Desktop Computer Upgrading

[steveniam]

My system is quite slow and at time it's freeze so I intend to upgrade so it can run faster. I am running Windows 7 and thinking of upgrading to Windows 10 before the free upgrading offer expired.

I will be reusing the following:

CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 @3.1GHZ
DVD RW Drive
PowerSupply
Monitors
HDD (as a storage for data)

and I will need the following:

motherboard
RAM (8 Gb or 16 Gb)
Casings
HDD (will want to upgrade to SSD for faster and reliability) Currently it's usage is 250GB)

I am using the computer for photoshop + video streaming with multiple screens (two monitors) for forex/future trading. I am using 3 portable hdd (total 5 TBs) to store my datas

I can spend up to $800 for the upgrading although will be happier if can get a cheaper configuration.

Any suggestions?

 

[Phen8210]

motherboard nid get 2nd hand if u wan to reuse ur cpu. cos the ones selling in stores are not compatible.

 

[jasonhanjk]

Get one SSD and install win7 first. Does that solve your problem first?
Did you clean the dust of the heat sink?

 

[Phen8210]

wads ur current pc specs