Upgrade Help!

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Garee

Garee

Okay so first of all my current specification is as follows:

( Main use is gaming )

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AMD Phenom II 550 X2 ( Unlocked to 4 core @ Stock )
Cheap aftermarket cooler
4GB Crucial DDR3 1333Mhz
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Mobo
ATI 5770 @ Stock
300GB HD
Corsair 400W PSU
Cheap Case

I have £550 to spend on upgrades and I have decided on the following:

NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM

Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply

This leaves me with roughly £330 left to spend. I could wait for Sandy-Bridge and buy a CPU + MOBO. I could alternatively buy an SSD and a new GPU such as a 6950.

I could skip the SSD and get another HD for RAID0?

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could improve?

Also, will a 650W PSU be adequate for a possible future XFIRE/SLI ?

Thank you!
 
AlexTrickle said:
I would change the case. Its a nice looking case but there are better performing cases for less money.

Xigmatek Utgard

Is a personal recommendation (google for reviews if unconvinced).

Use the money saved to get a good CPU cooler to overclock your CPU. Or use it get a Seasonic/Corsair PSU.

Everything else looks pretty good.
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Thanks for that. Here is my new spec :


Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator Case

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM

Corsair HX 850W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply

OCZ Vertex 2E 60GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Total: £565

The case is out of stock at the moment though.
 
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