Upgrading PC Help £500 Budget

themrsomedude456 · Dec 21, 2013

So I have 500 pounds to upgrade my gaming pc. My current specs are:

i7 860 2.8ghz
GTS 250 1gb
P55 - US3L
8gb RAM
1 500gb HDD and 2 200gb HDD's
600W PSU
1680x1050 Monitor

So the sole reason I am upgrading is to run games and better video settings and better fps while keeping my i7 for rendering purposes.

I would like to buy 4 things:
CPU cooler to overclock CPU.
A new GPU.
1080p Monitor.
And a new PSU.

I have the following choices so far:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-Express-Display/dp/B00CY5GP08/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387628597&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+770

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-VE247H-Widescreen-Intelligence-Technology/dp/B004T2LMP2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387628675&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+monitor

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0068OI7T8/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Modular-Certified/dp/B00ALK3QRS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387628605&sr=8-1&keywords=750w+psu

Are these parts all compatible with my build? Would you recommend any other parts? And what would a decent overclock be?

By the way I will most likely be making these purchases in the next few days.

Thanks in advance

Rohit G Nair · Dec 21, 2013

Go for Corsair Gaming series 750 watts or more psu
CM Hyper 212 evo or water cooling for intense overclocking
amd radeon r9 290x or hd 7970
Nvidia geforce gtx 780 or greater gpu for extreme fps or go for HD 7870 or gtx 760 or 770 to reduce cost if you can't spend that much.

Rohit G Nair · Dec 21, 2013

That monitor is enough.

themrsomedude456 · Dec 21, 2013

So are my choices good then?

Rohit G Nair · Dec 21, 2013

Your choice for monitor is good and the other parts you may choose as what I recommended. You won't regret. Don't forget to choose mine as solution if I helped you.

themrsomedude456 · Dec 21, 2013

Rohit G Nair :

Is 750W enough or should I go for 850W

Rohit G Nair · Dec 21, 2013

750 watts will be enough but it is always good to have a more powerful one to be future proof and if you can afford.

camohanna · Dec 21, 2013

Leave the monitor upgrade. If you can stretch the extra 75, go for this

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nHGv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nHGv/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nHGv/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£112.31 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£225.72 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £575.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 13:06 GMT+0000)

If you cant go for an extra 75, drop to an 8320 + 990fx mobo.

Rohit G Nair · Dec 21, 2013

camohanna :

Leave the monitor upgrade. If you can stretch the extra 75, go for this

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nHGv
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nHGv/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2nHGv/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£112.31 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card (£225.72 @ Dabs)
Power Supply: XFX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£71.98 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £575.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 13:06 GMT+0000)

If you cant go for an extra 75, drop to an 8320 + 990fx mobo.

Bro, He wants a CPU cooler and not a CPU. Better he go with my recommendations.

spentshells · Dec 21, 2013

Wow, easy on the psu 600watts is plenty actually way more than enough.

Cheaper and better built, but also offers less power( i own and like my cx600)

Rohit G Nair · Dec 21, 2013

Having a better psu is always good in overclocking and also if you are upgrading the compoments in future then you won't need to buy a psu again and also if you try to crossfire or do anything causing an increase in power consumption it will help you if you spend a few extra bucks now.

themrsomedude456 · Dec 21, 2013

I would be keeping my GTS 250 and using that for my second monitor.

camohanna · Dec 21, 2013

themrsomedude456 :

2 monitors on that gpu is stretching it. You would be much better off upgrading your cpu/mobo as you have 1st gen core series.

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