So here's my system at the moment:
AMD 8350
ASUS m5a99fx pro 2.0
ASUS DirectCU II GTX 760
H100i cooler
1TB WD Blue HDD
Corsair RM850 PSU
Corsair 300r windowed case
So I have has this a while now and I have saved up some money for a few upgrades but I am just wandering what to get right now or whether to wait for future products. I have an upgrade budget of around £200 plus whatever I can get for my existing parts.
So my first option is upgrading the CPU, although the 8350 is great and performs really well it outputs a lot of heat and also gets the VRMs rather hot on the motherboard even with the H100i and its not a particularly loud system but when I am really pushing the CPU the fans can ramp up quite a bit and become distracting. I was thinking of upgrading to an Intel i7 because of the better thermals, performance and power consumption, the only problem with this is I will also have to upgrade my motherboard and although I don't mind switching everything around from one to the other I do know that products on the Intel side do tend to be a bit more pricey so this option would have to be a more long term investment.
My next option is upgrading the graphics card from a GTX 760 to something like a GTX 780. I am trying to keep the system quiet so AMD graphics are going to be a bit of a push especially with their prices at the moment. I was also wandering if I should upgrade another part and wait until the 800 series come out and grab a top end one of those, I know its looking like quite a wait but if i get another upgrade first I don't mind.
Another option is upgrading the storage, I won't be getting rid of my hard drive but more likely buy a 250Gb SSD or thereabout for my OS and also some extra games. This really isn't such a important upgrade for the moment as I am happy to wait for loading times but I have heard it makes a big difference so I just wanted to see what you might think about this option.
So for the CPU/Motherboard upgrade and GPU upgrade I would have to sell what I have now to be able to afford the upgrades but they are still looking to be £100+ upgrades if not £200 so I really want to get it right for now.
If you have any suggestions on what to upgrade to as of specific products like certain motherboards or certain 3rd party GPUs then I would appreciate it especially with the motherboard because I don't know of too many Intel Motherboard on the market right now.
EDIT - I am interested in overclocking the CPU so a reasonably high end motherboard suggestion would be best
AMD 8350
ASUS m5a99fx pro 2.0
ASUS DirectCU II GTX 760
H100i cooler
1TB WD Blue HDD
Corsair RM850 PSU
Corsair 300r windowed case
So I have has this a while now and I have saved up some money for a few upgrades but I am just wandering what to get right now or whether to wait for future products. I have an upgrade budget of around £200 plus whatever I can get for my existing parts.
So my first option is upgrading the CPU, although the 8350 is great and performs really well it outputs a lot of heat and also gets the VRMs rather hot on the motherboard even with the H100i and its not a particularly loud system but when I am really pushing the CPU the fans can ramp up quite a bit and become distracting. I was thinking of upgrading to an Intel i7 because of the better thermals, performance and power consumption, the only problem with this is I will also have to upgrade my motherboard and although I don't mind switching everything around from one to the other I do know that products on the Intel side do tend to be a bit more pricey so this option would have to be a more long term investment.
My next option is upgrading the graphics card from a GTX 760 to something like a GTX 780. I am trying to keep the system quiet so AMD graphics are going to be a bit of a push especially with their prices at the moment. I was also wandering if I should upgrade another part and wait until the 800 series come out and grab a top end one of those, I know its looking like quite a wait but if i get another upgrade first I don't mind.
Another option is upgrading the storage, I won't be getting rid of my hard drive but more likely buy a 250Gb SSD or thereabout for my OS and also some extra games. This really isn't such a important upgrade for the moment as I am happy to wait for loading times but I have heard it makes a big difference so I just wanted to see what you might think about this option.
So for the CPU/Motherboard upgrade and GPU upgrade I would have to sell what I have now to be able to afford the upgrades but they are still looking to be £100+ upgrades if not £200 so I really want to get it right for now.
If you have any suggestions on what to upgrade to as of specific products like certain motherboards or certain 3rd party GPUs then I would appreciate it especially with the motherboard because I don't know of too many Intel Motherboard on the market right now.
EDIT - I am interested in overclocking the CPU so a reasonably high end motherboard suggestion would be best
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