google on MSI's website but no reference to the power pins on the cards specification that i could see.
Whats the easiest way of finding out?

 

[smithy1988]

Build with a 600W PSU

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Twin Frozr III OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ FARCRY3, Nexuiz & Sleeping Dogs PC Games £199.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TD120BW) £86.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £81.98
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £69.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £29.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
Total : £748.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Thanks mate- that could also work in my favour for selling on my current rig- Means its complete apart from a HDD. Could always see if Santas willing to donate any money to the cause and maybe look to upgrade in the new year.