How would you upgrade this computer?

HexagonalBolts

HexagonalBolts

HexagonalBolts

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Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my gaming computer but I'm not really sure where it would be best to spend my money or what the best components are at the moment. I updated my graphics card some time ago but I would estimate that the rest of the system is 4 or 5 years old.

I was hoping to upgrade the CPU, CPU cooler, motherboard, RAM (to 8GB) and case. I don't have an exact budget but I would estimate £350-450.

- For the case I was thinking the Fractal Design R3 or R4 (£70-£90) because it's cool and quiet but I'm open to suggestions.
- For the CPU fan I was thinking the Spire Thermax Eclipse II (£40) but I'm open to suggestions.
- I would appreciate a motherboard with good audio output for my amp (a SPDIF output would be great)
- Is it safe to continue using the same PSU?

Q6600 G0 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" @ 2.40GHz
Asus P5K Premium
MSI 6950 HD OC
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5
CM690
Corsair HX Series 520W Modular PSU
1TB HDD F3
Windows 7 x64
 
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Can't spec you but id go 3570k, Z77X-Dh3 & 8gb of RAM.

The fractal r3, R4 are great choice.

For the cooler id go the CM 612s.

Hope this helps
 
 
Stinger53 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Midi Tower Case - Titanium Grey £99.98
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £23.99
Total : £436.54 (includes shipping : £10.50).



psu is fine for a single card set up.
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Thanks all! I'd like to be able to confidently overclock the CPU (can that CPU be overclocked easily, by the way?) but volume is also a major issue to me so I'd happily spend £20 or so more on the CPU cooler, might a Noctua of some sort be a better purchase? I can also get the case £10 cheaper, the CPU £5 cheaper and the motherboard £5 cheaper elsewhere to make up for that.
 
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HexagonalBolts said:
Thanks all! I'd like to be able to confidently overclock the CPU (can that CPU be overclocked easily, by the way?) but volume is also a major issue to me so I'd happily spend £20 or so more on the CPU cooler, might a Noctua of some sort be a better purchase? I can also get the case £10 cheaper, the CPU £5 cheaper and the motherboard £5 cheaper elsewhere to make up for that.
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if you can afford to get the noctua go for it :) it is a great cooler. yer the cpu can be overclocked farily easily. ask if not sure how to. and someone will help.
 
 
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