Upgrading my PC

[CluKincOk77]

Hello nerds! (im sorry 😛)

I was looking at upgrading my cpu and possibly my motherboard, as i got a new gpu not too long ago. Are there any that you could recommend? My price range is about $500-$700. Also I live in Australia if that makes a difference.

Here are my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 639MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Z68X-UD3H-B3
Graphics: 2047MB GeForce GTX 770 (Gigabyte)
tower is a thermaltake full tower thingy (hah sorry not sure what its called 😛)

 

[woltej1]

in all honesty your cpu is still more than capable. I have a 280x(770 equivalent) running with an i5 750(older than yours) and see no problems at all. If you're looking for a faster experience either OC some more with better cooling or look into a SSD if you don't have one yet.

 

[snowctrl]

If u do upgrade yo CPU, u will need a new motherboard for it n probably also new RAM. Defo SSD a best bet next upgrade - I recommend a Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb - yo PC will feel so much quicker it will b like a new machine

 

[CTurbo]

Your i5 is still a lot stronger than the FX8350. It should be fine, but if you really want to upgrade, you could get a 2500k or 3570k and a Cooler Master 212 Evo and overclock since you already have a Z68 motherboard.

What psu do you have?

A ssd would be a great upgrade like somebody above me said.

 

[CluKincOk77]

Im not really certain what an SSD is, is it the main one which holds windows and your user files and that? if so mine is this > 932GB Seagate ST31000524AS (SATA)..I dont think its an SDD though, just like an internal hard drive?

 

[woltej1]

SSD stands for solid state drive. it serves the same purpose as a hard drive, but in a different way. Imagine it as a massive flash drive. It is insanely faster than a standard hard drive, so boot up times and response times for applications are much faster. The best way to use them is with a HDD, using the SSD for your OS, games and programs that need to be quick and then the HDD for movies, photos, videos and other mass storage stuff.

 

[CluKincOk77]

My PSU is a coolermaster extreme power plus 650w

 

[CluKincOk77]

Ah okay thanks woltej1!

 

[snowctrl]

It's not - u hav a regular hard drive. SSD, OR SOLID STATE DRIVE, would replace that as yo system drive (holding Win, apps, etc, as u said) but will be anything up to 20 times as fast - this is t upgrade u should go for. T Samsung 840 EVO will come wit data migration software so provided u hav less than ( realistically) 200Gb of u HD used, u can switch t t SSD without reinstalling Windows etc. u will need a data migration kit (basically a cable) or u can just use an external drive caddy if u have one

 

[CluKincOk77]

So then im thinking of getting the one you reccomended snowctrl, but the 500GB one, as currently my main HD is filled up to 375GB. This a good idea?

 

[snowctrl]

Y defo - t bigger t better!! T larger SSDs are usually a bit quicker too, and like any HD it will run best wit some free space. Also don't forget that once u hav t SSD installed u can then install yo current HD as a storage drive - no need t fill up t SSD wit things that don't need t speed like photos, vids, music

 

[CluKincOk77]

Yeah okay thankyou! hah more room for meee 😛 already got three 1tb hardrives haha, the more the merrier 😀

 

[Pondering]

Loading the operating system on a 120GB SSD would improve the general speed of everything. You can still keep the 1TB mechanical hard drive as a secondary drive for storing thing. Don't get anything smaller than 120 GB. It all comes down to waiting for a good sale.