Hi Guys,
I've been wanting to upgrade my old machine for a while now as my old machine is now starting to struggle. Its a q6600 processor with a slightly newer Nvidia 650 graphics. However running most games on it now is getting painful.
I'm mainly going to be 1080p gaming with it, but Id like the opportunity to go SLI for some higher resolution fun or at-least a bit of future proofing in the future. Usually RPGs but with the Witcher 3 coming out and it struggling with pillars of eternity, It has to be time for an upgrade.
I don't need hard drives, as i have a ssd and a sata hdd I bought for an upgrade for my old machine 6 months ago that i can use. OS isn't an issue either.
After checking out the deals of the week I've come up with the following.
The case I'm not really bothered about, but the idea of making things quieter sounds good.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £64.99
Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020076-UK) £63.95
Any comments/criticism would be gratefully received.
I've been wanting to upgrade my old machine for a while now as my old machine is now starting to struggle. Its a q6600 processor with a slightly newer Nvidia 650 graphics. However running most games on it now is getting painful.
I'm mainly going to be 1080p gaming with it, but Id like the opportunity to go SLI for some higher resolution fun or at-least a bit of future proofing in the future. Usually RPGs but with the Witcher 3 coming out and it struggling with pillars of eternity, It has to be time for an upgrade.
I don't need hard drives, as i have a ssd and a sata hdd I bought for an upgrade for my old machine 6 months ago that i can use. OS isn't an issue either.
After checking out the deals of the week I've come up with the following.
The case I'm not really bothered about, but the idea of making things quieter sounds good.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £289.99
Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED316G2400HC11CDC01) £89.99
BitFenix Ghost Silent Tower Case - Black £64.99
Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020076-UK) £63.95
Any comments/criticism would be gratefully received.