Some system upgrades

valkynaz

valkynaz

valkynaz

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Long story short it is my birthday in 10 days and I will have a few hundred £ to spend on some computer upgrades. This is my current build:

CPU: Intel i5 2500k (with stock cooler)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
GPU: Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 2048MB
RAM: 8GB ADATA 1333MHZ (2x4GB)
PSU: Corsair Builder Series 600W
Case: Xigmatek Asgard
HDD: WD 500GB

I will soon be creating videos on youtube so I am in need of a bigger hard drive and more ram, the summer heat is also being harsh on the temperatures of my components, I also want a faster/more responsive system.

As such I will probably be ordering the following components from OcUK:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £85.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £82.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/1156/1155/775/AM3/AM2+/AM2) £32.99
1 x Lamptron FC2 5.25" Bay Fan Controller - Black £24.98
1 x Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Compound (4g) £8.4
1 x Arctic Silver ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier - 60ml Kit £6.98
6 x Arctic F12 Pro PWM Case Fan - 120mm £4.99 (29.94)
1 x Official Overclockers UK Elite Gaming Mug £4.99
Total : £351.37 (includes shipping : £11.75).




What are your opinions on the chosen components? Any improvements that could be made? Anything that should be removed?
 
£30 on case fans seems a bit excessive, that £30 could get an even better case?

And the Samsung 840 or Intel 330 SSD are better, also more reliable as the return rate for the Samsung for example is much lower according to shop staff.
 
Thanks for the reply Stulid. I agree that £30 on fans is a bit excessive, but I am unsure whether than many fans is necessary or not. I was thinking of getting the 400R instead of the 300R, which if I reduced the amount of fans I would be able to do. How many 120mm fans do you recommend that I install into the 400R? (which from memory has mounts for up to 10 120mm fans).
 
It comes with two 120mm at the front and another at the rear.

At the most I would add a pair into the roof, but first I would try it as it comes out of the box.
 
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