What My PC Needs?

[Seminaljim]

Hi guys, I build this PC about 6 months ago as a wee pet project to keep myself busy... please let me know what you's think and what should i try out next... been thinking of cooling, and maybe trying an all-in-one water cooler. and also been thinking of a new GPU cause i got a copy of Call of Duty MW3 and its a bit jittery... anyhow, what you's guys think?

- ASUS Crosshair IV Formula
- AMD Phenom II x6 3.2GHz (Black Edition)
- 8GB (2 x 4GB) Komputerbay Memory
- XFX Radion HD 5870
- WD VelociRaptor 160GB
- WD Caviar Blue 500GB

Handles most games, Crysis 1 & 2, Just Cause 2, and most things, should i bother with the water cooling or GPU?

PS. Gettin new HD TV soon, would be nice to play games on that without jitters, etc...

What yous think?

Jim.

 

[rolli59]

Skip the water cooling and upgrade your GPU when the new HD7 series comes out!

 

[etk]

Get a proper SSD.

 

[AdrianPerry]

Base build looks great with good specs.

Getting an SSD over that Veloci will result in some improved performance. Upgrading the GPU will also provide alot more performance from a gaming point of view. The CPU, Mobo and RAM all look perfect so adding some more GPU power would be the way to go.

Water-cooling is "pointless" in this case, and wont gain you much noticeable performance at all compared to what adding another/a new GPU would do.

Depending on your PSU you could consider adding a second GPU card in CrossFire, or buy an entirely new one when the new series comes out (yes id recommend wait a month or so).

 

[Emelth]

I would just up the GPU I really dont care much about SSDs but if you play a lot of RPG games with lots of loading and want the OS to boot up faster then by all means grab one (Crucial M4 or OCZ are pretty good SSDs).