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DEL 707

DEL 707

DEL 707

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Want to give my PC a bit of an overhaul and could do with some suggestions.
Here are my current specs.
  • Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz (Bloomfield) clocked at 4Ghz
  • Asus P6X58D-E Intel X58
  • MSI HD 7850 Power Edition Twin Frozr IV OC 2048MB GDDR5
  • Corsair XMS3 12GB (6x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz
  • Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two (V3) Ultimate Gaming Case
  • Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler
  • Sapphire Pure 625W Modular Power Supply

At the moment, the areas I'm looking to upgrade are my hard drive, graphics card and monitor.

I'm using a standard 1TB hard drive at the moment and I would like to upgrade to SSD, I'd like to aim along the lines of getting 2 SSD's, a smaller 120GB for windows and a bigger 500GB for gaming.
How easy is it to install SSD's? Are they just plug and play?

For the graphics card, I want to switch over to Nvidia. I'm aiming for a 970 but what to keep the price under £300.

I'm using a Samsung T200 monitor, which is full of bugs, literally. I've like to stay around the same sort of size, 21.5" maximum.

If anyone thinks anything else in my build needs replacing, I'd be glad for suggestions.
 
Did a little looking around and was advised to hold off until next Friday.

I'm aiming for a Nvidia 970, but I'm still worried about my motherboard/CPU, are they going to cause any kind of problems?
 
You may want to check your BIOS is up to date in case it doesn't recognize the newer GFX release.
 
I've been warned that my PSU won't be powerful enough for the 970...
So it's looking like I might need a whole new PC, bar my CPU. :rolleyes:
 
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