upgrade time

[DataVampire]

Hey guys its the time i have been waiting for scriping and saving as they say

before i start il list my system spec


Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Cpu
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
Ram
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX)
Video card
nvidia Asus engtx480
Display
Hanns.G HZ281HPB 27.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor
ssd 1
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB
SSd2
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB

PsU

Enermax Galaxy 850 watt

Its time to buy a new graphics card i have a few in mind and was after advice from you guys.

The ones i have in mind

Palit GeForce GTX 680 Jetstream 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 EX OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE NVIDIA GPU Keyring

Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Gainward GeForce GTX 680 Phantom 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

KFA2 GeForce GTX 680 LTD OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **WHITE PCB** with FREE NVIDIA GPU Keyring

Basicly any of the ones listed in the 680 section bar the wc cards.
while im at it woudl i bennifit from an extra 8gb of ram taking me to 16 ?

I will be purchasing tomorrow (03/07/2012)

Many thanks

 

[DataVampire]

Thanks for the advice i have around or jsut over £700 but i wanted to get a new psu, so when i pass on my current graphics card he gets the psu to run the card lol

 

[DataVampire]

Sorry i forgot to add i will be honest and say i want the fastest possible card im normly a nvidia guy but if ther eis a faster ati card i will go for that

 

[DataVampire]

So

Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB - £529.99 inc VAT
and
Corsair Professional Series AX1200 High Performance 1200W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply (CMPSU-1200AXUK) £214.99

or
Asus GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II TOP 2048MB - £529.99 inc VAT
and
OCZ ZX Series 1250W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
-£154.98

i want the best of both worlds hehe, and a bit conserned about cable lengh in my corsair obsidian 800d

Many thnaks for the replies so far

 

[DataVampire]

the reasoning behind the new psu is this
future proofing plus lots of head room. and generaly because i will be passing over my current one to my son so i need one, has to be fully modular 80 gold rating long leads with enough oomph for me not to worry about power, in my system i forgot about other 4 hds im running and external hds and also somtimes charging 2-3 mobiles at once. that type thing and as while th ewife will let me hehe

Not ot mention i cannot afford to upgrade every year.

EDIT: and becuase i dont upgrade so often i need the most powerfull card atm as it will have to last a couple of years

Thank you for the advice thus far