Upgrade!

[ryandi24]

Hey there, Im looking for some advice on upgrding my current system which ill post further down the thread.

Reasons for upgrade; I love to build desktops.. have spare time, spare cash also wanting to move up to 3 moniters rather than the current two i have so I really gotta change my graphics.

I was also thinking about upgrading the case which is probably not nessesary but it runs 24/7 more or less - the noise is quite annoying as it sits 7 feet away from my bed.. Maybe moving to watercooling would be more ideal.

I dont want to be spending much more than 1000 pound, although i can streach up to 1300-1400 IF its really worth it.

Let your minds go wild all support and advice is extreamly welcome, on the side games i run is wow, abit of the new cod and bf3.

Thanks Ryan;


Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION **

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive**

Microsoft Windows 7 - Home Premium 64 Bit

Chosen Option
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM

BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W '80 Plus' Power Supply

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/LGA2011)

 

[mp260767]

have a look at an ssd drive, crucial m4 128/256gb.

580gtx graphics card.

if you consider water cooling have a look at the Corsair Obsidian 800D, if not have a look at the Corsair Obsidian 650D.

if you go air cooled and the fans on the system arn't quiet enough you can always replace them for quieter models.

 

[ryandi24]

I was actually looking at the 580gtx already, id probably have to upgrade my psu aswell though right if i was planning on doing that; also the processor and the graphics would then dwarf the ram id almost feel bad not to upgrade that slightly.

 

[ryandi24]

I've been looking at the following watercooling kit; OcUK V12 Watercooling Kit 360 **2011 Compatible**

Now im a complete new user and pretty clueless when it comes to watercooling how I was just wondering if i were to upgrade to the 580gtx is it just as simple as buying the correct block that fits that card and throwing it in with the kit or are there a few other bits and bobs will need to be bought to add the card into the watercooling loop?