Recommend upgrade on RIG?

[thedevil33]

Hi all...got myself the below rig almost 3 years back
Com has recently become sluggish with Graphic Card fans giving me problems of overheating. Shopping for some upgrades in hopes of prolonging my com life. Any recommendations?

PC used mainly Photoshop/Illustrator/Movies/General Gaming

CPU+MB : Intel Core i5 2500K + Asrock Z68 EXTREME 4

HSF: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

RAM : Kingston DDR3-1333MHz 8GB (2X4GB)

GPU : Leadtek GTX560Ti OC GDDR5 1GB

HDD : Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB

ODD : Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Writer AD-7240

PSU : FSP AURUM CM GOLD 750 (AU-750M) Modular

Casing : Cooler Master Silencio Full Black casing

Display : Dell U2311H

 

[shadow84]

Still good, at most get new gpu n better cpu cooler like d14 or aio.

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

buy a SSD and upgrade your GPU. Rest of the parts are fine.

 

[xtreme84]

buy a SSD and upgrade your GPU. Rest of the parts are fine.

What he said.

 

[Jian19]

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)
Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345

 

[shadow84]

Zotac 760 Amp! is a much better choice. Price is also around leadtek lvl.

 

[firezero10]

I had a similar configuration as well......feel like upgrading too

 

[thedevil33]

Thanks for all replies!
It's good news to me that most parts still viable after 3 years of usage.

For now these are shortlisted...

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

RAM ~ Not sure if i need abit more recommendations welcome

CPU cooler ~ Corsair Series of liquid coolers look powerful, any recommendations on Liquid AIO cooling welcome as it's my 1st time using!

 

[bornerwave]

Thanks for all replies!
It's good news to me that most parts still viable after 3 years of usage.

For now these are shortlisted...

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

RAM ~ Not sure if i need abit more recommendations welcome

CPU cooler ~ Corsair Series of liquid coolers look powerful, any recommendations on Liquid AIO cooling welcome as it's my 1st time using!

errrr h100i?

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

Thanks for all replies!
It's good news to me that most parts still viable after 3 years of usage.

For now these are shortlisted...

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

RAM ~ Not sure if i need abit more recommendations welcome

CPU cooler ~ Corsair Series of liquid coolers look powerful, any recommendations on Liquid AIO cooling welcome as it's my 1st time using!

If you stick to your cm212, I think might have some issues with adding the 4th ram slot.

So..
2x 8GB Gskill ripjawsX 1600 ~$220

Not a necessity to buy a aio cooler. Your cm212 will do fine. Might as well spend the $150 on a better gpu, bigger rams or a bigger ssd.

But up to you. The h100i can reuse for your next rig overhaul.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi all...got myself the below rig almost 3 years back
Com has recently become sluggish with Graphic Card fans giving me problems of overheating. Shopping for some upgrades in hopes of prolonging my com life. Any recommendations?

Time to clean up your PC innards...

 

[thedevil33]

Time to clean up your PC innards...

Haha,that was my 1st course of action after experiencing stutter in day to day usage! Reapplied thermal paste and gave casing a good cleanup before realizing 1 of the fans of the GPU behaving weirdly.
Fans spins are wobbly and stops intermittently.

For now these are shortlisted...

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

2x 8GB Gskill ripjawsX 1600 ~$220 OR HyperX 12800/1600Mhz CL9
KIT(2x4G) ~ $114 (If Corsair AIO chosen)

CORSAIR H100i 2013 Model ~ $154

 

[JustAnotherTroll]

Haha,that was my 1st course of action after experiencing stutter in day to day usage! Reapplied thermal paste and gave casing a good cleanup before realizing 1 of the fans of the GPU behaving weirdly.
Fans spins are wobbly and stops intermittently.

For now these are shortlisted...

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

2x 8GB Gskill ripjawsX 1600 ~$220 OR HyperX 12800/1600Mhz CL9
KIT(2x4G) ~ $114 (If Corsair AIO chosen)

CORSAIR H100i 2013 Model ~ $154

as from above, you are using 1333mhz RAM. so no point getting the kingston 1600mhz as they will run at the same speed as your slower 1333mhz.

 

[thedevil33]

Thanks for the heads up!
Guess its 2x 8GB for now...In any case i might forgo the AIO as my Silencio 550 case may not fit the CORSAIR H100i?

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

2x 8GB Gskill ripjawsX 1600 ~$220

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Haha,that was my 1st course of action after experiencing stutter in day to day usage! Reapplied thermal paste and gave casing a good cleanup before realizing 1 of the fans of the GPU behaving weirdly.
Fans spins are wobbly and stops intermittently.

For now these are shortlisted...

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

2x 8GB Gskill ripjawsX 1600 ~$220 OR HyperX 12800/1600Mhz CL9
KIT(2x4G) ~ $114 (If Corsair AIO chosen)

CORSAIR H100i 2013 Model ~ $154

DDR3 RAMs are expensive compared to the time you bought yours. Just get a standalone memory heatsink like this to beautify them:

 

[thedevil33]

DDR3 RAMs are expensive compared to the time you bought yours. Just get a standalone memory heatsink like this to beautify them:

I've yet to explore the option of OC my RAM that's why the usage of a memory heatsink has not come across my mind!

I'm interested in the boost in performance though...
8GB of my existing RAM seems to be strenuous whenever i multitask on my ADOBE suites etc.So hopefully the additional RAM will help ease the sluggish performance.

Would you suggest i OC my RAMs and install a heatsink or would buying 2x8GB RAM be a better(though expensive) bet?

Crucial m500 240gb ssd ~ $165 (amazon)

Leadtek gtx760 OC ~ $345 OR Zotac 760 Amp! ~ $369

2x 8GB Gskill ripjawsX 1600 ~$220

 

[xtreme84]

Just get the Crucial SSD from Amazon, cheapest or longest warranty GTX760 and the cheapest RAM available will do.

 

[EV1L]

Almost same configuration as mine too (mine setup is 2yrs old) and i just upgraded my GPU from GTX560Ti to R9 280X plus a Samsung 820 evo 250gb SSD and now im gaming my BF4 @ ultra settings.

 

[straweffigy]

Crucial M500 240GB (USD $119), approx $150 SGD from Amazon.

If you managed to buy during the USD $109.90 period, it's around $140 SGD.

 

[thedevil33]

Almost same configuration as mine too (mine setup is 2yrs old) and i just upgraded my GPU from GTX560Ti to R9 280X plus a Samsung 820 evo 250gb SSD and now im gaming my BF4 @ ultra settings.

Hopefully my upgrade will solve all my issues!
Thanks to all recommendations,will drop by SLS to shop arnd this weekend while my SSD ships!