Upgrade time - Yes/NO

[RogueGB]

Hi Guys,

Should I change a 4yrs old motherboard?

Also a new case is required to house the new heatsink.

System Specs

Case - STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD

Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler - NEW

Graphics - Radeon 7790 1280MB PCI-E

Motherboard ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD, LG 1155, SATA 6.0Gb/s

Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)

1st Hard Disk SSD 250GB

2nd Hard Disk 1TB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 16MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

XFX 850W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Silver' Power Supply - NEW

Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD

USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System Window 7 64bit

Samsung 3D Monitor 24"

I'm looking for a new case, maybe a new motherboard.

 

[ExRayTed]

Should you change a 4 year old motherboard just for the sake of it? No.

 

[Glanza]

Unless your thinking of upgrading other parts shortly I wouldn't bother.

 

[Avenged7Fold]

Keep it if it is working fine. What case are you going for?

 

[Rainagul]

Not worth it.

If you are doing an upgrade then go big or go home.

 

[RogueGB]

Cases

Thanks for the replys.

Yes, I need a new case to house the new heatsink.

Case - STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB isn't wide enough for the heatsink

Heatsink Dimension

Dimension: L160mm x H140mm x W26.5mm

 

[DaleTheWhale]

Do you use this PC for gaming?
7790 could do with a bump up if you do?

 

[RogueGB]

I've got a 7950 3GB DDR5 windforce in for repairs. I'm just looking for optional cases, large enough to encase the heatsink.