Questions about potential upgrades

Oleonius

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Jul 29, 2011
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Hi,

Here is my complete gaming setup.

PC:

Case: Coolermaster HAF 922

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge 3.30 GHz

Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE

MB: ASUS P8P67 Pro 3.1

GPU: EVGA GTX 780 Superclocked 3 GB

HDD WD Caviar Black 1 TB + SSD Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB

PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W SILVER 80+

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8 GB @ 1600 MHz

Peripherals:

Monitor: Acer P236H LCD

Mouse: Logitech G500s

Keyboard: Razer Arctosa

Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 367

Now, the questions:

- If you would have this setup, what would you upgrade in the near future ?

- My PC is noisy, even with no load. What can I do ?

- Will I have a bottleneck if I add a second GTX 780 in SLI ?( just asking)

- Will I have a better sound in games if I buy a sound card instead of using onboard audio on my motherboard ?
 

HunterW

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Buying a sound card is pretty much useless. You won't need it at all for better sound quality. Your CPU won't bottleneck two GTX 780's running in SLI, however it would still be a good idea to overclock a little. As for noise reduction, I would make sure your case is clean, and upgrade your heatsink and get new case fans that are made for being quiet. Some good case fans that are quiet are these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181025 . Or, instead of getting another heatsink you could get watercooling system such as the: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1683518103