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Future proof gaming pc £1400

Cottee

Cottee

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You guys did the below spec for me a few years ago.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 560Ti "448 Edition" OC 1280MB GDDR5
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard drive
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P Intel Z68 DDR3 Motherboard
XFX Pro 850W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
CM Storm Scout Gaming Case - Black
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9)
**B Grade** Edimax EW-7728IN nMax 300Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card with built in Headphone Amp -
OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) -
Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound (4g)

Now I need something future proof and can play the latest games on full, can I salvage anything out of this rig to put with my new machine. I will need a new case as anything left out of this rig will be going in my sons pc, thanks for any help.
 
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there's nothing like future-proof with PCs.

your rig is quite good. what I'd do is OC the CPU if you haven't already. you might want a better cooler than Tranquillo.

get high end GPU - 780, 780Ti, 290

and possibly bigger SSD.

if you want to upgrade MB/CPU, I'd wait for Haswell refresh.
 
I've not overclocked anything in my rig yet I might buy a 290x, will my rig with a 290x play the latest games on ultra settings at 1080p, I don't want to upgrade to a new pc if I don't have to?.
 
Haswell refresh wont do much i fear, possibly upgrade the igpu on Haswells but i wouldnt bank on much in the way of performance over what we have now.

Im in the same boat, i have a similar PC, i5 2500k, SSD, Corsair Ram, Z68 mobo etc, im swapping my PC for a new set of stuff. Only thing im keeping is my SSD and the 290 i just bought.

If your budget is £1400 thats fairly tastey, Id keep your SSD, PSU, Optical drive. With the budget you have you can build a nice tastey rig.

Couple of questions, what res do you game at? do you want 1 GPU or 2? Have you considered Watercooling and do you have any specific requirements for a case?

I would go for a 4770k + Z87 Mobo, Bigger SSD, maybe add another 8gb of ram, If you dont want the hassle of a full water loop, go for an AIO like H110 or H100i, Casewise a lot of that comes to personal taste, i have a CM Stormtrooper but im moving to an Phantek Enthoo Primo, but if i wasnt i would defintely look at the Corsair 540 Air, sweet case.
 
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I've not overclocked anything in my rig yet I might buy a 290x, will my rig with a 290x play the latest games on ultra settings at 1080p, I don't want to upgrade to a new pc if I don't have to?.
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My Sig is in rig, running 290, max BF4 on Ultra, never drops below 60fps, 290 is a beast of a card, mines running at stock too.

Buy a Flashed 290 if you can find one, they are cheaper than a 290x and its the exact same card just unlocked.
 
tbh with that spec, all you need is:
1) a good overclock (4.6-4.7 ghz is doable with a good cooler, for a tranquillo, maybe 4.4-4.5 ghz)
2) gpu update, say a 290 with aftermarket cooler or a 780

possibly a bigger ssd (if u want the hassle of installing os/apps again)

nothing else needs changing, more of a sidegrade than an upgrade
but ofc if you like new and shiny, nothing's stopping you ;p
 
Thanks for the feed back guys I've only ever gamed at 1080p, the rig I have above I purchased a second 560ti and ran three monitors at 1080p, just playing world of warcraft and my rig plays that on ultra. Now that elder scrolls online is coming out soon I want to play that on ultra that's why I was thinking of a new rig.
So maybe I should get a new monitor and a 290 and a 4770k and game at a higher resolution.
 
tbh, if i were you,
i'd prolly get the monitor and 290, see if the 290 is bottlenecked by the 2500k (which it probably won't be if the 2500k is overclocked)
and then decide if i still need the 4770k
 
I would just look at upgrading, Gpu, ssd and case.
Just clone your current ssd or if you get a Samsung Evo, use the Migration tool.
 
Yep agree with everyone else, if your only upgrading if you actually need to and not want to do it for the sheer heck of it (like me :P) then SSD, OC your CPU, Slap in a 290 or a 780 if you dont want 290 heat and noise, or keep the 290 if you fancy putting an aftermarket cooler on it yourself.

4770k is basically just swapping an i5 for an i7 really.
 
I've always had nvidia cards but fancy a change so I'll be getting a 290 that's unlocked and seeing how I get on with that, then next year if I get itchy feet I'll get a new CPU mother board and another 290, thanks for all the input.
 
Word of advice from someone with a fairly similar rig as yours, the 290 is hot and noisyish, i run mine at 47% fan speed as target, and i can hear the card over the case fans, however my 920 kuhler which was keeping my fluid temps around 36c is now hitting 40c and as a result that was pushing the enermax fans i have on it into full tilt, which is fairly loud also.

So be prepared for more noise, i would recommend putting a cooling solution on the card asap, im holding off on mine for a bit until i build my new watercooled PC, but you can be sure the first thing im putting under water is that card hahahah
 
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