Just built myself a new machine, a few parts are still to come but it's running happily so far.
Here's the specs:
Case: Gigabyte SUMO
CPU: AMD 8350 "Piledriver" (8-cores @ 4Ghz)
CPU Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 412 Slim
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video: nVidia GT640 1024MB
HDD: Seagate 1TB ST1000DM003
PSU: Seasonic M12-II 650W
Monitor: LG Flatron E2342
Keyboard: Logitech G110
Mouse: Logitech M525
Speakers: Logitech Z313
Headset: Logitech G930
The video-card is temporary, will be upgrading to a 7870 in a couple of weeks.
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My question is, what do I upgrade first (after the video)?
I was looking at new cooling, would really prefer closed water cooling, air-cooling with this CPU makes me uncomfortable (probably unreasonable, unsure what's 'safe', it idles around 30C). I was also thinking of upgrading the PSU to 750w but not sure if it's required. The RAM is probably a priority too.
Everything is currently stock, might look at overclocking after it's finished.
Any suggestions are welcome but as I am in New Zealand, not everything is doable since technology here costs around 40% more than in America.
Here's the specs:
Case: Gigabyte SUMO
CPU: AMD 8350 "Piledriver" (8-cores @ 4Ghz)
CPU Cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 412 Slim
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video: nVidia GT640 1024MB
HDD: Seagate 1TB ST1000DM003
PSU: Seasonic M12-II 650W
Monitor: LG Flatron E2342
Keyboard: Logitech G110
Mouse: Logitech M525
Speakers: Logitech Z313
Headset: Logitech G930
The video-card is temporary, will be upgrading to a 7870 in a couple of weeks.
--
My question is, what do I upgrade first (after the video)?
I was looking at new cooling, would really prefer closed water cooling, air-cooling with this CPU makes me uncomfortable (probably unreasonable, unsure what's 'safe', it idles around 30C). I was also thinking of upgrading the PSU to 750w but not sure if it's required. The RAM is probably a priority too.
Everything is currently stock, might look at overclocking after it's finished.
Any suggestions are welcome but as I am in New Zealand, not everything is doable since technology here costs around 40% more than in America.