time to upgrade!

grudas · 30 Sep 2014 at 15:27

Hi guys

I Think it's about time I upgraded my PC! really needs more UMPH.

cpu I think is ok as it is, really need more RAM and possibly a new gpu/motherboard for DDR3.

Current spec -;

CPU - Phenom 955 BE
RAM - DDR2 4gb(4x1)
GPU - 5850 1GB
with SSD as boot disk.

what would you add/change for around £350?!

ExRayTed · 30 Sep 2014 at 17:05

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card £194.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £65.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
Total : £336.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Assuming it's for gaming.

Are you over-clocking the Phenom?

grudas · 30 Sep 2014 at 17:08

thanks, yes it needs to be ok with latest games, don't mind running medium/high mix of setting at 1080p but any lower than that and it'll bother me

keeping the CPU stock, just don't have the time to mess around with it and test the stability properly.

also it looks like gpu is massive, probably won't fit my antec 900 - which I'd love to get rid off!

ExRayTed · 30 Sep 2014 at 20:51

That case will take GPUs of up to 406mm - the 280 is well below that

pandem0nium · 30 Sep 2014 at 22:05

I'd upgrade the cpu to get the most out of gfx and ram.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 280 TurboDUO 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320E Black Edition 3.20GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £104.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV "Frost Edition" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £50.99
Total : £381.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

grudas · 26 Nov 2014 at 11:58

arh.. had some other things to sort out

anyway.. back to this, budget is a bit healther now at £500.

ideally I'll want a new case, smaller, quieter etc, I'd like to get a build that would be quite future proof, in a sense that I could just upgrade the GPU in a year/two and be ok with gaming again.

current games that I will want to play are assetto corsa, project cars, gta V once out on PC.

any help appreciated!

DaleTheWhale · 26 Nov 2014 at 15:48

grudas said:
arh.. had some other things to sort out

anyway.. back to this, budget is a bit healther now at £500.

ideally I'll want a new case, smaller, quieter etc, I'd like to get a build that would be quite future proof, in a sense that I could just upgrade the GPU in a year/two and be ok with gaming again.

current games that I will want to play are assetto corsa, project cars, gta V once out on PC.

any help appreciated!

What PSU do you have?
Does a micro-ATX build interest you?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H81M-K Intel Core i5 DIY Micro ATX Motherboard, CPU & RAM Bundle £227.98
1 x XFX Radeon R9 290 DD 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R9-290A-EDFD) £191.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom MATX Cube Case - Arctic White £64.99
Total : £499.06 (includes shipping : £11.75).

grudas · 26 Nov 2014 at 15:52

550w antec, it's old, very old actually.. but seems to be powering the current system without a glitch!

yes that does look quite good, wonder if I'll need new psu with that gpu + cpu combo though.

thanks for reply!

DaleTheWhale · 26 Nov 2014 at 16:11

grudas said:
550w antec, it's old, very old actually.. but seems to be powering the current system without a glitch!

yes that does look quite good, wonder if I'll need new psu with that gpu + cpu combo though.

thanks for reply!

Antecs are a decent PSU just depends on it's age, they degrade over time but it should be OK.

grudas · 27 Nov 2014 at 09:37

ThaReaperGuy said:
Antecs are a decent PSU just depends on it's age, they degrade over time but it should be OK.

its around 6 years old so it might be a good idea to get a new psu to go with the new parts, for the sake of it :eek: