Revision of Shad's PC SOS from Thu, 27/02/2014 - 11:20

Spoiler… it ain’t pretty.

http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/

(p.s. Yes, I’m still alive. n0mad got worried and decided to check up on me).

GPU, in line with your wanting to future proof a bit, not getting to upgrade often etc – I’d go an EVGA GTX 770 for about $460.
It’s a few hundred less than u paid for your last graphics card, and it’s very close to top of the line. The equivalent of your card in todays terms is the GTX 780 which is still well over $700 and not worth it.

If you’re looking at a good card now, and adding a second later, Ro’s suggestion of the 750 is a great idea. He’s had lots of experience with dual X50 cards working well for him.

I’d consider throwing in a new CPU and mother board too. THe new ones aren’t expensive. I’d be interested to see what the comparison is between your i7, and a current gen i7. When I get home I’ll look up some comparisons. But that’s just if you’ve got extra cash after all your other considerations.

Mobo: Socket 1150, 4x DDR 3 Slots,1x PCIE x16, 1x PCIE x4, 2x PCI, 4x SATA3, 4x USB3, HDMI, DVI, D-Sub, Gb LAN, 8 CH AUDIO, COM, mATX
$95

CPU: I5-4670, 3.40GHZ, 4CORES, 6MB CACHE, LGA1150, 95W
$258

CPU Cooler: CPU Corsair Hydro Series H60 SE Liquid CPU Cooler 95.00 very quiet sealed unit

RAM Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2× 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz Memory CML8GX3M2A1600C9 115.00 I always run Corsair RAM

GPU: VGA GTX 770 for about $460.

SSD Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB 2.5” SATA III SSD SV300S37A/240G 185.00 Super Fast and Great Price Per MB
HDD Seagate ST3000DM001 3TB Barracuda 3.5” 7200RPM SATA3 Hard Drive 138.99 Happy to go with a WD Drive as well

Case: Antec P183v3 (very similar to your case. USB3. New start on all the fans and internal parts. Mine was getting rickety after a few years, and even though the case is a minor upgrade, it’s silent.
$165.00

PSU: 750W 80PLUS Gold, 100% Modular Cable, 2× 8Pin EPS, 2× 6+2Pin PCIE, 2× 6Pin PCIE. Ultra Silent AP141 FDB Fan with FF141 Dust Filter
$177

That’s the entire PC. Can obviously save by resuing any of your parts (PSU, Case, mobo CPU if need be). But worth considering. That’s a high end gaming machine across the board. CPU is top of the line i5 (don’t need i7 anymore for gaming. They are both quad core, the only difference is hyper threading. Gaming doesn’t use it.)

Graphics card is right up there. The 670 and 770 are very close in performance to the 680 / 780. Not worth the extra dollars. I’ve got the 680, but would have been fine on the 670.

CPU I’ll have to get you comparisons tomorrow morning. Ran out of time.

TOTAL: $1688

Remember what your last desktop cost?

Complete new PC cost down to $1523!