Parts upgrade for gaming pc (CPU/MB/Ram/VC)

[Mocs123]

Approximate Purchase Date: Trying to decide if an upgrade would help. Possibly as early as this week.
Budget Range: ~$600 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the Internet
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, OS, PSU, CPU Cooler, Sound Card, Case, SSD, HDD.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I have to pay 9.25% sales tax at Newegg so probably Tiger Direct or other websites. I do NOT live near a Microcenter
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: N/A
Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe (Already have one 460GTX)

Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

Here is what I have that I plan on re-using

Case: Original Cooler Master Stacker
PSU: Corsair 650 watt TX series
SSD: 128g Crucial C300
HDD: WD Black 640g
Sound Card: Older SB X-Fi
NIC: Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100
Video Card: Sparkle 460GTX 768mb
Keyboard: Generic Logitec
Monitor: Dell 2209wa E-IPS 1680*1050
CPU Fan: Coolermaster Hyper 212+

Debating about re-using my mouse: Logitec G5 (If I replace I will probably go with a G500)


Here is what I am looking at:

CPU: Intel 2500K $229
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7073161&CatId=6988

MB: MSI P67A-GD53 B3 $159 (Tiger Direct doesn’t have a ton of choices)
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=93425&CatId=6978

Ram: GSkill Ripjaws 8g (on the MB approved ram list) $85 (from Newegg B/C Tiger has nothing)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

VC: NVIDIA GTX460 768 (to SLI with my current card $120
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6488427&CatId=3670

I will probably grab a DVD drive too as mine is a IDE drive from 2004.






My questions are:

What are your thoughts on this system? Is there anything better for the money?

What about the RAM? The timings don't seem great. How big of deal is that?

Is my Corsair 650w PSU enough for the duel 460’s?

Is this enough of an improvement over my current system?

AMD X3 435 (2.9g)
Gigabyte 770 Chipset MB
4g Cucial Memory
Single GTX 460

This system above has been a pain since I built it over a year ago. I have had all kinds of problems with the system, so much so that it is driving me to upgrade. I mostly play COD black ops.

 

[Upendra09]

i would stick with AMD like a phenom 965 BE, gigabyte 880G mobo, and cheap 1066 DDR3 RAM that can be OCed

and switch to an ATI radeon 5850/90

 

[unknown_13]

i would stick with AMD like a phenom 965 BE, gigabyte 880G mobo, and cheap 1066 DDR3 RAM that can be OCed

and switch to an ATI radeon 5850/90

No.

A LOT better option is the i5-2500K system and 2xGTX460's in SLI. Remember that the i5-2500K OC's very easily, 4.2GHz with stock cooling in good ventilated case in no problem, and that 2xGTX460 768MB in SLI = single GTX570, alot faster than an HD 5850.

edit- and yes the Corsair TX650 would be enough for dual GTX460's and for OC'ed i5-2500K.

 

[zooted]

Going the 2500k route is a good idea. The single gtx 460 should be good enough for your resolution, but they do scale quite nicely so I can't really argue with that. =d

 

[aznshinobi]

check out my siggy for 1000$ build the main parts should fit you

 

[Mocs123]

Any thoughts on the MSI Mobo? TigerDirect doesn't carry the ASrock and I would have to pay tax at Newegg making it $16 more.

Thanks for everyones help!

 

[aznshinobi]

That TigerDirect board is OK, not the best but it looks good.

 

[Mocs123]

Best answer selected by Mocs123.

 

[Mocs123]

Thanks for all the help. I placed my order today.

 

[aznshinobi]

Alright good luck!

 

[unknown_13]

Good luck from me too