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Axekickjack

Axekickjack

Axekickjack

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Hey,

Looking to upgrade my current rig, built in 2011, primarily for gaming.

Here is the spec;
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-E
Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
Cooler Master HAF 922 Case - Black
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

Id like to keep the case and PSU and replace the rest. I want it to be as future proof as possible so when it comes to the next upgrade i can just keep it small.

Budget is £1200 but it is flexible if necessary.

I have had a good look but there is so much choice these days I got a little lost! Looks like DDR4 and 2011 sockets are the latest tech, is it worth going that route to get the most life out of the machine? I'd really appreciate any help, thanks in Advance.

Jack
 
With Haswell being slightly faster than what you current have, I wouldn't chuck it

Possibly a new GPU, larger SSD, 8GB fresh RAM and that will set you up for another good stint. You still have a solid CPU

The new GPUs from AMD and possibly another one from nVidia are due quite soon, so it may be worth waiting for that

What peripherals do you have? Keyboard, mouse, monitor?
 
Axekickjack said:
Hey,

Looking to upgrade my current rig, built in 2011, primarily for gaming.

Here is the spec;
Gainward GeForce GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-E
Intel Core i7-2600 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION
Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
Cooler Master HAF 922 Case - Black
Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz VALUE PLUS Dual Channel
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 PCI Sound Card
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)

Id like to keep the case and PSU and replace the rest. I want it to be as future proof as possible so when it comes to the next upgrade i can just keep it small.

Budget is £1200 but it is flexible if necessary.

I have had a good look but there is so much choice these days I got a little lost! Looks like DDR4 and 2011 sockets are the latest tech, is it worth going that route to get the most life out of the machine? I'd really appreciate any help, thanks in Advance.

Jack
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Hi and welcome.

I would suggest,

8Gb RAm kit
New GFX card
Bigger SSD.

These can be carried over to a new board/CPU etc.

You can overclock you CPU some and you may like to update the boards BIOS so it works with newer cards.

Then when Skylake comes out buy that and the new chipset.

What resolution is your monitor?


YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC rev2.00 ACX 2.0 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (04G-P4-3975-KR) £289.99
1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E250B/EU) £89.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD38GB1600C11DC) £39.95
Total : £429.53 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



These would be the first three things I would change now.

Then if you do want a new CPU/Board/RAM now that is current,

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI X99S SLI Plus - TeamGroup 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Intel X99 Motherboard Bundle **£40 OFF** £259.94
- 1 x Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £329.99
Total : £599.53 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).



Does your Corsair H50-1 have the socket 2011 fittings?
 
Thanks for the quick reply guys.

I forgot to add actually I've upgraded my RAM to 8GB (cant remember the spec right now as I'm at work, i can give you this later tho if it will help). I also have another 128GB SSD, still need more tho really, game files are getting bigger all the time!

It's a fairly decent monitor, LG something or other, 24" 1920X1080 I'm sure of it. Again i will double check later.

Razer Tarantula Keyboard and Corsair M45 Mouse.

So for the time being I could upgrade the GPU to a GTX 970/980 or something and wait on the Skylake mobo / chipset.

Sounds like a plan, no point splashing the cash now and regretting in a few months.
 
A GTX970 will be perfect for that res.

And the bigger SSD as 64Gb + 128Gb will get eaten up so fast.

Samsung 850Evos are epic price/performance.
 
Well Skylake uses the same mounts as 1155/56/50.

If you go X99 then yeah a new cooler would be needed.
 
Will that link also work for the i7 2600, the non K version? Ive read it's harder to overclock those CPU's

Sorry just read the thread you linked properly and it can be done. Cheers for that link, very helpful.
 
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Hi again,

RAM is Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 824MHz (9-9-9-27)
Monitor is a LG Flatron W2361V - Res is 1920X1080

If i also wanted to go 4k when skylake comes out, with new monitor etc, would the GTX970 still be the choice?
 
A single 970 is not enough for gaming at 4K.

You need to go SLI with 980s or a TitanX or new stuff from nvidia and amd gets released next month.
 
So basically I have a decision to make.

Wait for the new tech next month and go 4k with skylake
Get a 980 now and 1440P monitor and skylake. Plus another 980 later
Get a 970 now skylake and miss 4k.

Will I regret missing out on 4k?
 
OK great, I like the sound of going to a 980 and a 1440p monitor now and skylake on release. I can then decide later if I want to go 4k as it will be expensive.

Will my current gear handle a 980? I'll also OC my CPU for the time being.
 
 
Been looking into 1440p G-Sync monitors. Not a huge choice but they are very expensive! Kind of thinking that i might just bite the bullet and go for it to future proof myself.

Whats your thoughts?
 
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