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Should i upgrade?

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messier101

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Currently i have this
Motherboard- EX58-UD3R
CPU/FAN- i7 920 stock fan
Ram- OCZ 6gb
GPU- GTX 580
HDD- Veliciraptor 300GB
PSU- 700W corsair

Upgrade
Motherboard http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128494 - GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
cpu- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge
fan- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608020 - Noctua NH-C14
ram- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 - x2 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB
gpu- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587 - gtx 580 (plus my old one)
ssd- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211550 - x2 60gb a-data ssd
psu- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014 - caorsair ax 1200watt
 
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Your wishlist link doesn't work. Just post the bloody parts.

Also, zero point in us helping you if you don't tell us why exactly you want this upgrade. In other words, what exactly do you want to accomplish with these upgrades?
 
"Should i upgrade?"

Can you wait? If yes, then I'd say no - don't upgrade. If no, then do it.
 
You absolutely do not need to upgrade. This is definitely just an upgrade bug on your part. I bet your current system is running fine.
 
i just wanted a better gaming experience for the future games like SWTOR and BF3, or should i just add another gtx580 and 1000watt psu?? and also planing on getting 27 inch 3d monitor.
 
messier101 said:
i just wanted a better gaming experience for the future games like SWTOR and BF3, or should i just add another gtx580 and 1000watt psu?? and also planing on getting 27 inch 3d monitor.
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Go for the second GTX 580, a Corsair 1000W PSU, and a Crucial m4 or C300 SSD or Intel 510 SSD and you'll be fine.
 
messier101 said:
i just wanted a better gaming experience for the future games like SWTOR and BF3, or should i just add another gtx580 and 1000watt psu?? and also planing on getting 27 inch 3d monitor.
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By the time BF3 comes out, AMD/NVidia may already have released their new series of GPUs.
 
I say wait to the newer games you want comes out, just before they are out, you can look to see if your system needs an upgrade (minor or major). as mention above by then a few newer items will be out
 
What you have right now is still a very potent system. If you absolutely must buy something, get yourself a fast SSD, a high-end aftermarket cooler for your CPU, and overclock the shit out of it.

You will notice a huge improvement in general operating system speed and game loading time with the SSD, and another boost in performance if you can get your 920 to 3.8-4.0. Not to mention you will still be able to use both the SSD and the aftermarket cooler when you do decide to replace your entire system.
 
To expand upon the above post, which I fully agree with, you should grab a single 120-128GB Intel 510 or Crucial C400/m4 SSD instead of two A-DATA SSDs for a RAID 0 setup. With the latter option, you'd lose the TRIM garbage-collecting feature, which could impact the RAID drives' long-term performance and reliability.

I also agree with bonnev659: Wait until the games arrive before you make any more (significant) upgrades.
 
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