Suggested upgrade path? Any point?

Joddie · 12 May 2012 at 15:14

Hey all, new here so be nice

Currently have this rig:

Asus p8p67 pro mobo (non b3 revision if that helps?)
i5 2500k running at stock speed
4GB of corsair vengeance ram (the spikey stuff)
sli gigabyte gtx480's
Corsair TX 850w ATX psu
500GB seagate barracuda 7200 16MB cache HDD

I game on a single screen at 1080p, but may get a few more in future idk.

Can anyone tell me what I should be upgrading if anything?

Many thanks

J

beejjacobs · 12 May 2012 at 17:29

Hello and Welcome

That's a very good system.

Upgrades I'd consider:

128GB SSD, e.g. Crucial M4
8GB of RAM
Cooler for the i5 to give it a good overclock, e.g. Cooler Master Hyper 612S

What sort of budget do you have? What case is it, you'd need to check if a cooler would fit. Do you have a64bit OS?

Joddie · 12 May 2012 at 18:52

Hi and thanks for the reply.

I've got a CM HAF 922 case, a 64bit OS, a HUGE cpu cooler (akaska???) so big it blocks two DIMM sockets lol

ive got about £800 spare for any upgrades.

Thanks again for the reply

J

beejjacobs · 12 May 2012 at 19:38

Well with that sort of money,

definitely get 8GB of RAM
You can afford a 256GB SSD if you prefer:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-010-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

Overclock your CPU - should be able to get 4.5Ghz on a decent cooler.
You could get a GTX680/670 instead, less powerful than SLI 480s but plenty for 1080p, while using less power and being quieter! Just an idea.

Joddie · 12 May 2012 at 20:13

Ok thanks for that mate, so some more RAM and a ssd (for os presumably).

I guess I may aswell stick with GPU's I have in that case, and I'll try and oc my CPU (cry lol)

Thanks again