Upgrading my comp over time

chris_uk333 · 25 Jun 2010 at 15:16

Hi guys. I am upgrading my PC every few months, and wondered where i should start. My specs are:

Q8200
ATI XFX Overclocked 4850
4GB DDR2 OCZ
OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W
320GB Sata HD
Motherboard is a Asus P5KPL-AM
Case is Thermaltake VL10001W2Z Element G Case

I am going to spend 200-300 for the first upgrade. What should i plump for? Motherboard and CPU? I am a gamer and ultimately want to play my games on 1920 x 1080.

Cheers in advance.

AiiR · 25 Jun 2010 at 15:22

Would try and save a wee bit more money then go for an i5 or Phenom II setup, then you have a solid platform for other upgrades such as an ssd or better graphics.

pooley · 25 Jun 2010 at 15:54

you could oc your cpu to 3.0/3.2mhz and then get yourself a 5850.

skid34 · 25 Jun 2010 at 19:32

pooley said:
you could oc your cpu to 3.0/3.2mhz and then get yourself a 5850.

+1

also you could drop a ssd in there to make it nice and snappy
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-007-CR&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910

chris_uk333 · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:25

Would an SSD improve performance decently?

stulid · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:28

pooley said:
you could oc your cpu to 3.0/3.2mhz and then get yourself a 5850.

+1

chris_uk333 · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:29

I have no idea how to overclock though. I might go for a 5850 though...Cheers for replies

chris_uk333 · 26 Jun 2010 at 02:27

Thoughts on this upgrade package?

stulid · 26 Jun 2010 at 09:06

chris_uk333 said:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7582/ocukthoughts.jpg[IMG]

Thoughts on this upgrade package?[/QUOTE]

good, you would also need a performance cooler to O/C the cpu, [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR[/url]

Ryan-3 · 26 Jun 2010 at 09:45

I'd go for a H50 CPU cooler rather than a blu ray drive, and then a 5850.

Then if you wanted to go and overclock, I guess we'd all be happy to help

stulid · 26 Jun 2010 at 10:00

Ryan-3 said:
I'd go for a H50 CPU cooler rather than a blu ray drive,)

not sure it would fit, requires a 120mm fan mount, unless the 140mm fan in the case has the same mounting hole size.

http://www.thermaltake.com/product_info.aspx?PARENT_CID=C_00001439&id=C_00001440&name=Element+G&ov=

chris_uk333 · 28 Jun 2010 at 14:57

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8837/ocukidea2.png

Here is another package i came up with...Trouble is, my DDR2 wouldn't work on it; would it? I am looking to upgrade over time you see.