I'm looking to upgrade my current system:
Gigabyte 965P-DS3
E6300 C2D (1.86GHz overclocked to 3.15GHz)
4 x 2GB OCZ 6400
Ati 4770
2 x 500GB, 1 x 1TB, 1 x 160GB Hard Drives
Corsair 520HX
2 x IDE optical drives
Akasa Zen
Windows 7
PCI TV Tuner card
Scythe Ninja rev. B cooler
If I were to buy a new Core 2 Duo/Quad, I would need a newer motherboard. At that point, I may as well spend the money on something newer like i5.
I want to keep the lower half of the specs above and replace the top three. Before I plonk the cash on it all, I would like some reassurance on my choices. I'm thinking around about £300 for CPU, Motherboard, and RAM.
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3 @ £98
i5 750 @ £151
Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A - 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 9-9-9-24 @ £80
Which makes about £330. Is there anything you would change? Can I use my HX520 PSU with it all?
I assume 1156 uses a different cooler mounting system to 775, so I would need to buy replacement clips for the Ninja?
Thanks for any help.


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I just had to reactivate Windows over the phone.
I might be able to get away with drilling some holes. I'm using the stock cooler for now, which seems ok and quiet, apart from a faint buzzing.
I originally had the ram in the two blue slots, but it seems this particular board needs them to be in the white slots. They're blue white blue white, which is what I meant by two left slots.
