Upgrading, some advice please

[Mart2912]

Hi guys,

I will be ordering quite a few upgrades (Basically almost an entire build) and would like some advice/suggestions regarding what I am planning on going for. So far It has come down to this:

• Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
• Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
• Samsung 120GB SSD 840 SATA 6Gb/s Desktop and Notebook Kit (Any better alternatives?)
• Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
• Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply
• Corsair Vengeance RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9R) (Again, really unsure with regards to the RAM)

I will also need a new harddrive, with around 500GB to 1TB of space but I'm really unsure what to go for.

I currently have the Corsair 600t case and a 7870 (Which is doing a good job at 1080p), which I am not looking to replace. My absolute max budget is £1000, so advise and or suggestions are greatly appreciated as I will be ordering this within the next few days.

PS - This build is purely for gaming. BF3, Skyrim etc, thanks.

 

[Mart2912]

Thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated! I have heard good things about the Plextor SSD's, but totally forgot about them, so thanks for that.

As for the CPU, although I did say purely for gaming, I did forget that I will be using applications like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere. Although I am not using these programs just yet, I will be in like 2-3 months time. Would the i7 be noticeably better in these tasks? If not, Ill probably go for the i5. Cheers.

Edit:

ah the i7 is better, not entirely but there are aot more areas where the i7 is beter than it is worse http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=701 and when its worst its by a small margin

Well I guess that kind of answers my question regarding the i7.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z77 Sabertooth Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £181.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £99.98
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9) £53.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £53.99
Total : £734.88 (includes shipping : FREE).

Funnily enough, I have that exact RAM in my current setup. Sounds daft I know, but it never even crossed my mind that it would be compatible with the 1155/z77 chipset , but makes perfect sense when you actually put some thought into it! Guess I can save a little there then.

Just FYI, I should have included my current specs in the original post :

AMD 960t @ 3.6
Corsair Vengeance 8GB @ 1600
Some crappy Mini ATX Asus board. It's done the job, but very limited. Can't complain for what I paid for it at the time though.
Corsair VX 450W power supply - Good enough, but I'm looking for modular.
320 GB Western Digital Caviar Black