next pc update

justdamo · 14 Sep 2015 at 23:21

Hi,

My specs are as follows
Windows 7 - 64bit op system
Intel(R) i5-4440 3.10ghz
900 psu
8.00 gb ram
gtx 970 graphics card

Just wondering what you guys suggest for a next upgrade? it would be done next year but i just want to get some suggestions so i can research the prices and products.

If possible, i would like to fit the parts my self but bear in mind i am an amature at this.... although i did fit the gtx card haha.

Just in regards to the update purpose, Im looking simply to keep the game graphics as high as possible and budget would be no more than £250 really....

Thanks in advance

justdamo · 14 Sep 2015 at 23:39

I would also say, if you think I could spend a littls less than £250, then definitely I could do with that, my mrs would do her nut in.

Danny75 · 14 Sep 2015 at 23:40

Hi,

Do you have an SSD?

Which mobo is it?

Which 900w PSU and how old is it?

justdamo · 14 Sep 2015 at 23:42

No ssd,
mobo?
I will find out the exact psu tomorrow, its a fairly good one though

Should have confiremed that actually

Danny75 · 15 Sep 2015 at 00:42

Motherboard.

dreamcat4 · 15 Sep 2015 at 08:02

Best time to buy a new SSD would be around / after christmas time. When Samsung release new models of VNAND SSDs. They will be higher capacity and the price will come down. That's about 3 months away (give or take). The chips are already in production.

After an SSD you don't really have enough mula left over for a new GPU. Unless you can also sell your existing 970 card 2nd hand and fetch a decent price for it. Dunno if that's worth it. So give the rest back the the ms. I suppose. That way she won't be so wary / on alert the next time you want to upgrade! Which should be for a 16nm GPU some time after 2H2016.

dreamcat4 · 15 Sep 2015 at 08:03

Oh. Actually you could get 16GB RAM with an SSD. But not everybody cares / needs / wants to do that.

justdamo · 15 Sep 2015 at 11:28

Sorry guys, my psu is a desert fox 700w

justdamo · 15 Sep 2015 at 11:31

And my motherboardis 787m-plus asus if that makes sense

justdamo · 15 Sep 2015 at 11:34

Thx for that

Danny75 · 15 Sep 2015 at 12:57

So:

SSD

i5-4690K/i7-4790K

Nice CPU cooler

8GB more of RAM

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I'd leave the CPU/cooler upgrade for last, because your i5-4440 shouldn't be struggling, and the longer you postpone upgrading the cheaper any second-hand i5-K/i7-K will be. If you buy a Devil's Canyon chip (as opposed to original Haswell), make sure to first update (flash) the BIOS on your Z87 motherboard.

I'd add an SSD (250GB minimum) and more DDR3 RAM (if prices remain low, otherwise don't bother).

Assuming you are using a 1080p monitor, there is no need to upgrade the GTX 970 in the near future.

justdamo · 15 Sep 2015 at 13:31

Brilliant thx for that