Ok so I know an upgrade to my computer is overdue. It's a prebuilt Dell Studio 540 I got a while back and I need to upgrade most of the parts. Now I don't have all the money in the world so don't go suggesting Dual Xeons and four way SLI Mars II's. I don't know whether to shell out the $ for an i7-2600k or i5-2500k or if I should wait for Ivy Bridge next year. Also I recently purchased an MSI GTX 560Ti Twin Frozr ii and I'm fine with that at the moment. When I got the GTX I also ordered a Corsair TX650 but my mobo wouldn't detect it so I returned it. The computer shop I went to replaced it with a crappy AGI 580W -_-, so yup, new PSU definitely! Now I'm wondering if when the NVIDIA 6xx series or the AMD 7xxx series whether I should upgrade to maybe an AMD 7950/7970 or GTX 670/680 or if I should just get another GTX 560Ti and run it in SLI (assuming I get a new mobo of course). I just don't know how much faster PCI-e 3.0 is... I also have a case I was looking at:
Cooler Master 690 II Nvidia Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119242)
or just the regular Cooler Master 690 II (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216)
I'd rather get the NVIDIA one but I have no clue if it's better
Also I don't know whether my OEM 690 GB Dell hard drive is compatible with new mobos or not so I'd like to know if it is and if it isn't I guess I'll have to buy a new hard drive... In addition I'd like to have a cooling system for the PC as I don't like it to get to hot (or I might OC, who knows).
So I guess this is what I'm looking for
$300 CPU OR wait for Ivy Bridge
Wait for new GPUs or SLI GTX560Ti's
$150-$250 Mobo
$150-$250 HDD or keep the OEM one I have.
CM690 or another case?
$75-$250 PSU (High End plox!)
DDR3 Gaming RAM (8GB no preference, just not generic)
If there's anything I forgot just say!
Thanks!
Cooler Master 690 II Nvidia Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119242)
or just the regular Cooler Master 690 II (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216)
I'd rather get the NVIDIA one but I have no clue if it's better
Also I don't know whether my OEM 690 GB Dell hard drive is compatible with new mobos or not so I'd like to know if it is and if it isn't I guess I'll have to buy a new hard drive... In addition I'd like to have a cooling system for the PC as I don't like it to get to hot (or I might OC, who knows).
So I guess this is what I'm looking for
$300 CPU OR wait for Ivy Bridge
Wait for new GPUs or SLI GTX560Ti's
$150-$250 Mobo
$150-$250 HDD or keep the OEM one I have.
CM690 or another case?
$75-$250 PSU (High End plox!)
DDR3 Gaming RAM (8GB no preference, just not generic)
If there's anything I forgot just say!
Thanks!
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