What would you upgrade?

[olback]

Hey!

 

So christmas is coming up and my parents asked me if i had a wish list. I said no and immediately started looking around for stuff i want.

I came to the conclusion that i want to upgrade my PC. (Current specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pG78GX )

I got the R9 390 and the R5 case in September.

I had a 500GB WD Blue in there but it broke. Any suggestions on a new HDD? I want a 1TB or bigger.

What would you upgrade first and why?

[TheRandomness]

My view (and everyone else's) > CX PSU out the window now. Also, WD Blue 1TB or Seagate Barracuda 1TB.

[Coaxialgamer]

change your psu and maybe get another 390 ?

Or get a newer cpu ?

[Samfisher]

In before "get rid of that CX".

You're not overclocking so it's more than fine.  HDD upgrade would be nice.

[olback]

change your psu and maybe get another 390 ?

Or get a newer cpu ?

Thinking of getting a new PSU. Another R9 390 is not possible unless i upgrade CPU/RAM/MOBO first. My mobo only has 1 pci-e 16x slot.

[Coaxialgamer]

Thinking of getting a new PSU. Another R9 390 is not possible unless i upgrade CPU/RAM/MOBO first. My mobo only has 1 pci-e 16x slot.

ok ; i guess you could upgrade your psu (not a priority as you're not stressing it too hard , cx psu's don't respond well to load), the cpu ( and mobo) and get a hdd.

[tbroadwater2010]

HDD upgrade would be good. I know i had issues with one of my drives and upgraded from 1tb to 3tb and i love it.

 

MY SUGGESTION: another monitor! WHY? I have dual monitor set ups for work, and my home PC. It makes SO MUCH difference, maybe not directly to gaming but overall experience. I LOVE having two monitors and honestly couldnt see my life without them anymore. So yeah that's my suggestion. Get the same monitor if your horrible like me and cant stand subtle differences in size, height, or color of the montiors (could be just me).

[olback]

HDD upgrade would be good. I know i had issues with one of my drives and upgraded from 1tb to 3tb and i love it.

 

MY SUGGESTION: another monitor! WHY? I have dual monitor set ups for work, and my home PC. It makes SO MUCH difference, maybe not directly to gaming but overall experience. I LOVE having two monitors and honestly couldnt see my life without them anymore. So yeah that's my suggestion. Get the same monitor if your horrible like me and cant stand subtle differences in size, height, or color of the montiors (could be just me).

Right, forgot to mention that i already have 2 monitors

[Nitroblast]

I would go for a WD Blue for your new drive if you don't really care about the performance. Are you doing good with 8GB of RAM?

[olback]

I would go for a WD Blue for your new drive if you don't really care about the performance. Are you doing good with 8GB of RAM?

Would like more, but i am limited to 8gb on this mobo. (HP bullshit ^ _ ^)

[Nitroblast]

Can you afford to get a new mobo and ram?

[olback]

Can you afford to get a new mobo and ram?

Not at the moment, maybe after christmas.

[DarkBlade2117]

Thinking of getting a new PSU. Another R9 390 is not possible unless i upgrade CPU/RAM/MOBO first. My mobo only has 1 pci-e 16x slot.

1) Possible PSU CHOICES- EVGA GS/G2 Any SeaSonic or XFX, lower end Antec High Current Gamer ( still quality )

2) What is that "DJ Mouse"

3) You stated you had a WD BLUE That broke. WD has really good customer service and may send you a new one.

4) Case Fans? Or AIO ? For AIO NZXT x61 Kraken or Corsair H100i GTX.

5) Uhmm... No idea.

[olback]

1) Possible PSU CHOICES- EVGA GS/G2 Any SeaSonic or XFX, lower end Antec High Current Gamer ( still quality )

2) What is that "DJ Mouse"

3) You stated you had a WD BLUE That broke. WD has really good customer service and may send you a new one.

4) Case Fans? Or AIO ? For AIO NZXT x61 Kraken or Corsair H100i GTX.

5) Uhmm... No idea.

DJ Mouse. It's kinda broken: http://im3.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/DJTECH+DJ+MOUSE+TK-1.JPG Getting a new one

I got the WD Blue with a Pre-Built HP build.

Might get a NZXT x41 and I'll put the rear fan at the front.

PSU, maybe. I've had this one for 2 years now, Not overclocking anything. I think it will be fine.

[DarkBlade2117]

DJ Mouse. It's kinda broken: http://im3.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/DJTECH+DJ+MOUSE+TK-1.JPG Getting a new one

I got the WD Blue with a Pre-Built HP build.

Might get a NZXT x41 and I'll put the rear fan at the front.

PSU, maybe. I've had this one for 2 years now, Not overclocking anything. I think it will be fine.

Not for overclocking, for heat issues that can happen.

Since you have a locked CPU, Scratch the cooler for now.

If I were you I,would shoot for a

- 1TB Western Digital Blue

- A Mionix NAOS 7000 or SteelSeries Rival mouse ( These work with all grip types )

- A Antec High Current Gamer 620W or a 650w EVGA GS/G2

[erwinracer]

Why do you want to upgrade? As in, what do you want it to do better?

The cx power supplies are fine. The quality of the components isnt great, but that doesnt mean you have to scrap it.

Just means, that in time,(something like 5-10 years) the power will go unstable, and you have to replace the power supply.

The corsair power supplies, have great saveguards, so it really wont blow out your pc. Just will get unstable after a (long) while.

Just use it, till that happens.

 

Everyone here seems to think the cx power supplies will just blow out. NOT TRUE. Corsair uses great safeguards to prevent that.

It is a very safe power supplie to use.

I wouldnt reccomend getting one, but i also dont reccomend just throwing it out. It is fine. Just not superduper seasonic awesome.