- Jun 2, 2012
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This is what I currently have:
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 ATX motherboard
Intel Core i5 3570K
Corsair Vengeance 4 x 4 GB (DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800)
EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB x2 (with SLI bridge)
XFX 750W modular PSU
Lite-on IHBS112
Coolermaster 212 EVO CPU fan with extra fan on other side of fan block
Mushkin 120GB SSD
HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5" 4TB 7200 RPM
Antec Three Hundred case
Running Windows 10 after failed experiments with Win8.1 and getting sick of manually installing crucial drivers that didn't come with Win7 when I needed to refresh my OS
I used to play games on it but now it primarily just runs Sickbeard, Couchpotato, SABnzbd+, and Plex as services. It seems like every few months, I have some sort of issue that ends up causing major calamity. A power surge, most recently a move, where when I end up booting my PC, the Windows installation (on the SSD) is corrupt and I lose everything.
Thankfully, all media is stored on a secondary drive and those have never had issues. When reinstalling Win7, I've had to unplug all SATA but the SSD just to get it running again.
I'm to the point where I'd like to upgrade. The tower is big and a little loud, even with the fan speeds reduced. I'm thinking based on what's failing, the SSD and the motherboard are the two most likely culprits, both of which I'd like to upgrade anyway.
What else can/should I keep and what should I be upgrading? Would love to keep the cost down but still get something that feels like an upgrade, even if it's just a mini-ITX board and tower that runs a lot quieter and a new SSD that doesn't have these same issues. I'm so tired of reinstalling WIndows and losing all of my settings.
***Prefer Amazon but will go to Newegg or elsewhere for better price.
TIA!
Asrock Z77 Extreme4 ATX motherboard
Intel Core i5 3570K
Corsair Vengeance 4 x 4 GB (DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800)
EVGA GTX 670 FTW 2GB x2 (with SLI bridge)
XFX 750W modular PSU
Lite-on IHBS112
Coolermaster 212 EVO CPU fan with extra fan on other side of fan block
Mushkin 120GB SSD
HGST Deskstar NAS 3.5" 4TB 7200 RPM
Antec Three Hundred case
Running Windows 10 after failed experiments with Win8.1 and getting sick of manually installing crucial drivers that didn't come with Win7 when I needed to refresh my OS
I used to play games on it but now it primarily just runs Sickbeard, Couchpotato, SABnzbd+, and Plex as services. It seems like every few months, I have some sort of issue that ends up causing major calamity. A power surge, most recently a move, where when I end up booting my PC, the Windows installation (on the SSD) is corrupt and I lose everything.
Thankfully, all media is stored on a secondary drive and those have never had issues. When reinstalling Win7, I've had to unplug all SATA but the SSD just to get it running again.
I'm to the point where I'd like to upgrade. The tower is big and a little loud, even with the fan speeds reduced. I'm thinking based on what's failing, the SSD and the motherboard are the two most likely culprits, both of which I'd like to upgrade anyway.
What else can/should I keep and what should I be upgrading? Would love to keep the cost down but still get something that feels like an upgrade, even if it's just a mini-ITX board and tower that runs a lot quieter and a new SSD that doesn't have these same issues. I'm so tired of reinstalling WIndows and losing all of my settings.
***Prefer Amazon but will go to Newegg or elsewhere for better price.
TIA!
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