Thinking of upgrading - comments please

Vanilla_Ice · 23 Jun 2014 at 11:03

Hi there,

I am looking to upgrade my PC that is mainly used for gaming. I trying to decide whether spending money on upgrades is feasible or if should I start again.

Current spec:

Intel i7-920
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R
GeForce GTX 295 1792MB
6GB DDR3 RAM
1 x 1.0TB HDD
Windows 7 64 Bit

I have a budget of £400-500. I was thinking of installing an SSD (for OS and games), replacement graphics card and more RAM if funds permitted.

Any suggestions or comments welcomed.

ICE

Vanilla_Ice · 23 Jun 2014 at 11:15

Hi Doomedspeed.

Yes GPU is a 295 - now edited.

PSU is Corsair TX 650W.

CPU is not overclocked, standard Intel cooler.

Vanilla_Ice · 23 Jun 2014 at 12:08

Thank you both for your help guys. OC'ing scares me a little, will need to look into whats involved with my spec.

Upgrade is looking to be something like this:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £319.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £159.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £509.96 (includes shipping : ).

Could the above cooler see close to 4Ghz?

Is the 290X worth the extra with my CPU?

Thanks again.

Vanilla_Ice · 23 Jun 2014 at 13:21

Thanks for heads up.

Not disputing your suggestion, just curious, is the difference in core speed not worth worrying about? 947MHz vs 1040MHz?

Vanilla_Ice · 23 Jun 2014 at 13:31

tamzzy said:
2 words. MSI and afterburner

So a Sapphire card plus MSI Afterburner utility? Sorry I am having to play catch-up here!

Vanilla_Ice · 23 Jun 2014 at 17:24

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11227-03-40G) £299.99
1 x Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter CT512MX100SSD1) £159.98
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99

#ordered