Updates on gaming Rig. Any help here would be gladly appreciated.

Michael Bracke

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So , basically i'm just a normal teenage boy who happends to be interested at building my own pc. I gathered some information from my previous posts and i decided to buy the following things : ( by this time speaking already in my possesion.)

Motherboard : Z77A-GD65 (around 200€ , bought it from a local retailer , could be cheaper online .)

Personal feelings about this product : I maybe influenced about the fact i came from a scratch ( a unbranded motherboard with DDR1 slots in it wich makes it a huge evolution) . But the looks are impressive at first sight. When starting up i've had some problems BUT these were due the fact i couldn't wire properly 😛 and the VERY handy LED display wich gives you error codes and such helped me out there :) .

PSU : Xilence 750W gaming ed. 80+ bronze cert. (65€ , wich isnt much at all. )

Personal feelings : simple. Does what it meant to be. 45A on a rail wich is very nice. AND the catchy design en uber super cooler wich make no sound at all makes it alround a good lowbudget gaming psu.

RAM : Kingston 2 × 4GB 1600Mhz HyperX black ed. Memory(100€)

Personal feelings: hmm, havent tested it out that much but the stress test was possitive and so are the looks.

GPU : MSI Twin Frozr GTX 760 2GB ( 230€)

Personal feelings : Wow. Coming from a 9600gt this is just wow. The looks aswell as the power are great. Overclocked at 1.2Ghz wich is quite nice ^^

CPU : i5-2400 3.1Ghz ( think i bought it for 200€)

Personal feelings : used it for two years. Still am using it. Never dissapointed me. Overclocked at 3.4Ghz :) BUT if i need to upgrade , wich one?.

No ssd 🙁 .. i know..

HDD : 1TB Samsung 7200RPM 32M

Personal feelings : its a magnet. A one with memory. Served me well but its time to move on and take the rabbit instead of the turtle.

DISPLAY : Acer V243HL (around 180€)

Personal feelings : Great viewing angle and a nice full hd 1920x1080 res. Also low energy costs. 5ms respons i guess.





SOOOOOO,

MY question : What upgrades do i need to do knowing i dont have a filled wallet?

Regards !
 
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Um I would recommend at least a Samsung 840 EVO 120/250GB SSD for your OS and main files. I would change the PSU ASAP to Antec, XFX, Seasonic, EVGA, Corsair (HX,AX,TX) or Superflower. That one is low quality. Everything else looks alright for at least the next year.
Um I would recommend at least a Samsung 840 EVO 120/250GB SSD for your OS and main files. I would change the PSU ASAP to Antec, XFX, Seasonic, EVGA, Corsair (HX,AX,TX) or Superflower. That one is low quality. Everything else looks alright for at least the next year.
 
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