Okay so back in december I upgraded to a new GPU and case and now i'm looking at upgrading my mobo, hard drive, going to Win 7 and getting a new HSF so I can overclock. Back in February I wrote up a rough idea of what I was thinking about. Here it is:
Xclio 3060 PLUS Black Silver Midi Tower Case
Already Have
600W OCZ SXS PSU Whisper Quiet
Already Have
Asus P5Q SE PLUS, iP45, S 775, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR2 1066/1200/667/800, SATA II, ATX
£69.71
Q6600 Quad Core
Already Have
Sapphire Radeon HD 5850
Already Have
Akasa AK-960E Intel LGA 775, Dual/Quad 3.8Ghz+ 3 HeatPipe, Aluminum Fin Heatsink, PWM Fan & EBR £11.71
4GB DDR2 800MHz
Already Have
1TB Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.9 ms, NCQ, OEM
£63.88
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
£91.73
Akasa AK-455 Hi Performance Silver based thermal compound, 1.5gr Syringe
£1.96
Total: £238.99
(Prices correct in Feb 2010 all on Scan.co.uk)
I was also thinking that (im sure i read this somwhere, correct me ifim wrong) since LGA775 sockets are slowly going out of use I could upgrade to an i5 or i7 sytem (or equal AMD system) now and save having to do it further down the line. I will be getting the money for this build in May & I believe I will have around £300-£400 for it. I am also looking to buy a cheapish but still good sound card.
I am upgrading mainly because I am running out of space on my current Hard drive, but also because I want to overclock my CPU. As I said I am also considering a new CPU so please let me know what you think, and make suggestions to improve my build or help me save some cash.
Thanks,
Steve