need some help with upgrades

Xerco

Xerco

Xerco

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hey, visted the site quite a few times but first time iv posted on forums, so hi!

Was just wondering if anyone could give me some tips :) :

my systems seems to be falling by the way side lately so i thought it was time for an upgrade so input would be greatly appreciated.

Current System:

Processor: E8500 Duo 3.16GHz @ 3.2GHz
with artic 7 fan
Memory: 4094MB RAM 1033MHZ Kingston
Hard Drive: 500 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Motherboard: P5QL Pro Asus
Computer Case: NZXT Alpha
PSU: 650W Corsair

Im currently at work and cant remeber exact details on system so please ask if more detail needed.

I was thinking of upgrading my mother board, cpu & graphics card by going with:

ATI Radeon 5870 - £275.00
AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 3.4GHz - £135.00
Titan Fenrir Special Edition - £32.98
Asus Crosshair IV Formula AMD 890FX - £169.99
= £612.97 (bit much)

Iv always been an intel and nvidia guy so far so this is a different route for me.

I was also thinking of a i5 intel and a 470gtx and different mother board?

do i even need a new CPU? can i just get a new GPU and over clock the cpu?

any help would be great.

system will be mainly for gaming.

with a flexable buget of £550

thanks for your time :D
 
ok thanks guys great feedback and so fast

alright il go with a new cooler and graphics card, any suggestions as to which :s want to get every possible bang for buck possible, and yes moomoo its windows 7 ultimate 64 bit.

again thanks :D
 
yah was thinking that, il go for that one then. and the cooler should be fine right?

sorry for all the newb questions just want to get this right without making a stupid mistake haha...
 
thanks for the great input guys, iv made my order with OC and should arrive tomorrow, theres plenty of pc componant sellers out there with competivie prices but the community here is what lured me to buy from here, and i will in the future also..

again thanks for the fast and detailed responses gunna hang around here definatly :D
 
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