Upgrading Inspiron 620 unrecognizably...

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So I currently have a Dell Inspiron 620, not the slim, and these are the 2 upgraded parts I've added so far:

PCPartPicker part list
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 17:36 EST-0500)


I'm looking to upgrade it further and currently have these items in a Newegg shopping cart to buy now, and I want to make sure everything will play nice together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($130.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $350.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 17:42 EST-0500)


The Insipiron 620 came with a i3-2100 and a micro ATX board, this limits what I can upgrade to if I keep the current processor for a while but if I stick with the build I'd probably add the following in the future (like in a year or so):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.90 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $516.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 17:51 EST-0500)


I may also Crossfire the current HD 7770 or just buy a new graphics card after that...


Anything smarter I can do?

Thanks for you help
 
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Regarding the parts you plan to upgrade now, change to a Kingston SSD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107) or the Evo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247). Yes, the Samsung Pro is faster but I don't believe it's worth the $40 premium, especially when you are unlikely to notice any speed differences in daily tasks. The ASRock motherboard and the case are good products for their respective prices.

The parts you plan to upgrade in the future are overkill for gaming. I'd recommend changing the CPU to 3570K (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504), and the memory to 8 GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313344). The 3770K won't benefit you because most games are single threaded, and 8 GB at 1600 Mhz is enough memory for all current games. If you think you'll need the 16 GB, add a 8 GB stick now and another stick in the future.

Use the ~$300 you saved through these changes to upgrade your GPU. It'll be your bottleneck in games.

 
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Ok so this is where I'm at, those marked with a price is an order I'm about to make, those without is what I currently have.

Good idea?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: 4 GB DDR3 667MHz (Purchased)
Other: 2 GB DDR3 667MHz (Purchased)
Total: $415.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-11 19:12 EST-0500)


I really like this combo too, I'll prolly get it next month: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1567593

 
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