Upgrade suggestions?

[smsmasters]

Currently I have:

i7 920 @ 4.0 GHz 1.3V
12GB (3x 4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
2x 256GB Plextor M5S RAID0
2x 4TB Seagates
MSI GTX 680 PE
Asus Xonar Essence STX

 

[snips86x]

Do you have a budget in mind?

 

[smsmasters]

Do you have a budget in mind?

£500

 

[snips86x]

£500

So these are the base components:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
Total : £381.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).



What case & cooler do you have currently?

 

[smsmasters]

So these are the base components:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £131.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £59.99
Total : £381.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).



What case & cooler do you have currently?

Noctua NH-U12P
Coolermaster HAF 932
Corsair HX850W

 

[nutsnut]

Add an ssd to the mix.

 

[snips86x]

Noctua NH-U12P
Coolermaster HAF 932
Corsair HX850W

Ok, so we can make the most of it:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £158.99
1 x Patriot Venom Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (PV38G240C0KRD) £65.99
Total : £415.76 (includes shipping : £9.00).



You could go for the 4770k since you have the budget.

Add an ssd to the mix.

He already has 2 as per OP!

 

[Deus Ex]

GPU, everything else optional. your CPU is still a performer...

edit: Maybe a better SSD?