System upgrade advice plz

Z3rotol3ranc3

Z3rotol3ranc3

Z3rotol3ranc3

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looking for more gaming power fps/rez.Big Planetside 2 fan so looking for something to play high end games.should add i have a benq 144hz 24" monitor to replace my samsung on order from OCUK.my current speccy specs are:
Operating System
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz 29 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z68AP-D3 (Socket 1155) 34 °C
Graphics
SyncMaster (1280x1024@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 27 °C
Storage
279GB Volume0 (RAID)
Optical Drives
HP DVD Writer 1260t
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

i have a nice CM Stacker case and the PSU is a Seasonic 650 watt 80 plus? not sure what 80 plus means tbh?
So id love to be able to play PS2 on ultra graphics at 120 fps lols what sort of upgrades might i need to boost my rig as currently mostly med settings getting about 20 to 50 i think.
I was thinking of upgrading GPU something like gtx770,but will i just be cpu bound in PS2? budget 250-500 maybe go little more any advice appreciated thanks
ps prob need to upgrade OS as i have replaced the mobo twice now and it wont recognise it? not sure on that one doh
 
hmm im thinking this lot ? anything worth changing?
MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card MSI Geforce GTX 770 Lightning 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £69.95
(£58.29) £69.95
(£58.29)
Submit Sub Total : £283.28
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
UPS Access Point
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.26
Total : £349.54
thanks for advice btw
 
no point in paying for 2666mhz ram if your board cant use it and you are not overclocking it
Support for DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules
yes you can use that 2666 you want and change the xmp in the bios to the 2133 speed
id go for these mate, they are low profile and slightly better timings
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-035-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-036-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-037-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387
 
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so is a r9 280x a better performance than a gtx770? i guess seeing as this mobo has xfire support prob worth going radeon route?
On that note any good xfire posts worth reading up on?
ps getting 144hz screen for smooth frames in FPS games not 3d
thanks again
 
Yeah it is, it's also newer tech and has 3gb vram which is actually nice to have even at 1080p.(Rome 2/BF4 have used over 2gb for me at 1080p)

Crossfire/SLI is good but make sure you have a nice case for it.(yours should be fine)
 
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