I am currently upgrading my computer due to a blown video cards (was an 8800GT). I decided to upgrade to GTX 570. Also required me to replace my power supply, so I got an 850W. Those pieces, along with my keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor (1920x1080), and case are not replacable. I also have a second monitor i run at a lower resolution. I run windows 7 64 bit home premium.
I do not like overclocking, longevity of my computer parts is extremely important to me.
Currently running:
q6600 @stock (2.4ghz)
(2x2) 4 gigs DDR2 800 ram (dont remember brand)
ASUS P5N-D
non-stock cpu fan
Upgrades I am looking at:
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Intel Core i5-2500K
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
With my primary usage being gaming (I play crysis, sc2, league of legends) and I plan on playing SWOTR and D3 in the future -
will I see a major improvement with these upgrades? How much of a bottleneck is a harddrive (I currently have a somewhat older 7200 rpm hdd)? Should I just suck it up and OC my 6600 to ~3-3.2 and call it a day? Are these upgrades the best options (budget for these upgrades is about 500 but id be willing to go a bit higher for drastic improvements)?
I do not like overclocking, longevity of my computer parts is extremely important to me.
Currently running:
q6600 @stock (2.4ghz)
(2x2) 4 gigs DDR2 800 ram (dont remember brand)
ASUS P5N-D
non-stock cpu fan
Upgrades I am looking at:
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Intel Core i5-2500K
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
With my primary usage being gaming (I play crysis, sc2, league of legends) and I plan on playing SWOTR and D3 in the future -
will I see a major improvement with these upgrades? How much of a bottleneck is a harddrive (I currently have a somewhat older 7200 rpm hdd)? Should I just suck it up and OC my 6600 to ~3-3.2 and call it a day? Are these upgrades the best options (budget for these upgrades is about 500 but id be willing to go a bit higher for drastic improvements)?