Upgrading Rig

Vesper

Vesper

Vesper

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Looking to upgrade my system, this is what I have so far.

Already got a PSU and Optical drive sorted as well as an OS. Just looking at the hardware.

If there's better tech out there that's cheaper (Or can achieve the same results) then I'd love suggestions, cheaper the better.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £239.99
1 x Gigabyte X79-UD3 Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £145.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £129.95
1 x Aerocool Mechatron Gaming Windowed Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler + Free Pure Wings 2 120mm Fan £65.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
Total : £1,160.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
Here is a Red/Black Z97 based build.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £104.99
1 x NZXT H440 Mid Tower Case - Black £94.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 1220 Series 4 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £81.6
1 x Corsair Vengeance Pro Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R) £59.99
Total : £996.50 (includes shipping : £12.50).




The Motherboard comes with a free Corsair Headset whilst stock lasts.

The Corsair Ram is on offer this week. The 8GB is plenty for gaming.

Depending on what resolution you play at, you could save more by going for a GTX780 or R9 290.

You would need an external Optical drive if you go for the H440 case, as it doesn't have an internal drive bay
 
I should also specify that I'd like to stick with nVidia graphic cards, been using radeon graphic cards and didn't perform well to my liking and a majority of the games I play encorporate Nvidia PhysX systems
 
Vesper said:
I should also specify that I'd like to stick with nVidia graphic cards, been using radeon graphic cards and didn't perform well to my liking and a majority of the games I play encorporate Nvidia PhysX systems
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Ok thats fair enough :)

One of these would be a good choice. Gigabyte and EVGA also have very good warranty support.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £479.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-2784-KR) £379.99
Total : £869.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
 
 
I would probably wait for the Devil Canyon CPUs being released next month(4670k and 4790k).

Here's a spec anyway, if you decide to wait till next month the 4770k is only a placeholder

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C10 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX318C10FRK2/16) £119.99
1 x MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard **MSI Cashback** £107.99
1 x Aerocool Mechatron Gaming Windowed Tower Case - Black £79.99
1 x Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler - Red £69.98
1 x IC Diamond 7-Carat Thermal Compound (1.5g) £6.98
Total : £1,034.47 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
I think the unlocked Haswell cpu's are a few weeks off yet (Middle of June) I agree if you are not in a hurry then wait for them to hit the shelves.

@dacads

Op wants Nvidia for Physx :)
 
I'm not in a major hurry, more-so testing the waters to see what's the current tech to aim for. Been a few years since my last upgrade as I've been out of work since then, managed to aquire a job to pay for this so hopefully in the next few months I can fork out for a nice system.

I appreciate the advice and suggestions given so far, many thanks :D
 
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