Upgrading PC

cgowans · 27 Jan 2013 at 12:20

Hey guys. Currently I have an AMD 1090t @ 3.8 with stock cooling and, 8gb ram and the palit gtx460 2gb. I am a flight sim x player and looking to upgrade since things are starting to get a little out dated.

Since technology has come on so much since Flight Sim X was released I would like to go for a bundle that would run the sim at great settings with addons. I'm looking to purchase a new processor, mother board and also CPU cooler to achieve a high overclock.

Budget: £350

So far I have found a I7 2700k with the Gigabyte B75M-D3V and 4gb ram, Off course I will sell the ram with my old hardware.

Anyone got any suggestions? Is the I7 2700k the way to go?

cgowans · 27 Jan 2013 at 12:31

Oh really? What is your opinion on the I7 3770K or do you think the I5 3570K would be more adequate?

cgowans · 27 Jan 2013 at 12:40

I do video and music production on my PC also but rendering times isn't really a big issue for me, im a patient guy. I'm not after SLI, my games don't support it. What mother board would you recommend that is cheaper?

cgowans · 27 Jan 2013 at 12:45

Looks like a pretty good setup there. What clock could be achieved with that?

cgowans · 27 Jan 2013 at 14:16

All purchased! Thats Mickyflinn for your suggestions, I'll get back to you on how I find the upgrade when it comes on Tuesday