What do I want?

[Leonardo1364]

Not going to lie, I have a superb setup.  Details below.  But I have $100 that I get to spend, and am wondering if there is any ideas you guys might have to help boost my performance?  Maybe make it look cooler?  I just don't know what to get...

 

 

Setup:

Case:  NZXT H440 in Black and Blue

Motherboard:  Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mach 1 with custom painted blue shield

Processor:  i7-4790k with custom laser etched Swiftech Apogee XL

Graphics Card:  EVGA Titan X superclocked with EK Acetal + Nickel full cover waterblock

RAM:  16GB G. Skill ram with 7 7 7 21 CAS latency

Boot Drive:  Intel 750 series NVME Solid State drive

Storage Drive:  3 Seagate 2TB 7400 RPM hard drives in RAID0

Storage on network:  32TB server

Radiator 1:  Aerocool Monstaa 2x140 80mm thick

Radiator 2:  Swiftech 3x120 30mm thick

Pump:  Swiftech MCP50X

Fans:  Aerocool DS 140mm or 120mm fans in respective spots (6 total)

Power Supply:  Corsair RM1000

Lighting:  Fans plus 2m NZXT blue LED strip

Monitor 1:  Asus VG248QE (144hz, 1920x1080)

Monitor 2:  My Vizio 55" 4k TV (60Hz, 3840x2160)

Keyboard:  Razer Black Widow Chroma

Mouse:  Razer Death Adder Chroma

Headphones:  Astro A50 wireless headphones

 

 

so as you can see, there is not really room for upgrade there.  At least not within the $100 range.  Unless I am missing something somehow?  Non of my games (even crysis 3) run below the 144Hz mark on the highest settings, I could not really get a better processor for gaming (the i7-6700k has proven to be a terrible successor when it comes to games).  I am honestly at a loss.  I don't like flashy, so decals and figurines are out.  I like that it is quiet and mostly hidden away.  I have all the storage and speed I could possibly need/want.

 

I am just at a loss is all.  Does anybody have any ideas?

 

 

 

 

[GodSpoon]

Honestly a contrasting decal on the front plate usually looks pretty good on an H440, but I understand the subtleness

 

Colored fluid maybe?

 

Theres just not much performance-wise you can add for $100

[Leonardo1364]

The tubing is UV blue already, so colored fluid wouldn't help.  What do you mean by contrasting?

[Leonardo1364]

Part of it is my wife.  She hates electronics, so the less flashy it is the better, ha ha.

[DebatED Nothing]

Some more RAM just to add to the ridiculousness that is this setup? Maybe an 850 EVO, those are going for like £60 on Amazon atm.

[Leonardo1364]

Some more RAM just to add to the ridiculousness that is this setup? Maybe an 850 EVO, those are going for like £60 on Amazon atm.

Yeah, but what would I use the 850 EVO for?  Wouldn't have enough storage to get my games on it (my main 2 I play are Titanfall and COD Black ops III, that is 120GB right there)

 

 

NZXT Hue maybe? Jay and HardwareCanucks made it look interesting in their reviews.

/e Nevermind since your wife doesn't like flashy stuff. Even though everyone knows that your PC runs faster when having a disco inside!

Never heard of it.  I might look at it.  Though the whole wife thing, ha ha.  could always only turn it on when she it not around!

[Leonardo1364]

Some more RAM just to add to the ridiculousness that is this setup? Maybe an 850 EVO, those are going for like £60 on Amazon atm.

OH!  And I have all 4 RAM slots filled.  So to upgrade would mean buying 4 NEW 8 gig sticks and replacing the 4 4gig sticks that are in there.  So that would put me over the $100 for sure.  I did think about that too.

[DebatED Nothing]

Yeah, but what would I use the 850 EVO for?  Wouldn't have enough storage to get my games on it (my main 2 I play are Titanfall and COD Black ops III, that is 120GB right there)

 

You can get a 250GB drive for £60 on amazon.

[DebatED Nothing]

OH!  And I have all 4 RAM slots filled.  So to upgrade would mean buying 4 NEW 8 gig sticks and replacing the 4 4gig sticks that are in there.  So that would put me over the $100 for sure.  I did think about that too.

Never mind then, maybe just buy some plastidip and paint a component? Maybe do some highlights on your GPU cooler or something.

[Leonardo1364]

Never mind then, maybe just buy some plastidip and paint a component? Maybe do some highlights on your GPU cooler or something.

Maybe.  though I use Vinyl paint (sold at like, Autozone) for painting parts.  Goes on thinner, and less tacky.  Shows all the subtle decals and textures in the materials still.  that is what I used on the painted parts already.