Hello, Hope this is the right place,Need some help with some options for a new build. Sry for the length
First so you understand my circumstances I'm on a disability pension for my back so upgrades are far between (Last was early 2009) so longevity is most important.
I resently got a small inheratence and have set aside some for a upgrade.
Curent system specs athlon x2 250 / nvidia gtx 260 / 4g ddr2 / Generic mb / 250gb sata os drive, 500gb sata games/storage drive ,Various 80/120g sata drives for storage
Yes I know that anything will be a huge up but 5+ years future proof is needed
Games played or wanted to play( maxed for once would be nice lol)
-WOW, L4D2, Saints Row 3, Gta iV, Natural selection, AVP, metro 2033, BF3, Crysis 3, etc you get the idea
Amount set aside is around $2500 Aud
As i live in Australia prices llisted ar based on Queesnland lowest available
$324 Intel Core i7 3770K
$32 COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO
$158 Asrock Z77-EXTREME6 Z77/4 x DDR3/2 x PCI-E3.0/4 x SATA3/6 x USB3.0/HD
$62 G SKill 8G(2x4G)DDR3 1866Mhz
$165 Western Digital 2TB SATA3 64M Black
$35 Asus Xonar DGX Soundcard
$138 SilverStone ST75F-P 750W
Owned Cool Master 690 special edition nvidia
Owned 2x samsung 23in 2ms led monitors
QUESTION 1: HDD options After much research im still lost on the realworld usfulness of ssds for gaming.
option 1 --No SSD
$78 WESTERN DIGITAL HDD 2.5" SATA3 500GB Black -as boot/os drive with games and other on the 2tb (spending money saved on somethin else third monitor or new desk etc)
option 2 --Boot/OS ssd
$98 Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB (Boot/os + limited game space)
or
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (More game space)
Option 3 - 2 SSD 1 boot/os, 1 Games (Worth it? or eep points only)
$98 Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB (Boot/os)
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (games)
Total =$287
OR
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (boot/os)
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (games)
Total =378
Extra?? samsung SSD 840 Series 500GB (for games instead of 250g)
QUESTION 2: Given that i want to OC alittle the prices are so close its better cooler vs beter Card
In SLI
3 Fan Gigabyte Cooler
$489 Gigabyte GF GTX 670 OC EDITION PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 980 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
$489 Gigabyte GF GTX 670 OC EDITION PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 980 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
OR
Stock Nvidia Cooler
$490 Leadtek GTX 680 PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 1006 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
$490 Leadtek GTX 680 PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 1006 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
Thanks for any help please if u make a sugestion please explain why so I can justify to wife.
and yes I prefer Nvidia over AMD mainly for driver issuses Ive had with my wifes AMD vid.
First so you understand my circumstances I'm on a disability pension for my back so upgrades are far between (Last was early 2009) so longevity is most important.
I resently got a small inheratence and have set aside some for a upgrade.
Curent system specs athlon x2 250 / nvidia gtx 260 / 4g ddr2 / Generic mb / 250gb sata os drive, 500gb sata games/storage drive ,Various 80/120g sata drives for storage
Yes I know that anything will be a huge up but 5+ years future proof is needed
Games played or wanted to play( maxed for once would be nice lol)
-WOW, L4D2, Saints Row 3, Gta iV, Natural selection, AVP, metro 2033, BF3, Crysis 3, etc you get the idea
Amount set aside is around $2500 Aud
As i live in Australia prices llisted ar based on Queesnland lowest available
$324 Intel Core i7 3770K
$32 COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO
$158 Asrock Z77-EXTREME6 Z77/4 x DDR3/2 x PCI-E3.0/4 x SATA3/6 x USB3.0/HD
$62 G SKill 8G(2x4G)DDR3 1866Mhz
$165 Western Digital 2TB SATA3 64M Black
$35 Asus Xonar DGX Soundcard
$138 SilverStone ST75F-P 750W
Owned Cool Master 690 special edition nvidia
Owned 2x samsung 23in 2ms led monitors
QUESTION 1: HDD options After much research im still lost on the realworld usfulness of ssds for gaming.
option 1 --No SSD
$78 WESTERN DIGITAL HDD 2.5" SATA3 500GB Black -as boot/os drive with games and other on the 2tb (spending money saved on somethin else third monitor or new desk etc)
option 2 --Boot/OS ssd
$98 Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB (Boot/os + limited game space)
or
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (More game space)
Option 3 - 2 SSD 1 boot/os, 1 Games (Worth it? or eep points only)
$98 Samsung SSD 840 Series 120GB (Boot/os)
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (games)
Total =$287
OR
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (boot/os)
$189 samsung SSD 840 Series 250GB (games)
Total =378
Extra?? samsung SSD 840 Series 500GB (for games instead of 250g)
QUESTION 2: Given that i want to OC alittle the prices are so close its better cooler vs beter Card
In SLI
3 Fan Gigabyte Cooler
$489 Gigabyte GF GTX 670 OC EDITION PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 980 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
$489 Gigabyte GF GTX 670 OC EDITION PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 980 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
OR
Stock Nvidia Cooler
$490 Leadtek GTX 680 PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 1006 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
$490 Leadtek GTX 680 PCI-E 3.0 4GB 256-bit DDR5 Base 1006 Boost 1058 6008 MHz
Thanks for any help please if u make a sugestion please explain why so I can justify to wife.
and yes I prefer Nvidia over AMD mainly for driver issuses Ive had with my wifes AMD vid.