Need Help With Gaming PC Upgrade

CamHaynes · Dec 2, 2013

Hey, i bought a gaming PC on a budget ( £700 ) one and a half years ago, and have recently, by working a few jobs got enough money to partially upgrade it ( still not too much ) and just wondered if anyone could help me out by telling me what the best parts to upgrade are.

Here are my current specs:
CPU - AMD FX 6100 Black Edition
CPU Cooler - Corsair H60 water cooler
Motherboard - ASUS M5A78L-M LX V2
Ram - 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz
Hard Drive - 1TB S-ATAIII 6.00Gb/s
Graphics Card - AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
PSU - 600W Xigmatek
Case - Zalman Z11 Plus

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I have a current budget of around £400 - £600 ( again not a lot to work with but hopefully enough to give me pc a few much needed upgrades )

I currently mainly use the PC for MMO's, such as guild wars 2, which is very CPU intensive.

Here is what i am thinking about upgrading at the moment -

Intel i5 4670k - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CO8TBOW/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Gigabyte Z87X - D3H - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CUCRKO0/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

That is already £270 gone, so i would have about £130- £330 left.

Would it be worth upgrading the case? i have heard good things about the Fractal Design Define R4, or the cpu cooling, as i have also heard good things about the noctua NH-D14? Or shall i upgrade something completely different, any help would be greatly appreciated but please keep in mind that i am still somewhat on a budget, however i could save a bit longer and get something a bit better if it would make a great difference. Thanks again, Cam

Tradesman1 · Dec 2, 2013

Looks good so far, for your CPU rather than the Noctua, could go the Hyper 212 EVO (about $30) then hold on to the rest of your money and keep putting it away towards a better GPU next, will prob see some price drops on GPUs again in Jan, nVidia has their new line of cards due out

AxlFone · Dec 2, 2013

Well 7his is new. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s

This is better than CM 212 EVO.
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Coolers+-+Air/CPU+Coolers/Thermalright+HR-02+Macho+Rev.A+%28BW%29+Performance+CPU+Cooler+?productId=53398

Need psu?

CamHaynes · Dec 2, 2013

AxlFone :

Hi, thanks for the suggestions, I think i would probably want to get a new PSU as the one i got was on a budget, do you have any suggestions? Thanks again

Tradesman1 · Dec 2, 2013

I'd look towards SeaSonic, Corsair or the like - good quality in a 600 or or so

AxlFone · Dec 2, 2013

CamHaynes :

This is really good quality.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Flower-SF600P14XE-Golden-80plus-Modular/dp/B003TOO6KE

This is good too

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/Modular+650W+or+less/650W+Seasonic+G-650+80PLUS+Gold+Modular+Power+Supply+?productId=57065

CamHaynes · Dec 2, 2013

Do you think that I would need to buy a new case, to fit in the new cpu cooler, or would the zalman z11 be fine? Thanks again for all of the suggestions, if anyone has any more, it would be greatly appreciated. I will be coming off for the night now so will look at any new comments when i wake up. Thanks again, Cam

Tradesman1 · Dec 2, 2013

The Z11 is about 10 inches wide, so should have plenty of room

(Nice case)

AxlFone · Dec 2, 2013

I think new case is good buy now. Fractal R4 is really bice silent case. And cheap price now.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4bl
Much better build quality than zallman do have..
Window version is just 10 more.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4blw
And white is option too

Tradesman1 · Dec 2, 2013

AxlFone :

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Both are great cases, but doesn't make much sense to replace a perfectly good, well made case, Zalman is very high quality

AxlFone · Dec 3, 2013

Tradesman1 :

Well IMO it is not

But what do it mean that you say it is good and I say it is not?
This is just two personal opinions. If you do not have Zallman case how can u say it is good?

Tradesman1 · Dec 3, 2013

I've used a few of their cases and they are good, nice cable management,sturdy, good air flow, roomy...

CamHaynes · Dec 3, 2013

Hi, thanks everyone for your suggestions, i just have one more question. I made this list - http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2eg3b with everything that is currently in my PC ( i cant afford a GPU upgrade at the moment ) Is everything in there Ok? Will everything fit in a fractal design case? Or shall i keep the zalman, also would it be worth getting a 120GB SSD or upgrading my ram? Again, thanks a lot for everyone's input, Cam

Tradesman1 · Dec 3, 2013

The Zalman would be fine and all will fit, should be a nice rig

CamHaynes · Dec 3, 2013

Tradesman1 :

Thanks

you and everyone else has been very helpful, i appreciate it. Since i don't need to buy a new case, would it be worth upgrading my RAM or getting an SSD? Or should i just upgrade my cpu, mobo, cpu cooler and then save for a gpu in the future? Thanks again

Cam.

Tradesman1 · Dec 3, 2013

Could put it away for a future upgrade, since primarily gaming I'd prob look to the GPU next (and should be additional price drops towards the end of Jan when nVidia releases it's new lines of cards

CamHaynes · Dec 4, 2013

Thanks everyone for your help

everyone's comments are greatly appreciated!

Tradesman1 · Dec 4, 2013

Keep us updated on how all goes!

CamHaynes · Dec 4, 2013

Thanks

I have just ordered everything, i will try and make an update post after christmas

Thanks again

Tradesman1 · Dec 4, 2013

Will be waiting to hear !

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