spec me an upgrade

[lollox]

hi all

current spec is as follows:

i5 2500k
8gb (4x2) corsair ram

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-203-CS

6950 2gb
thermolab baram cooler wth noctua 120mm fan
fractal r3 case
benq 22in TN screen.

the mobo for the above build has gone pop and on monday i will be negotiating a replacement. I have no idea whether the lovely people at ocuk will play ball, but I was thinking selling the 2500k using the credit for the broken mobo towards a new build.

budget is around £450 + price of a new board + 2nd hand value of 6950 + 2500k.
For that I want a new monitor, probably 24", cpu & mobo, new gfx card. Current thinking for the card was 780 or 770. Dont really have a problem with AMD, just the 290s apparently run a bit toasty, and I like to keep the system noise down.

build is for gaming primarily, purchase of bf4 and ghosts is somewhat inevitable.

thanks for any advice!

 

[Fulax]

There's not much wrong with the 2500k - I doubt an upgrade to Haswell would get you too much in terms of performance. Is it overclocked?

A 780 and a monitor looks like a good upgrade, to me.

 

[lollox]

it was running a very mild overclock, there were some minor stability issues from the board i beleive (and hope) but will be going for a decent oc if i keep it with a replacement board.