long over due full build

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Hi been runing this for years
c2 duo @ 3.o
2mb ddr2
gtx460
250 gb hd
xp lol

Been getting more and more artifacts so gfx on way out now i think
, did look at an upgrade a while back but now have a better budget of around £700 dont need monitor or case , hope to get back into some newer games asseto corsa for one . curently at 1680 x1050

Want something with some head room for upgrades ,maybe a bit of overclocking How does this rig look ?


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £252.58
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 760 OC Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler £19.99
1 x Antec Formula 6 Nano Diamond Thermal Compound £3.95
Total : £766.01 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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Looks ok..but,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £25.97 (includes shipping : £4.98).



A superior cooler if it fits in your case?

Paste comes with nearly all aftermarket coolers.

YOUR BASKET
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
Total : £74.69 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Faster RAM.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280X TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £179.99
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £169.99
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
Total : £515.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Faster GFX cards.

Example - R9 280 vs GTX760 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1332?vs=1038
 
You may have to remove that clear plastic tube and just have fan sucking in at the front and rear fan exhausting out the back.

The case looks wide enough for a 160mm cooler.

Have you also considered Win8.1? its not so bad.
 
Thanks , maybe windows 8.1 dont know , im still on xp so its going to be a change whatever i gess .

So this would be a better basket ?, may drop the 1tb hard drive for now and use my old 250

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £252.58
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02733) £77.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £39.95
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £19.99
Total : £762.06 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Much better.

Win8.1 is fine these days, after all the updates/service packs it even defaults to the standard desktop and not the horrid metro tile interface.

I think its "quicker" too, stuff happens faster like folders opening etc.
 
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