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Axon1988
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Hi all,

I have £300 to spend on upgrades, But what needs upgrading?

Intel i5 4670K
Team Group LV Xtreeme 16GB DDR3 2400MHz
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming
Inno 3D GTX 980's
Corsair H110
120GB SSD
2TB HDD
EVGA Supernova 750W G2
2x 140mm Noctua Industrial Fans fitted to the H110
Stock H110 140mm fan front intake room for 1 140mm or 2 120mm fans front
2 stock corsair c70 120mm fans on hdd cages
1 stock corsair c70 120mm fan exhaust rear
1 stock corsair h110 140mm fan intake floor

Im not looking to upgrade the monitor mouse or keyboard as ive just done that and i am happy with them.

Thanks guys/girls :)

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monitor, there is not anything that i would do to your rig with only 300$

My Rig  

 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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why do u want to upgrade ur pc its good the way it is and there inst really anything to upgrade anyway

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Save it for your next cpu+motherboard

Don't ask to ask, just ask... please 🤨

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Since you don't want to upgrade your peripherals there is nothing to upgrade other than your Motherboard and CPU, which $300 won't cover. If you have to ask us you should probably just save the money.

My PC: i7 3770k @ 4.4 Ghz || Hyper 212 Evo || Intel Extreme Motherboard DZ77GA || EVGA Hybrid 980ti || Corsair Vengeance Blue 16GB || Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB || WD Black 1TB

 

Peripherals: Corsair K70 RGB || Sentey Pro Revolution Gaming Mouse || Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium 250 Ohm Headphone || Benq XL2420Z Monitor

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Again, save it for something else because there's not really much you need doing.

INTEL i5 4670 (non-K) | MSI H81I | XFX Black Edition R9 280 | SAMSUNG 840 EVO 120GB


Seasonic M12II EVO 620W | SEAGATE Barracuda 2TB


CRUCIAL Ballistix Sport 8GB | CM Elite 130

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NEVER upgrade for the sake of upgrading

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Since you don't want to upgrade your peripherals there is nothing to upgrade other than your Motherboard and CPU, which $300 won't cover. If you have to ask us you should probably just save the money.

Im pondering as i could move up to the i7 4790K but im not sure id see any gains doing that

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Save it, you got an awesome rig. 

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i7 4790k???

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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Yeah I'd say either save it, or replace all the stock fans with Noctuas? :D

Or, you can get a side panel replacement for the C70 that doesn't have those hideous vents in it. I think they run like $40 in the states.

My (first) build: i7 4790k | Noctua NH-U14S + NF-A15 | Gigabyte Z97X-SLI | G.Skill Ripjaws X 2x4GB 2133MHz CL9 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | Seagate 2TB SSHD | 2x MSI R9 270X TwinFrozr crossfire | Seasonic G Series 750W 80+ Gold | Asus VX238H 23" | GAMDIAS HERMES | Logitech G602 | Steelseries QcK | Windows 8.1

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Yeah I'd say either save it, or replace all the stock fans with Noctuas? :D

Or, you can get a side panel replacement for the C70 that doesn't have those hideous vents in it. I think they run like $40 in the states.

Haha ive already replaced the side window with the mnpctech clear window i was thinking about replacing every fan with noctua industrials :P

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Haha ive already replaced the side window with the mnpctech clear window i was thinking about replacing every fan with noctua industrials :P

Hahaha well done :P Yeah I think that's what I'd do if I had to spend the money, but it looks like a fantastic rig as it is!

My (first) build: i7 4790k | Noctua NH-U14S + NF-A15 | Gigabyte Z97X-SLI | G.Skill Ripjaws X 2x4GB 2133MHz CL9 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | Seagate 2TB SSHD | 2x MSI R9 270X TwinFrozr crossfire | Seasonic G Series 750W 80+ Gold | Asus VX238H 23" | GAMDIAS HERMES | Logitech G602 | Steelseries QcK | Windows 8.1

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Hahaha well done :P Yeah I think that's what I'd do if I had to spend the money, but it looks like a fantastic rig as it is!

5x 120mm 2000rpm industrial noctuas

3x 140mm 2000rpm industrial noctuas

decent fan controller

 

lol thats near enuf £300

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Im pondering as i could move up to the i7 4790K but im not sure id see any gains doing that

It all depends on what you do. If you are playing a couple of video games, I doubt you would see much of a performance boost going up to an i7 4790K from your cpu. If you are editing, you might notice a difference. Definitley not a difference that would be worth $350. I'd just save the money, it will feel like you are burning a hole in your pocket but trust me when the time comes along you won't regret it :D.

My PC: i7 3770k @ 4.4 Ghz || Hyper 212 Evo || Intel Extreme Motherboard DZ77GA || EVGA Hybrid 980ti || Corsair Vengeance Blue 16GB || Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB || WD Black 1TB

 

Peripherals: Corsair K70 RGB || Sentey Pro Revolution Gaming Mouse || Beyerdynamic DT 990 Premium 250 Ohm Headphone || Benq XL2420Z Monitor

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Hi all,

I have £300 to spend on upgrades, But what needs upgrading?

Intel i5 4670K

Team Group LV Xtreeme 16GB DDR3 2400MHz

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

Inno 3D GTX 980's

Corsair H110

120GB SSD

2TB HDD

EVGA Supernova 750W G2

2x 140mm Noctua Industrial Fans fitted to the H110

Stock H110 140mm fan front intake room for 1 140mm or 2 120mm fans front

2 stock corsair c70 120mm fans on hdd cages

1 stock corsair c70 120mm fan exhaust rear

1 stock corsair h110 140mm fan intake floor

Im not looking to upgrade the monitor mouse or keyboard as ive just done that and i am happy with them.

Thanks guys/girls :)

480/512gb ssd. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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Has anyone noticed this is at "Off-topic" ?

This is tech related content.

 

 
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