what to upgrade

[poker_999]

i have

i2500k sandybirdge (This is still £160?! wtf, thats what i paid for it 12months ago?!)
8gig mushkin silverline
p67-ds3-b3 (Cheapppppp)
gtx 470


£150~ish for an upgrade.

what would you do?

 

[RJC]

SSD:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-077-OC&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=1427

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-150-SA

 

[MORE SPEED]

Do you have an SSD?

 

[Smoogels]

Agreed, a SSD would give far better all round performance than any other upgrade

 

[poker_999]

no i do not have an ssd.

how quick would things load with it?

should i install my games to it or not?

 

[RJC]

Very fast, I use mine for the operating install and most used programs and would not go back to a mechanical drive for the operating system.

With the Samsung & OCZ there should be enough for a few games & OS

 

[IvanDobskey]

Make sure you get at least a 128gb one though as anything smaller is pretty much full as soon as you've installed windows and apps.

 

[olivier renault]

(This is still £160?! wtf, thats what i paid for it 12months ago?!)

Intel owns the market They are actually more expensive (partly down to exchange rate).

Samsung 830 256GB, £150.

Motherboard (z77x-D3H) + CPU cooler if you don't have one.

 

[scottmuir424]

ssd all the way after you've done it you wont turn back I've got a pair of agility 3s in raid0 load times are very quick

 

[Marine-RX179]

SSD...and a 3rd party cooler for the GTX470 (if it doesn't already has a custom cooler) and overclock it?