Xmas upgrade

[zMarkon]

Hey,

So I plan to do an upgrade coming up to xmas. Would like some advise on what to upgrade although i'm pretty sure most will pick out the graphics card.

Here is my current system:

YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M) **FREE SHIPPING** £209.99
1 x Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £169.99
1 x MSI Z87-G45 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £124.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black £116.99
1 x Corsair 2013 Edition Gamer Series GS 700W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020064-UK) £79.99
1 x Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £73.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1K2/8GX) £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache - OEM (ST31000524AS) HDD £52.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 90 Day Guarantee £44.99
1 x Corsair SP120 Performance Series High Pressure - Dual Pack (CO-9050008-WW) £25.99
Total : £961.91 (includes shipping : FREE).



Budget for upgrade is £350-£400

Cheers

 

[Doomedspeed]

Either sell your 7950 and get a 7990 or a 290X

or

Get a new PSU and another 7950

What do you think?

You have a CPU right?

 

[zMarkon]

Haha, I literally sat here for 5mins before posting thinking I missed something. Added it to OP. Think i'd prefer to get one good card as the PSU is pretty new, so is the 7950 aswell though.

 

[Doomedspeed]

Gonna be honest, theres no real point in upgrading anything...

I was just giving you option of what to do if you HAD too..

Could you get a new monitor?

 

[zMarkon]

So you wouldn't upgrade the card for the likes of BF4 etc? Not too bothered about a new monitor unless it is 120Hz

 

[snips86x]

Something like this?

YOUR BASKET
1 x BenQ XL2411T 24" TRUE 144Hz 3D Vision 2.0 Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red £269.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £149.99
Total : £433.48 (includes shipping : £11.25).



Bigger SSD for your OS and use your 120 for games.

 

[oceaness]

YOUR BASKET
2 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99 (£173.98)



RAID 0?

 

[zMarkon]

What would you say would be better gaming wise. Upgrade GFX or 144Hz monitor? I presume the monitor will offer a smoother experience but so will a graphics card.

 

[snips86x]

What would you say would be better gaming wise. Upgrade GFX or 144Hz monitor? I presume the monitor will offer a smoother experience but so will a graphics card.

Nothing wrong with your card mate, that'll destroy everything you put through it.

 

[zMarkon]

So just overclock it and get a new monitor? No experience overclocking thats what puts me off. Worth the upgrade?

 

[snips86x]

So just overclock it and get a new monitor? No experience overclocking thats what puts me off. Worth the upgrade?

Yes.

Post a request in the Overclocking & Cooling section Forum for some guidance and get a nice 144hz monitor and bigger SSD if you can.

 

[acharris]

Maybe buy some RAM, as you don't list it so that will upgrade it brilliantly

 

[zMarkon]

Added it in the OP except it's in red. Took snips advise and overclocked my GPU rather well for my first time Going to get a new monitor for an upgrade I think

 

[BurntProc]

Bigger and better SSD, maybe even a badass revodrive

Soundcard?

 

[zMarkon]

Really like the look of the 144Hz monitors so going to upgrade to one then another SSD. Would a soundcard really make that much of a difference if i'm using an Astro Mixamp atm?