Uprade Advice

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Im hoping to have a good chunk of disposable income on the 6th and like most of us want an upgrade that has been over due for a while.

I have a 3570k at 4.5ghz in a CM storm Stryker cooled by OCUK'S V8 kit

27 inch HD 60hz monitor

and dont lol a 560ti 1gb that has served me well for quite a few years

a 64gb SSD

2tb HDD for storage

My upgrade im thinking of is upgrading my pump, monitor and GFX, so while im doing this i will take the opportunity to change the XSPC tubing that came with the kit that has leaked plasticizer (or what ever it is called ) which changed my UV blue to UV green lol

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £599.99
1 x BenQ XL2420T rev2.0 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red /w Flicker FREE Technology £319.99
1 x OcUK Tech Lab - XSPC D5 Vario Pump & EK-D5 X-RES 140 CSQ Value Combo £114.98
1 x Lamptron FC5 V2 5.25" Bay Fan Controller - Black £34.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy Cable Bundle – Black £28.45
2 x XSPC EC6 Coolant Clear £8.99 (£17.98)
3 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 16/11 - Clear £5.99 (£17.97)
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 3pin x3 Fan adaptor extension 60cm - Black £5.99
1 x BitFenix Alchemy 8pin EPS extension 45cm - Black £5.99
3 x XSPC G1/4" 45° Rotary Fitting (Chrome) £3.49 (£10.47)
4 x XSPC G1/4" 90° Rotary Fitting (Chrome) £3.49 (£13.96)
8 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Chrome) £2.99 (£23.92)
Total : £1,215.19 (includes shipping : £17.10).



Now i would like your guy opinions on the upgrade and to make sure im getting the wright fittings to make a nice tidy loop (although the kit ones are nice their just bog standard. I asked in teh water cooling section and the guys were helpfull but i do not wish to get all my lovely shiney new things and feel ive missed something important. :cool:

Also would i be better getting

YOUR BASKET
1 x Acer HN274Hbmiiid 27" TRUE 120Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor with NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses £299.99
Total : £311.99 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Would the 27 inch 120hz be better than having a 144hz 24 inch does the 24 hz make so much more difference?
 
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You not watercooling your GPU?

That's how i'd use the money.

Get a new GPU (770/780) upgrade the pump asdd an extra rad if need be and watercool the CPU and GPU..

I'd personally go for the Acer but i have a feeling the BenQ will look nicer, as 24" seems the perfect size of 1080p... Not Sure.

If i had too, Acer :D
 
i did look at the OC labs gtx 780 (its a kfa2) for same sort of money but wasnt sure how it would compare to the lightning?

I do like the size of the acer as it matches the 27 inch i have is there so much difference between 120hz vs 144hz?
 
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