Machine Upgrade Suggestions

unp|dissy

unp|dissy

unp|dissy

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Hey Guys!

Im looking for an upgrade. Ran a couple of new games recently and was a bit disappointed with frame rates and what have you. Also driving me nuts using a goddamn mechanical HDD. Thing is slow as ****

So I currently have:

Intel Xeon E5530 (Stock 2.4) on a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 rev 2.0 (Running on quiet cooler - not suitable for overclocking)
3GB of some random RAM I picked up in work
ASUS HD6770 DirectCU GPU
7.5K rpm sata drives

Games I've been running don't seem to be stressed by CPU, however I could do with an overclock for the hell of it.
RAM sucks, needs replacing.
GPU was at 100% load with new games - needs to go!
HDD space wise.. I dont need lots, however mechanical drives are driving me nuts.

Cash wise.. I'd be happy spending under a grand I guess.

So im thinking..

H100 cooler to give the CPU a beef up (Needs to be quiet, i sleep next to PC)
Some new RAM (Cheap as chips nowadays?)
GPU - this is what was stressed during playing games.. any suggestions?
SSD. 128GB maybe? Probably even get away with a 64 GB.

Any certain hardware recommendations or whatever you may suggest are welcome. Thanks Guys.
 
Thanks so much for the quick replies guys. :D

Running windows 7 x64

Case is a A77F Lian Li

PSU is a Antec 550w "VP550P"

Should mention that all my games I run at 1920x1080/120hz and im quite partial to a bit of AA/AF :)
 
 
stulid said:
I am thinking that.

The SSD is SATAIII, your board is SATAIII via a thrid party chip, it will still be fast:)
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Saves me cash too! Nice. Thank you man :D

And I guess in future I can always upgrade PSU and get another of the same card for crossfire =)
 
stulid said:
You can indeed add another card in CF with a PSU upgrade:)
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Hey stulid, just a query..

Was thinking, considering i'm after the best FPS possible (minimum of complete stable 120fps) at 1080p, regardless of game settings (well.. aa/af are a consideration) Would i be better upgrading my PSU now and getting a better card right away?

Just wondering the best way to utilize the cash. I'm not questioning your judgement, just something we didn't hit on :D
 
Bacon? said:
Why 120 FPS? The human eye only sees up to 55-60 FPS so your wasting it :p
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Running less than 120fps when running @120hz can cause screen tearing. As can running >60fps on a 60hz monitor.

Besides, regardless of the human eye 55-60 fps stuff, you can tell the difference between a game running at 60fps, to a game running at 120fps.

Plus, competitively, lots of games physics don't work correctly <120fps :)
 
Decided to go for an overhall, my bro could do with a machine so I've helped him out and given him my current one.

I've got this so far - My concerns are colour scheme etc. What do you all think? Replace the H100/Case with something else maybe? Am I supid getting a 3770K - Is it overkill?

Rig is for gaming and streaming games :]


Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail OEM Processor

MSI Z77A-GD65 Z77 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard

Kingston 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX XMP Memory Kit CL9 1.65V

Gigabyte GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI

XFX 750W XXX Edition Modular PSU

Corsair Hydro Series H100 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

Corsair Obsidian 650D Mid Tower Case

Samsung 128GB 830 Series SSD - 2.5
 
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