I've been planning to buy a new rig now for a few months. I always planned on saving up and buying it all at once. Well that went out the window last night. I ended up finding a deal on a 7950 that I couldn't pass up. So now I figure I'll start buying parts as I can afford them and I might as well upgrade the parts that are weakest in my old system until I can complete a new one. I am looking for advice on what my weakest part is and what I should upgrade next.
Current System:
i5-750 OC @ 3.6GHz Processor (I also have a seemingly stable 4.0GHz profile but I can't cool it, I won't let it get past 85C but it gets there within a few minutes of the stress test)
Asus P7P55D-E PRO Motherboard
Cooler Master 212 Heatsink
16GB GeiL DDR3 1600 RAM
3x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 7200RPM HDD
Gigabyte Windforce Radeon HD 7950 (Upgraded from Gigabyte HD 5850) Video Card
Cooler Master 750W PSU (unsure of exact model)
Cooler Master 690 Case
Future System (as long as I get it before Haswell)
i5-3570k Processor
ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE Motherboard
Noctua L12 Heatsink
Low Profile 16GB DDR3 1600 MHz
256+ GB SATA III SSD
3+ TB HDD
Gigabyte Windforce Radeon HD 7950 (swapping the 5850 back into the current rig once this is completed)
SilverStone SG08 w/ 600W PSU
So what should I consider buying next? RAM so I can max my board out at 32GB for a while? SSD so I can boot up faster? I know Mobo, Processor and Case will have to all be bought together as none will improve my current rig without the other. I'm also not sure if the Noctua L12 will clear my RAM heat shields (although I could probably dremel them off).
Current System:
i5-750 OC @ 3.6GHz Processor (I also have a seemingly stable 4.0GHz profile but I can't cool it, I won't let it get past 85C but it gets there within a few minutes of the stress test)
Asus P7P55D-E PRO Motherboard
Cooler Master 212 Heatsink
16GB GeiL DDR3 1600 RAM
3x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 7200RPM HDD
Gigabyte Windforce Radeon HD 7950 (Upgraded from Gigabyte HD 5850) Video Card
Cooler Master 750W PSU (unsure of exact model)
Cooler Master 690 Case
Future System (as long as I get it before Haswell)
i5-3570k Processor
ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE Motherboard
Noctua L12 Heatsink
Low Profile 16GB DDR3 1600 MHz
256+ GB SATA III SSD
3+ TB HDD
Gigabyte Windforce Radeon HD 7950 (swapping the 5850 back into the current rig once this is completed)
SilverStone SG08 w/ 600W PSU
So what should I consider buying next? RAM so I can max my board out at 32GB for a while? SSD so I can boot up faster? I know Mobo, Processor and Case will have to all be bought together as none will improve my current rig without the other. I'm also not sure if the Noctua L12 will clear my RAM heat shields (although I could probably dremel them off).