My girlfriend's PC has got to be about six years old now, and while it's stood the test of time pretty well, it's definitely time to replace a good chunk of the components.
Current build:
Core 2 Duo E8400
Asus 'P5Q Pro' P45
Radeon HD 4890 1GB
4GB DDR2 @ 800MHz
Coolermaster Silent Pro 500W PSU
I'm of the opinion that it needs a complete overhaul, as opposed to replacing a bit at a time, as I'd imagine that any single replacement component will be immediately bottlenecked by everything else... So, I'm looking for thoughts on the "best value" upgrade we can get for roughly £600, with a view to running current gen games at 1080p. It's not going to be overclocked, so if I can shave 20 quid by going for something locked then that's gravy.
Current thoughts are as follows:
i5 4460
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
MSI GTX 970 Twin Frozr
2x8GB Corsair DDR3 @ 1600MHz
(see here for partpicker)
It's been a while since I've done this, so anything you think is radically out of place please let me know... How will the PSU cope? Am I going to need to beef that up as well? Also, I'm terrible at buying motherboards so any advice in that direction is particularly appreciated.
Current build:
Core 2 Duo E8400
Asus 'P5Q Pro' P45
Radeon HD 4890 1GB
4GB DDR2 @ 800MHz
Coolermaster Silent Pro 500W PSU
I'm of the opinion that it needs a complete overhaul, as opposed to replacing a bit at a time, as I'd imagine that any single replacement component will be immediately bottlenecked by everything else... So, I'm looking for thoughts on the "best value" upgrade we can get for roughly £600, with a view to running current gen games at 1080p. It's not going to be overclocked, so if I can shave 20 quid by going for something locked then that's gravy.
Current thoughts are as follows:
i5 4460
ASRock Z97 Anniversary
MSI GTX 970 Twin Frozr
2x8GB Corsair DDR3 @ 1600MHz
(see here for partpicker)
It's been a while since I've done this, so anything you think is radically out of place please let me know... How will the PSU cope? Am I going to need to beef that up as well? Also, I'm terrible at buying motherboards so any advice in that direction is particularly appreciated.
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