Upgrades ?! or NEW Build ?!

igs555 · May 20, 2014

Hello Everyone!! NEED Your HELP...

I am debating on upgrading parts on my PC. Please comment on what you think would be best suited after this build.
Debating on upgrading my CPU/ Graphics card for sure. Considering i currently run dual monitors atm already and sometimes see lines flash.
Or maybe upgrade the video card and keep the old & upgrade my power supply too.

Or should we try to overclock the CPU. Seems like a reasonable motherboard to have for few more years.
Or perhaps go with Overclocking the CPU with nice CPU cooler. Or scrap the 2.66 and upgrade to a 3.0+
Let me know all your comments. Budget is still considered here.
Thank you all.

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Processor : Intel Core i7 920 @ 2666 MHz (max : 2948)
920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Physical Memory : 18432 MB DDR3-SDRAM
Memory: 20480MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 20472MB RAM
Page File: 3580MB used, 37360MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Hard Disk : Western Digital WD10EVDS-63U8B0 ATA Device (1000GB)
Mainboard : Asus P6T DELUXE V2
Chipset : Intel X58
Hard Disk : Western Digital WD10EVDS-63U8B0 ATA Device (1000GB)
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x68B8)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68B8&SUBSYS_29901682&REV_00
Display Memory: 2789 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1001 MB
Shared Memory: 1787 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

terry4536 · May 20, 2014

The "sometimes see lines flash" problem will likely disappear with the new graphics card. I would say that it is better to build a new system than upgrading piecemeal.

And this way you have a backup computer (or sell it) rather than a drawer of parts.

megamanx00 · May 20, 2014

Despite being 5yrs old now the i7-920 is more than capable for modern gaming if you overclock it. A decent tower cooler will help with that. What you should do is get a good cooler, get an SSD, and get a better video card. What's your budget?

igs555 · May 20, 2014

megamanx00 :

Hello: Thank you for your swift reply.
Budget is $300 or so for graphics card. and $40 or so for cooler. Not sure if i should even put in the $100 for a Liquid cooling CPU system. And Deff getting the SSD($125) card to help with everything. What core temps should i be looking for? for normal use/gaming/ and stress use?!

megamanx00 · May 22, 2014

Well for a video card the best bang for the buck is the GeForce GTX 760, but a 280X also looks pretty good when it's as low as $270

VisionTek 900652 Radeon R9 280X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129280

A 280X is gonna be about 4x as fast as the 5700 you currently have. This comparison should give you an idea of the performance boost you could expect though considering the amount of games they didn't include the 5770 in this probably doesn't do the 280x justice

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041?vs=1078

For cooling the Hyper 212 is an easy choice

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

but if you want to spend a little more you could go into water cooling for a better overclock.

terry4536 · May 23, 2014

I agree with the range of graphics cards (GTX 760 or R9-280X or for a little more the GTX 77O SC). I'm not a big fan of the Hyper 212. It's cheap and that's about it. I would go with this at that price point.

XIGMATEK Dark Knight II SD1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029

megamanx00 · May 23, 2014

For the price the Hyper 212 is very effective. It's just a bit of a pain to install but that's true for a lot of tower coolers

. Xigmatek makes pretty good tower coolers, but I'd rather go with the XIGMATEK Prime SD1484 or their Thor's Hammer. The night hawk edition seems a little gimmicky to me

but of course it is still a pretty good cooler.

terry4536 · May 23, 2014

I agree totally with your remark about the gimmicky coating, but they do seem to work. I was looking just at the $40 price point. I normally suggest Noctua coolers. I'm a big fan of the NH-D14 cooler. The one in my Asus ROG system just keeps proving itself as one of the best.

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