New Parts

Quick Mustard · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:35

Hey guys,

decided to get a new CPU, MB, Case and GPU what with the recent problems I've had.

I already have RAM, HDD, OEM W7 (Should be fun installing that on a new MB...) PSU

Currently looking at these:

MSI GeForce GTX 760 Gaming Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM
MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black

I've gone for the 760 because I've always been nVidia and never tried ATi.

My budget is £550.

Can anyone make a better suggestion?

I currently have:

Intel i5 2500K
Geforce GTX 560Ti
ASUS P8P67 MB

wazza300 · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:42

what problems were you having ?

stulid · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:47

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £239.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £191.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87-D3HP Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £103.99
1 x Zalman Z9 USB 3.0 Midi Tower Case - Black £54.98
Total : £611.47 (includes shipping : £17.10).

Its £590 with free delivery.

The GFX card is currently coming with £150 worth of free games till the 30th (I think).

Quick Mustard · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:51

wazza300 said:
what problems were you having ?

Screen lock ups for 20 - 30 seconds (If music was playing it would sound like it was stuck on repeat for ages before the PC "unlocked")
After a screen lock the mouse cursor would stay the same, wouldn't change.
Lock ups every few quick movements of the mouse after the initial lock up.
Games crashing after 20 minutes

Tried formatting
using old Drivers for GPU
Cleaned out the dust and re-seated everything.
Ran Memtest86 for 4 - 5 hours with no problems.
Ran the Samsung HDD Test for my hard drives.

Ran Prime95 earlier and the PC locked up about 10 minutes after with the mouse kind of going all artifact multi coloured.

I cant diagnose what it is and feel that right now new parts would more than likely resolve this problem.

stulid · 25 Jul 2013 at 19:59

Remember you do have a warranty on the CPU, motherboard and GFX possibly.