PC Upgrade Advice

[Slartibartfast]

Looking to upgrade my PC , anyone got any advice on the following

Motherboard
Processor
8 or 16 gb ram
SSD

Going to re-use the case , Radeon 5800 and PSU (750 watt) that I have at the moment.

I'll probably upgrade the graphics card within 6 months and the PSU if needed.

I'm hoping to use this new setup for the next 2-3 years.

[ionwg]

unless you are planning to run a number of virtual machines 8Gb is more than enough
SSD no brainer
Motherboard and CPU the best you can afforded ( I prefer Intel CPU's , core I7 , and a motherboard(ASUS) with the latest chipset)

But I suspect you know this already.

[shutteh]

i7! newest version. and i prefer gigbyte motherboards ... u get more for your money.

[Slartibartfast]

Thanks for the input guys , I'm looking for something a little bit more specific though , actual makes and models that you have in your machines or that you've used.

[Para]

i got a samsung 840 pro 128 gb ssd the other week and christ its quick, i had a corsair force gt before that i can reccomend them both. as for ram i only use Corasir now had other brands over the years but its far and away the most stable & reliable (avoid OCZ utter shite) and i only use ASUS boards now for the same reason,
i would look at something like this,

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=1275

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=2261

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... subcat=813

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=1427

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... ubcat=1427

Total cost about £570 not a bad rig for the money

[LK3da]

i have this since a couple of months now and very happy

http://www.ofcgaming.com/viewtopic.php? ... 0&start=45

(and since then the prices are the half i´ve paid, im sure )

[Slartibartfast]

Looking at this bundle

http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-intel- ... html?src=3

And maybe this SSD

http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-360 ... 0000&src=3

Any thoughts on these?

[Para]

LoL Paddy ! give or take a few minor differences thats just what i listed above, yeah thats all good stuff from manufacturers i trust, if its in your budget go for it.

[Slartibartfast]

Yeah Para , seen your post and had a scout around for those parts and that's what I came up with. I won't be buying at those prices though , got someone who can get me trade prices.

[LuckyCombatPotato]

Looking at this bundle

http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-intel- ... html?src=3

And maybe this SSD

http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-360 ... 0000&src=3

Any thoughts on these?

This is way too much for what you want to do with ur computer.
And we all know what your are doing with ur PC

[LK3da]

Looking at this bundle

http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-intel- ... html?src=3

And maybe this SSD

http://www.dabs.ie/products/corsair-360 ... 0000&src=3

Any thoughts on these?

sounds reasonable, good choice

[dacanadianbomb]

PC upgrade problems ?
Fuck that just go ask some random woman to fix it.
And then replace your harddrive. There, new computer.

[Slartibartfast]

PC upgrade problems ?
Fuck that just go ask some random woman to fix it.
And then replace your harddrive. There, new computer.

Thanks Semper!

[ionwg]

I'm sorry but it has to be said ...


Like a boss!!

[dacanadianbomb]

On this topic I just popped in a gigabyte Z77-DH3 mainboard with a I5-3570K with 16GB of DDR3-1600 RAMS on a Samsung 840 250GB SSD today and reused my corsair 520W power supply. Got two 12 800rpm fans and something called a Scythe Grand Karma Cross which looks like a fucking V8 engine for a heatsink with a fan mounted on top curling down onto the CPU.Weighs 750grams or so, and requires a mounting system that clinks it into the frikking MB. This shit is huge.But my box is literally whisper quiet.