New upgrade

[gilljoy]

Im lookin to upgrade my current system.. its my system in my profile.

The systems been feeling a little slugish recently and im wondering what I could upgrade.

Im thinking a possible new Hard drive as my current ones quite old. Also may possibly be the processor

Budget will be about £200-£400..

Theres no great rush as im saving up for it

much thanks

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

TBH a new hard drive and a fresh install of windows will probably be enough as your system seems well specced enough!

I would look at getting a Samsung F1 1tb hard drive or the equivalent Western Digital model:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1TB-S...ache-89-ms-NCQ

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1TB-W...rpm-32MB-Cache

The only major upgrades I could think of would be:

1.)A quad core processor like a Q9550 for around £170 if your motherboard supports it:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Intel...che-85x-Retail

2.)A new graphics card. The HD4890 will be a good upgrade when compared to your HD4850 for around £144:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-X...DTV-HDCP-Ready

IMHO I would just get a new hard drive and save the money for a major upgrade when the Core i5 and DX11 graphics cards become mainstream in the next 6 months to 12 months.

[watercooled]

Haha you have the same main components as me
I agree with CAT-THE-FIFTH - a new, faster HDD should be a good upgrade to make the system less sluggish. However, have you tried reinstalling Windows as this could make a big difference to speed. I doubt upgrading the CPU would make a noticeable difference in desktop performance, especially for the amount of money you would be spending on an upgrade.