Need help with hardware upgrades

[stoneliberated]

Hello, im currently seeking help with some possible upgrades. I have noticed lately im getting quite a bit of lag and stutter with my current build while playing World of Warcraft. my current setup is:

AMD Phenom 965 BE
MSI 790fx GD70
4gigs OCZ Black Edition RAM 1600mhz
Sapphire Toxic Edition 5850 2gig GPU
Corsair 850hx power supply.

I would like to get a few upgrades to make my computer a little more future proof, any advice would be great.

 

[tiny voices]

Get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 and overclock your CPU.

Get a new GPU. something along the lines of an hd7850/gtx 660 will be a good upgrade.

 

[stoneliberated]

I currently have a Corsair H50 cpu cooler, is that sufficient enough for overclocking my cpu? Also im partial to ATI/AMD is a 7850 a pretty good jump up from the 5850?

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah you should be able to overclock with that cooler.

Here is a comparison of the two cards: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/512?vs=549

 

[stoneliberated]

Thats a pretty big jump with the 7850. Im not much of an overclocker so im probably better of to have someone do it for me. Should i stick with Sapphire or is there a better brand?

 

[tiny voices]

Sapphire is a good brand. XFX and Gigabyte are also good brands.

 

[stoneliberated]

Thanks for all your help.

 

[tiny voices]

Anytime! Always glad to help.

 

[stoneliberated]

One more question. Ive noticed the reviews on the 1gig card are better than the 2gig 7850. IS there quite a bit of difference?

 

[tiny voices]

Unless you have more than one monitor, there will be little or no difference. 1gb cards are usually cheaper. If you can get a 2gb card, go for it, but if not it won't make much of a difference.

 

[stoneliberated]

I run a 24 inch monitor and thats it. The price difference isnt much, i guess i should go ahead and grab the 2gig. Thanks again.

 

[tiny voices]

No problem!