Upgrading my PC

[Nxl8]

I am thinking of upgrading my PC. I posted a topic about this a while ago and did some upgrades, but then I got more money and thought I should seek your advice again.

 

Current specs:

• CPU i5 3570k
• Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LX
• RAM 8GB Corsair Vengance @ 1600MHz
• GPU EVGA GTX 760 SuperClocked ACX cooling
• Case Zalman Z11 Plus
• Storage 1TB HDD + 250GB Samsung 840 EVO
• PSU 500W Xigmatek
• Display(s) Samsung 22" UE22ES5400
• Cooling Xigmatek CPU cooler
• Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 800
• Mouse ROCCAT Kone XTD
• Audio AKG K550

Budget + Location;

UK and £300 preferably but I can go up to £430

 

Aim;

Gaming, web browsing and photoshop and other Adobe programmes

 

Monitors;

I have one but not against getting a new one/second one

 

Peripherals;

I have needed but that extra £130 was reserved for a K70 RGB or similar mechanical keyboard

 

Why are you upgrading?;

That is a good question, and I have no answer to it. I guess I just want to upgrade stuff.

 

I am thinking of getting a new PSU, case and CPU cooler because my PSU is terrible as well as case and cooler. Lack of airflow and broken fans in my case.

[KamiKatze]

What PSU and CPU cooler exactly do you have?

[Extingquish]

All the stuff you said, if you can afford it, and maybe RAM if you're using after effects, I know I'm constantly pinned at 100% RAM usage in AE

[gooseta]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£90.65 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case  (£90.00 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£77.59 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £318.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 22:45 BST+0100

[Nxl8]

What PSU and CPU cooler exactly do you have?

I think it is nrp-vc 503 which is non 80+. I cannot tell you about the CPU cooler I am afraid.

[KamiKatze]

Okay, that PSU sounds a bit fishy. You could opt for a EVGA Supernova 750 or 850 W G2 which would leave room for crossfire/SLI.

 

As for the CPU cooler, what temps are you getting under load? Is it too loud? For an upgrade I'd either recommend a liquid cooling AIO or for air cooling something from bequiet like the Dark Rock 3 (pro) or something from noctua.

[Nxl8]

Okay, that PSU sounds a bit fishy. You could opt for a EVGA Supernova 750 or 850 W G2 which would leave room for crossfire/SLI.

 

As for the CPU cooler, what temps are you getting under load? Is it too loud? For an upgrade I'd either recommend a liquid cooling AIO or for air cooling something from bequiet like the Dark Rock 3 (pro) or something from noctua.

I was thinking of going for a 80+ Gold/Plantinum Seasonic for the awesome efficiency, I know this is a bit over the top though. I do not believe I will SLI anytimes soon, and I will not plan for that eventuallity.

 

I am getting between 60-70C while playing games, mostly 60C though. It is fairly loud and am also thinking about getting a quiet case, but I use closed back headphones so as long as it doesn't makes as much noise as it does now then it should be alright. For new cooling I was thinking a Kraken X61/41. I would need a new case anyway for the X61 as it is dual 140 I believe.

[Swndlr]

try and go for a new cpu cooler and a new psu, maybe a case if you really wanna