suggestion on pc

[ekamdeep]

i have a corsair haf 932
a xfx r9 290
gigabyte lga 1155 h61
i7 2600
corsair 1200 ax
8 gb gskill 1600
any suggestions what should i upgrade

[Bonebreaker777]

This seems to be a higher mid-class setup.

Only let down I could see the H61 MoBo but if no problems with performance or stability then never mind.

Maybe an SSD but without knowing your exact MoBo model I doubt you have SATA3 and in that case some portion of an SSD performance would be wasted. But it is easy to remedy with a cheap SATA3 PCIe card from eBay from around £6.50 for a 4-port card.

If not the SSD the maybe the monitor to gain more from your machine visually. Not sure what you have.

Or a new cooler if by any chance you got stuck with the Intel BOX cooler. Your machine would run cooler and become quiet afterwards.

So in nutshell: MoBo (maybe), SSD (maybe), LCD or cooling

[ekamdeep]

i have a thermaltake extreme for cooling with 4 fan setup

[Agent]

Well the most obvious question is why do you want to upgrade? What are you having issues running?

[kalniel]

i have a corsair haf 932
a xfx r9 290
gigabyte lga 1155 h61
i7 2600
corsair 1200 ax
8 gb gskill 1600
any suggestions what should i upgrade

I'd get an operating system, keyboard/mouse and a monitor. Otherwise you're fine as is.

[dfour]

Looking at your system specs an upgrade to the motherboard could help but might not make much difference unless you want to overclock as it seems most h61 support sata 3

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=4719#ov

A SSD will make a huge difference over your WD drive even if its a black edition.

http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/ssd/ser...141022090346:s

Your 290 is also overkill for a 17" monitor (if thats what you still have) It will drive a 27" 1440p easily in most games at max eye candy.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...3hm&l=en&s=bsd

Having noticed you have a stock 290 unless it doesnt bother you I would upgrade the cooler to something quieter and cooler like a :

Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV - VGA Cooler

or more extreme

Arctic Accelero Hybrid II

[ekamdeep]

which ssd should i look into
and i am looking to buy a 50 inch led this xmas
ati fan i have set at 60% i have a lot of airflow in case so no temp issue yet

[Bonebreaker777]

which ssd should i look into
and i am looking to buy a 50 inch led this xmas
ati fan i have set at 60% i have a lot of airflow in case so no temp issue yet

The SSD depends on your budget. Either 120/128GB or 240/256GB.

The generally suggested manufacturers are Crucial and Samsung. Intel if you have spare cash.

For the 120/128GB category I would dare to suggest Crucial M500 (£48 for 120GB) SanDisk Ultra Plus (£50 for 128GB) or Crucial MX100 (£52 for 128GB).

For the 240/256GB category, Crucial M500 (£70 for 240GB) or Crucial MX100 (£75 for 256GB).

[ekamdeep]

i was alos thinking about selling my i72600 and getting a third generation 3770 as it would give me pcie 3.0
and allow xmp profile

[MrJim]

i was alos thinking about selling my i72600 and getting a third generation 3770 as it would give me pcie 3.0
and allow xmp profile

PCIe 3 wouldn't make a huge difference to your GPU - probably not even enough to be noticeable really.

XMP is just a quick way to enable optimum RAM settings. You can just dial them in manually on a non XMP system...

[dfour]

Agree with Mrjim it would be a complete wast of time and money for little gain overall. The only thing you would really gain might be sata express or a m2 connector for sata drives.

[watercooled]

Just some numbers to compare PCIe 2 vs 3 performance for gaming: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/I...Scaling/6.html

[dfour]

in conclusion

The new PCI-Express 3.0 interface can provide around 1% performance boost for both HD 7970 and GTX 680. While this confirms that both cards provide working support for Gen 3, such a small improvement is clearly not worth worrying about. It certainly does not warrant buying a new processor or motherboard. PCI-Express is forward and backward compatible, so any PCI-Express graphics card will work in any motherboard's PCI-Express slot, no matter which version each component supports.
PCI-Express 1.1 x8 poses a significant performance loss, so for people clinging on to old platforms, it's time to upgrade.
PCI-Express configurations that promise the same performance, do deliver on it. For example, we see 1.1 x16, 2.0 x8 and 3.0 x4 with the same performance, within a 1% margin, which is not significant beyond benchmarking.

My comment about your 17" was not referring to the physical size of the screen as a 10" 1080p screen will need driving as much as a 60" 1080p screen as they both have the same pixel density (please correct me if im wrong). Its about the resolution of your screens. Most 17" screens will be 12*10 or 12*9 widescreen and your 50" tv will be 1080p and will be a better match pixel wise for your 290. IMHO tv's are not the best use as pc monitors. Playing the occasional game on yes but not as a all use monitor. You would be better of buying a 27" 1440p screen for all use and gaming, again just my opinion/preference.

[MrJim]

Agree with Mrjim it would be a complete wast of time and money for little gain overall. The only thing you would really gain might be sata express or a m2 connector for sata drives.

Even then, you could always add something like the Plextor M6e instead of using an M.2 slot:

[Bonebreaker777]

Even then, you could always add something like the Plextor M6e instead of using an M.2 slot:

How about cheap eBay reductions for PCIe-to-M.2?

[ekamdeep]

i cant as the one pcie slot is covered by gpu and other is used by wifi card