System Upgrage help (under 1.5k)

iowa20625

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I am looking at upgrading my current set up(due to powersupply going caput!), but am going back and forth on some parts. Budget with about 1.5k or so.

I def like the PC part picker (so an answer with that would work for me).

Here is what i am looking to upgrade to:

CPU:Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard:MSI Z87 MPOWER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Storage:
1st: Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 3.5" 10000RPM
2nd: Not looking at the moment will within a year
Video Card:
1st: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (cant squeeze in 690gtx darn )
2nd: Not looking at the moment will within a year
Power Supply: Sparkle 900W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply


This comes up to about 1300 or so, I already have
Memory: 2x4GB SuperTalent DDR3 1600
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (32mb type)
Phantom White Case

All seem to be compatible, and just need another pair of eyes to look and see if there is anything else I am missing or have any advice?

Thank you in advance
 

kawininjazx

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Don't get a velociraptor, it's outdated tech. With such a nice system, you are killing your performance by not getting an SSD. Get a 128GB SSD + 1TB regular HDD. Also, I don't know about sparkle power supplies, I would get a corsair.
 

kawininjazx

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You only need an SSD big enough for your OS and programs, you can get a mechanical drive for your data, save a ton of money. Another tip, turn off page filing and hibernation, will save you like 48GB of space if you have 16GB of ram.
 
Those 10k drives are quite nice and they are significantly faster, but they are also overpriced.

Did you consider the GTX780 if you want faster? Otherwise buy the GTX770, it is cheaper then the 680 and just as fast.

If you only plan on gaming, the i7 won't give much over an i5.

And no to sparkle PSUs