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Hey guys,
I am looking at upgrading my old computer. I built this one in 2011 :
i7-3930,
Sabertooth X79
32 gb DDR3
PSU is a 500W something
GTX 970 - this is the only thing i upgraded a while back.
Various HDDs and SSDs totalling about 4 TB of space.
2 screens, 1 is a 27" Rog Swift 3D, GSync, the other some random 24" thing
I do a lot of software development & gaming
This system has served me well and I saw no reason to upgrade, it's still performing admirably. I would like to get more memory which I can since my motherboard supports 64 GB. I could get another 32 GB for a little over £100.
That's option1.
Option 2 is to perform a drastic upgrade :
Aerocool GT-S Black Edition Big-Tower - Black / Red
MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4
Super Flower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
Intel i7-5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75930K)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit
This would serve me very well for another 5 years easy.
What do you think about the components I am looking at?
Is it worth getting some water or air cooling? Never used one of those but I read a lot of horror stories with those things leaking so I decided to stay away from them.
I am looking at upgrading my old computer. I built this one in 2011 :
i7-3930,
Sabertooth X79
32 gb DDR3
PSU is a 500W something
GTX 970 - this is the only thing i upgraded a while back.
Various HDDs and SSDs totalling about 4 TB of space.
2 screens, 1 is a 27" Rog Swift 3D, GSync, the other some random 24" thing
I do a lot of software development & gaming
This system has served me well and I saw no reason to upgrade, it's still performing admirably. I would like to get more memory which I can since my motherboard supports 64 GB. I could get another 32 GB for a little over £100.
That's option1.
Option 2 is to perform a drastic upgrade :
Aerocool GT-S Black Edition Big-Tower - Black / Red
MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Intel X99 (Socket 2011) DDR4
Super Flower Leadex GOLD 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
Intel i7-5930K 3.50GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75930K)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit
This would serve me very well for another 5 years easy.
What do you think about the components I am looking at?
Is it worth getting some water or air cooling? Never used one of those but I read a lot of horror stories with those things leaking so I decided to stay away from them.