might upgrade my computer

Maccobert_TV · February 5, 2015

Hello!

thinking of upgrading my computer currently running this setup:

MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard 1155

KFA2 550Ti graphic card

Intel i5 2550k

corsair 500w

2x4gb Ram adata 1333mhz

500gb hard drive

I know this is an old socket and all but is this upgradeble at all? thinking of putting in a SSD, new hard drive, New graphics card a Asus GTX 760 perhaps?

Kinda noob when it comes to upgrade, and putting stuff together

thanks for help guys!

Jerombolo · February 5, 2015

I'd buy a 960 now, it's more power efficient.

Vacsol · February 5, 2015

a new GPU, SSD and HDD would be a great upgrade. you'll need a new motherboard if you plan on upgrading the CPU though.

I think you should perhaps go with a GTX 960 over a 760. They run colder and support newer Nvidia features like DSR and MFAA.

Maccobert_TV · February 5, 2015

Any suggestion on a brand for card? i checked the prices and they are like 20 bucks more expensive for a 960, 20 bucks im willing to pay

Maccobert_TV · February 5, 2015

Get a GTX 960, and get an SSD. The CPU is fine, provided the PSU is 80+ Certified it's fine enough, and... you're not using DDR2 RAM are you? If so you may want to bump up the clock on those things, if your motherboard can do it (I assume it can with your K-series CPU).

A 120GB SSD is fine unless you need more space for apps, in which case I suggest going for a 250GB or 512GB SSD. Use the old HDD for auxiliary storage - pictures, video, things like that.

I belive its DDR3,

But its to a budget gaming computer, forgot to write that