Upgrade Time

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 14:12

Hi

The time has come to upgrade my current PC, after 6 years its time to move on from a I7 920.

I have approx £1800 to spend upgrading from the below PC spec, will be mainly used for gaming.

Asus P6T Deluxe
I7 920 @ 3.4GHz
6GB Ram
750GB hhd
512GB 840 Pro (keep)
Titan X (keep)
1300w Tagan piperock psu
Cosmos Sport Case

I currently have DGM 1440p monitor and a cheap keyboard too.

I am not sure whether to go the X99 over-clocked bundle route or Z97 over-clocked bundle route. Should I go all out for 5960x, fast DD4 and good motherboard or go cheaper Z97 and get another Titan X for Sli, or possibly middle ground with a 5820k bundle and perhaps 4k monitor?

I do need another SSD of at least 500GB and windows 8.

I am also going be giving my 920 (Coolermaster V8 sink on top) to my parents so a cheap case and PSU will also be required to house this, however that can be added on additionally to the budget.

Thoughts and feedback will be appreciated, I hope to place order in next 5 days so I can put together next weekend.

Thanks

Jim

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 14:28

stulid said:
err

What do you use it for?

What parts are you giving away exactly? cpu, board, ram and Titan? or do you need a cheap gfx card for it in a new case with PSU?

Hi, thanks for response, I have edited original post.

Plan to keep the Titan X, SSD and PSU.

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 14:53

Hi

The PSU is 80 plus bronze I think. The PSU is about 5 years old, it replaced the 900 watt Tagan that died previously.

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 15:06

Thanks for the feedback so far, hmm maybe it would be better giving my folks the Cosmos case and Tagan PSU and buy new case and PSU for myself.

There is an old X800 pro which I can put in there for them.

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 15:43

Ok cool

Think we are getting close now.

Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £299.99
MSI X99S SLI Plus - TeamGroup 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 Intel X99 Motherboard Bundle £249.98
K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail £319.99
Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD £155.99
EVGA Superflow G2 1000w £134.99
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM £79.99
Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Black £69.98
LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-Ray-RW/DVD±RW Drive £59.99

Total : £1,388.60

I quite like the big cases so went for 900D, Added optical drive and Windows. Not too fussed about the cable sets.

Would a 1000w psu allow for a additional Titan x in the future for SLI or would I need a bigger psu?

Is there much of a difference between a 5820k and 5930k?

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 16:01

Ok, that case does look good and it would save me some money too.......

However my folks have agreed to buy my pc less the Titan X and the 840 pro for £300 so my budget is now £1800.

Worth pushing the boat out for the 5960X ?

jimjam81 · 16 May 2015 at 18:28

Thanks for all the help Stulid, I have just ordered the below

"Steamroller Asus X99" - Intel Core i7 Haswell-E DDR4 Configurable Bundle £204.99
SI Bundle - Megahalems RevC + Noiseblocker £60.72
TeamGroup Elite 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16QC01) £99.99
Intel 5820K 3.30GHz (Haswell-E) Socket LGA2011-V3 Processor - Retail (BX80648I75820K) £266.66
Phanteks Enthoo Primo Full Tower Case - White Edition £149.99
EVGA SuperNova G2 1300W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (120-G2-1300-XR) £137.49
Samsung 500GB 850 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 32 Layer 3D V-NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-75E500B/EU) £129.99
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £66.66
CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit - Black / White £58.29
LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-Ray-RW/DVD±RW Drive - Black (OEM) £49.99

ORDER COST SUMMARY

Sub Total: £1224.77
Shipping: £16.85
Total Vat: £248.32
Total inc Vat: £1,489.94

I decided to go with 5820k bundle in the end with Black and White theme, can always upgrade CPU next year to a Broadwell - E

Jim