Computer upgrade decisions.

[joshuarome]

Hi, ive been waiting for a while to decide what to upgrade, but have absolutely no idea what to do! I have £300 to spend now. My current comp specs:
i3 530
3gb DDR3 RAM
HD 7750
Ive been thinking of doing either one of these upgrades, GTX 770, 8gb of ram, and a new PSU or A GTX 760, 16gb of ram and a PSU.
Once ive finished either one of those upgrades i shall upgrade to i5 4440 and a z87-g43
I hope you can tell me which to do, or what i should do if you believe both my ideas are idiotic 😛 Well, thanks for reading this and i hope you can submit some answers. Thanks

 

[BennyJi]

Hi there,

The GTX 770, 8gb ram and new PSU is the better upgrade. Just make sure the new PSU you get is a good one, respectable brand and ample wattage + voltage.

You will have a greater improvement from this than from the extra ram if you're using it for gaming. However there is likely to be bottlenecking from the current CPU until you upgrade that.

Regards

 

[numanator]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35jGP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35jGP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35jGP/benchmarks/

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £313.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 22:30 GMT+0000)

Something like this would work for an upgrade. You would need at least 6 GB ram but 8 GB is pretty much the sweet spot right now (dual channel).
Seasonic is my trusted brand, XFX is on the same level for me. I have a 760 and it is great for the price.

Edit: the 760 I linked is the Gigabyte windforce, it's the card I would have bought if I could fit it in my case but couldn't so I went with an EVGA GTX 760

Edit 2: I went with the GTX 760 to fit your 300 pound budget but if you can afford the GTX 770 go for it, you won't be disappointed.

 

[bigshootr8]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35jGP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35jGP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/35jGP/benchmarks/

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£66.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£186.95 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£59.35 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £313.26
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-06 22:30 GMT+0000)


Something like this would work for an upgrade. You would need at least 6 GB ram but 8 GB is pretty much the sweet spot right now (dual channel).
Seasonic is my trusted brand, XFX is on the same level for me. I have a 760 and it is great for the price.

Edit: the 760 I linked is the Gigabyte windforce, it's the card I would have bought if I could fit it in my case but couldn't so I went with an EVGA GTX 760

Edit 2: I went with the GTX 760 to fit your 300 pound budget but if you can afford the GTX 770 go for it, you won't be disappointed.

I changed a few things from your build.

Changed the ram to a cheaper ram 1600/1866 price to performance whatever is cheaper.
PSU went with a cheaper PSU
Changed graphics card to a ASUS card. Gigabyte Customer support sucks I don't care for them much.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£60.84 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£187.00 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£44.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £292.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-07 04:22 GMT+0000)

 

[sora]

Hi there,

The GTX 770, 8gb ram and new PSU is the better upgrade. Just make sure the new PSU you get is a good one, respectable brand and ample wattage + voltage.

You will have a greater improvement from this than from the extra ram if you're using it for gaming. However there is likely to be bottlenecking from the current CPU until you upgrade that.

Regards

True, I personally think he should upgrade the CPU though before the GPU... If he plans on gaming instantly though than yeah, he can upgrade to the GPU.

 

[joshuarome]

So many good responses, thanks all I wish I could of put all of them as best answer I'm going for numanator's response, but I just ran into some extra money so I can get a 770, thanks for the help