Optimization and upgrading

[blackcrawler]

dearest members of this forum.

i present to you my gaming rig

case : coolermaster HAF advanced

mobo: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V GEN3 Rev 1.xx

cpu: Intel Core i5 2500K clocked at 3.30 GHz

graphical card : NVIDIA EVGA GeForce GTX 580 1.5 DDR5 version

memory: 2 X 4GB 1600 mhz corsair vengeance ( clocked at 1333 mhz)

ssd: Harddrive Corsair Force GT from 111.79 GB SATA III

hdd: Harddrive WDC WD1002FAEX-00Y9A0 from 931.51 GB SATA III

screen : samsung SA300/350/360

mouse : wireless logitec mouse


Now i would like your opinions on my build .
How can i optimalize and or upgrade my desktop because its almost Christmas / new year so i would like to know what i should put on my wishing list

my thoughts went to : sli ( but is it worth it because i red in my mobo manual that it would cut the speed in 2, 2 times x8 instead of x16)

a cpu cooler because i only have a standard one now

more ram .. increase it to 16gb ( was kinda bummed out that my cpu will only support 1333mhz instead of 1600 )

a new mouse

or anything else that i didnt consider

thanks in advance

 

[Deemo13]

I would go for a CPU cooler if you plan to overclock. Everything else really looks fine.

 

[raytseng]

if you can't think of anything your computer can't do, it's fine. buy games.

if you're thinking of a new mouse get that. Or maybe you want an xbox controller so you can play your PC games with a controller


Or maybe you want a microsoft surface or other gadget.

 

[blackcrawler]

what kind of mouse would you advice ?

 

[fueledguitar]

stick with sli gtx580
then a cpu cooler. if you have extra bucks, go for razer deathadder mouse

 

[blackcrawler]

stick with sli gtx580
then a cpu cooler. if you have extra bucks, go for razer deathadder mouse

would it rlly have a noticeable difference ? because like i said in my mobo manual it says that it would divide my pci express slot X 16 in 2

 

[fueledguitar]

would it rlly have a noticeable difference ? because like i said in my mobo manual it says that it would divide my pci express slot X 16 in 2

you should ask the tech guys. but in my opinion, maybe an fps increase.

 

[jmani]

Yea it will be fine cause its pcie 3.0 16x then divides into 8x for each slot which is equal to pcie 2.0 16x. so you can run gtx 580 sli.

 

[jmani]

and maybe get a three screens

 

[blackcrawler]

my power supply is a ocz mod x stream-pro 700w is it powerfull enough for sli?

 

[blackcrawler]

and do you need the exact same type of gpy or could i get a 3mb ddr5 version for example ?

 

[fueledguitar]

and do you need the exact same type of gpy or could i get a 3mb ddr5 version for example ?

yep. you need an exact gtx580