I want to upgrade my Gateway DX4860 as much as possible.....Will what I have researched work?

[SeeJayDub]

The base unit is running windows 7. I found out the motherboard is IPISB-VR currently with a i3 2120. Totat price for the below options is $815. Help is greatly appreciated.

- ASUS GTX650-E-2GD5 GeForce GTX 650 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0

- CORSAIR AX series AX760 760W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready-$40.00

- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

- Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core

- CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 Quiet Edition Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm

 

[minerva330]

Everything you listed is compatible, why the water cooler though; are you planning on overclocking? If so you'll want a K-series CPU because otherwise the core multiplier is locked. If your not OCing the cooler is a waste of money.Take the extra money an upgrade your your video card, heck you could save another 125$ by getting a i5-3350P versus a i7-3770 and would then be able to get a GtX 770 because unless your running apps that will take full advantage of the 3770's specs it is a waste for gaming.

 

[SeeJayDub]

Everything you listed is compatible, why the water cooler though; are you planning on overclocking? If so you'll want a K-series CPU because otherwise the core multiplier is locked. If your not OCing the cooler is a waste of money.Take the extra money an upgrade your your video card, heck you could save another 125$ by getting a i5-3350P versus a i7-3770 and would then be able to get a GtX 770

Wow, nice! So that gfx card will work at its full potential with my pci slot? Its max capacity is PCIe x16. Awesome advice. Thank you. I am basing this upgrade on playing Star citizen among others, i'm tired of barely being able to play games of this age.

 

[minerva330]

Yes you have PCIe x 16 slot and that's all you need. Don't pay attention to 3.0 and 2.0 specs it is all marketing hype...

http://www.overclock.net/t/1188376/hardwarecanucks-hd-7970-pci-e-3-0-vs-pci-e-2-0-comparison

 

[jimpz]

being this is an OEM system, that processor may not be supported by the system (bios) OEM bios are limited, ypu may need to check w/ Gateway, the highest processor I saw is the I7 2600.
Again, bieng an OEM system, it is probably also not overclockable (the GPU can be), as Minerva suggested, you don't need the watercooling.