System upgrade advice

Tombles

Tombles

Tombles

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Hi all

I am looking to upgrade my current system. It is coming up three and a half years old now and has the following specs:

Case: Antec 300 Gaming Case
Power Supply: OCZ ZS 550w PSU (Bronze 80)
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30GHz @ 4.40GHz Sandybridge CPU
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Hard Drive: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD and Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6GB/s
ASUS GTX570 DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5

I am looking at upgrading the system for around £500 and have been looking at purchasing a new graphics card, case and PSU. I have been out the loop a bit in terms of components and would like to know where my money would best be spent. Is the CPU still up the task?

Thanks

Tom
 
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Looking to order these parts today, I've added some components to my basket that I thought may be a good option. What do you guys think? Will my CPU throttle this at all?

OcUK GeForce GTX 970 "NVIDIA 970 Cooler Edition" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Promo** £314.99

Corsair Carbide 330R Ultra Silent Midi Tower Case - Blackout Edition £85.99

SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £84.95
 
Thanks tamzzy. How comes you opted for a 290X and smaller PSU? I know the 550W should suffice but I was thinking about a bit of future proofing.
 
It's not so much the power consumption I'm worried about but I would rather a cooler, quieter card.

I know there has been many debates about 290x vs the GTX970 but is there really a right or wrong answer?
 
I've just been through your thread and starting to lean more towards a 290x due to 1440p monitor. Even if I do go for a 290x I'm not sure which card is best and which case will be best for airflow and noise suppression.
 
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