Upgrading my own system £700

[steviet32]

Hi All,
I am looking at upgrading my current hardware. What could i do with £700 for the following components?

Case
Motherboard
CPU
RAM

got the rest already.

 

[Swagger187]

What size case are you after? How much RAM do you need? What is the main use of your PC? Any particular colour theme you are going for? 700 quid tho should get you something tidy for sure.

 

[pastymuncher]

What is your current hardware including psu? What will the pc be used for?

 

[steviet32]

The PC will be used for gaming.
My current hardware is:
AMD Phenom II x6 1045t cpu
Asrock M3A770DE motherboard
1600MHz RAM
64GB SSD
2TB hardrive

Im not fussy about case. just needs usb 3.0 ports on front.

 

[Swagger187]

Very quick list of things. The case comes with a CPU cooler so that could be a win win as the stock cooler just can't hack it!

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £199.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £127.99
1 x Cooler Master CM-690 III - USB 3.0 ATX Case - Seidon Promotion Free cooler Master Seidon £99.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £50.99
Total : £493.02 (includes shipping : £11.75).



You should be fine with the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 but there are no stock currently on OCUK. Well under your 700 quid budget so plenty of money left for some fans etc. What graphics card are you running?

 

[steviet32]

I forgot to mention GPU to be included in £700.
My GPU budget is about £300

 

[stulid]

What PSU do you have? are all your drives SATA?

What SSD do you have?

 

[Swagger187]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Vapor-X OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card (11221-12-20G) £199.99
Total : £209.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 

[steviet32]

PSU is 750w corsair. Yes all drives SATA, SSD is 64GB Kingston

If I wanted to spend more on graphics what would be the limit for the CPU?

 

[Swagger187]

750W PSU will be fine for that card...
Any preference on card e.g. Nvidia or AMD? The CPU will be fine.
The Z97X gaming 3 or 5 mobo's cost 104 and 110 respectively so more saved there.

 

[steviet32]

AMD is what I've always bought.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Nvidia?

 

[Swagger187]

Swings and roundabouts mate. 970 or 980 is the way to go if you want Nvidia. 970 has VRAM issues. 3.5GB at the stated speed and then 0.5GB and considerably less speed nstead of the stated 4GB, and cost 280 upwards give or take a few pounds. 980s are the top of the range, start 400 pounds and upwards of 600. Unless you want a Titan.....

AMD 280/280X will full into your price bracket nicely and provide good performance. Close to that of the 970 if you get a 290/290X which are about 250ish!

Might be worth just browsing through some of the threads in the graphics card section to see personal thoughts and experiences of people that own the cards.

What resolution do you use btw?

 

[steviet32]

1080p single monitor.

 

[Swagger187]

You should be fine with any of the above then mate. Your choice

 

[stulid]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £57.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £50.99
Total : £596.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).




A 290 for £200 makes more sense than a 280X at £200.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £385.98
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £57.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £50.99
Total : £704.51 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Or an i7.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £277.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95
1 x Antec P100 Mid Tower Silenced Computing Case £57.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £50.99
Total : £646.46 (includes shipping : £8.00).




290X

 

[Swagger187]

A 290 for £200 makes more sense than a 280X at £200.

Totes

 

[steviet32]

Thanks gents.

They all look good.

 

[Swagger187]

Wanna get yourself a CPU cooler mine mate

 

[steviet32]

Wanna get yourself a CPU cooler mine mate

I have an artics freezer pro 7 rev2

 

[stulid]

Since my last post prices and offers have changed.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£12 Saving** £269.98
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X LE Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £245.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
Total : £630.95 (includes shipping : £12.50).





YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£25 Saving** £379.98
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £229.99
1 x NZXT Source 340 Midi-Tower Case - Red Window £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G2400HC11CDC01) £49.99
Total : £724.96 (includes shipping : £12.50).




I just noticed you have a 64GB SSD, you should consider getting a larger one such as 250GB,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-055-CR&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394