Ok, so in the past few weeks, i have disassembled and reassembled my PC more times than anyone should ever have to while trying to troubleshoot the most complex issues (i fixed them all, no thanks to this forum). right now, my computer is basically back at the state it was when i built it:
-Phenom II x4 965 BE (w/Stock cooler atm)
-EVGA Geforce GTX 560 SE
-8 gigs Corsair Vengeance ram
-700w OCZ ModXStream PSU (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362115&CatId=2533) important to the question...
-500 gig SATA III WD HDD
- Generic cheap dvd drive lol
so im basically limiting myself to a budget to upgrade and repair some of the things that have plagued my system over the past 2 months. $330 MAX
i will be replacing my Phenom II x4 with an FX 8120 (used it, like it, only MY opinion matters, not yours)
i had an h60 till my computer was reading both processors at above 90c and shutting down on me. upon further tweaking i discovered the h60 was the issue (im running at 33c idle on stock cooler with the Phenom II atm). so while this is mainly about a GPU, your opinion on what i should get MUST include either an h80 or h60.
now i have two lists im looking into. feel free to share your opinions on these.
Option 1 (newegg) this is the option in where i plan on SLI'ing the two 560 se's together to try to get higher frame rates (single monitor) will the psu support this option?
1x EVGA Geforce GTX 560 SE ($129)
1x SLI cable ($20)
1x Corsair H80 ($100)
total $249
Option 2. in the long run, i intended on buying this card anyways, becuase im aware of the limits of my current card. this is from tigerdirect (in the future, i will upgrade my PSU to be able to run 2 GTX 660s in sli)
1x 2gb PNY Sig Series GTX 660 ($249)
1x Corsair h60 ($75)
total $324
if you have better ideas, im all ears. which options would go with? also, any left over parts i have, i intend to use to build another spare pc out of that i may sell or give to a family member or friend lol im too nice sometimes
-Phenom II x4 965 BE (w/Stock cooler atm)
-EVGA Geforce GTX 560 SE
-8 gigs Corsair Vengeance ram
-700w OCZ ModXStream PSU (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4362115&CatId=2533) important to the question...
-500 gig SATA III WD HDD
- Generic cheap dvd drive lol
so im basically limiting myself to a budget to upgrade and repair some of the things that have plagued my system over the past 2 months. $330 MAX
i will be replacing my Phenom II x4 with an FX 8120 (used it, like it, only MY opinion matters, not yours)
i had an h60 till my computer was reading both processors at above 90c and shutting down on me. upon further tweaking i discovered the h60 was the issue (im running at 33c idle on stock cooler with the Phenom II atm). so while this is mainly about a GPU, your opinion on what i should get MUST include either an h80 or h60.
now i have two lists im looking into. feel free to share your opinions on these.
Option 1 (newegg) this is the option in where i plan on SLI'ing the two 560 se's together to try to get higher frame rates (single monitor) will the psu support this option?
1x EVGA Geforce GTX 560 SE ($129)
1x SLI cable ($20)
1x Corsair H80 ($100)
total $249
Option 2. in the long run, i intended on buying this card anyways, becuase im aware of the limits of my current card. this is from tigerdirect (in the future, i will upgrade my PSU to be able to run 2 GTX 660s in sli)
1x 2gb PNY Sig Series GTX 660 ($249)
1x Corsair h60 ($75)
total $324
if you have better ideas, im all ears. which options would go with? also, any left over parts i have, i intend to use to build another spare pc out of that i may sell or give to a family member or friend lol im too nice sometimes