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I think it's about time to go about upgrading my system
. She's served me well for a number of years but it just can't cut the mustard with today's games and apps.
My system at current spec is as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Socket 939 Motherboard (can't remember make but it was cheap
).
2GB DDR2 400MHz memory.
Inno3D Nvidia GTX260 Freezer X2 Graphics card (recently bought to extend system life a bit longer).
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS soundcard.
Pioneer DVD-RW drive.
LiteOn CD-RW drive (dead
).
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 500GB hard Drive.
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard.
Microsoft Razer Habu mouse.
Samsung 22" monitor.
Hiper type R modular silent PSU 530W
The system I intend to change it to is as follows:
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz overclocked to 4.00GHz.
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler.
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard.
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel.
Inno3D Nvidia GTX260 Freezer X2 Graphics card. (later to be upgraded with an additional card running SLI or change for DX11 Card).
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS soundcard.
Pioneer DVD-RW drive.
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache x2 (running in Raid0 config as system drive).
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 500GB hard Drive (maybe stay inside case or will convert to external).
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard.
Microsoft Razer Habu mouse.
Samsung 22" monitor.
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
The system changes I want to make are highlighted in red. These will be changed with the following items from Overclockers.
Samsung F3 drives http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940
Overclocked i7 bundle http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-171-OK&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=1675
Power Supply http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084
I'm about 90% decided on the spec of the PC but there's a few nigling questions on my mind. Just wondering if I can pick forum users brains on this issue
.
1) I was thinking about getting a solid state drive as the system drive, but the current price of SSD's and lack of capacity put me off. The capacity and read/write speeds of the F3 drives running raid0 seemed more attractive and kept me with a platter system drive. Good move or should I reconsider?
2) Would my PSU have trouble driving my system if I were to add a 2nd GTX260 card at a later date?
3) Would I do better to buy the MB/CPU/Ram separately and go for higher clock speed memory and clocking the system myself? Or would the memory supplied be more than sufficient for my needs?
Think that's about it. If any other questions pop up in my head I'll fell free to post them
.
edit: Upgrade list changed due to good suggestions from forum users
.

My system at current spec is as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Socket 939 Motherboard (can't remember make but it was cheap

2GB DDR2 400MHz memory.
Inno3D Nvidia GTX260 Freezer X2 Graphics card (recently bought to extend system life a bit longer).
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS soundcard.
Pioneer DVD-RW drive.
LiteOn CD-RW drive (dead

Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 500GB hard Drive.
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard.
Microsoft Razer Habu mouse.
Samsung 22" monitor.
Hiper type R modular silent PSU 530W
The system I intend to change it to is as follows:
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz overclocked to 4.00GHz.
Titan TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir CPU Cooler.
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard.
Patriot Viper 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) Low Latency Tri-Channel.
Inno3D Nvidia GTX260 Freezer X2 Graphics card. (later to be upgraded with an additional card running SLI or change for DX11 Card).
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS soundcard.
Pioneer DVD-RW drive.
Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache x2 (running in Raid0 config as system drive).
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 500GB hard Drive (maybe stay inside case or will convert to external).
Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard.
Microsoft Razer Habu mouse.
Samsung 22" monitor.
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
The system changes I want to make are highlighted in red. These will be changed with the following items from Overclockers.
Samsung F3 drives http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=940
Overclocked i7 bundle http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-171-OK&groupid=43&catid=339&subcat=1675
Power Supply http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084
I'm about 90% decided on the spec of the PC but there's a few nigling questions on my mind. Just wondering if I can pick forum users brains on this issue

1) I was thinking about getting a solid state drive as the system drive, but the current price of SSD's and lack of capacity put me off. The capacity and read/write speeds of the F3 drives running raid0 seemed more attractive and kept me with a platter system drive. Good move or should I reconsider?
2) Would my PSU have trouble driving my system if I were to add a 2nd GTX260 card at a later date?
3) Would I do better to buy the MB/CPU/Ram separately and go for higher clock speed memory and clocking the system myself? Or would the memory supplied be more than sufficient for my needs?
Think that's about it. If any other questions pop up in my head I'll fell free to post them

edit: Upgrade list changed due to good suggestions from forum users

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