Upgrading time =)

[zbgsaa]

1) What will you be doing with this PC?
Gaming. WoW, while streaming youtube and 5 - 10 IE tabs open

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1000

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
South Carolina

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget?
CPU, motherboard, memory, video card Possible case. I got an xclio Blackhawk right now.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ800 800w psu
120gb ssd
1 tb sata
3 tb sata
24" LG W2453V monitor
Got a 7870HD 2gb but am guessing it will need to be replaced

6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes got a 1150 megahalem cooler on my i5 750 right now that I think I can reuse

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
24'' 1920x1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
next week or 2

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Nothing special just O/C friendly

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 x64

Upgrading from

i5 750
msi p55 mobo
8gb ddr3 1600
120g ssd
1tb 7200rpm barracuda
3 tb WD green

My pc routinely freezes while playing WoW. I have done some research basically coming to the conclusion that my Mobo is too old for the 7870. It will either freeze and sometimes I can ctrl alt del and WoW will not be responding and I can terminate and restart. Other times I have to hard boot. It is rather annoying so I figure I might as well upgrade rather than putting my 4870 back in =\

 

[timta2]

If your pc is freezing and you are sure your OC is stable I would make sure that your Power Supply is ok, and ok to reuse again. How old is it?

 

[zbgsaa]

2 or 3 yrs old. It seems to be a common problem using amd drivers on older mobos that have stopped getting support. MY OC is actually pretty pathetic. Im only running at like 3 ghz. Never could get any stability higher than that =\

 

[Dangman]

2 or 3 yrs old. It seems to be a common problem using amd drivers on older mobos that have stopped getting support.

This is the first I've ever heard of such an issue. I haven't noticed any such issue with older systems and AMD video cards.

Have you actually tested the RAM?
Did you try a different PSU?
Did you try a different GPU?
What's the model number of that MSI mobo?
What's the model number of that SSD?

 

[zbgsaa]

This is the first I've ever heard of such an issue. I haven't noticed any such issue with older systems and AMD video cards.

Have you actually tested the RAM?
Did you try a different PSU?
Did you try a different GPU?
What's the model number of that MSI mobo?
What's the model number of that SSD?

No
It never did this before I upgraded from my 4870 to a 7870.
MSI P55-CD53
OCZ agi vertex 3

Ive reinstalled the ati drivers to no success

 

[Dangman]

No
It never did this before I upgraded from my 4870 to a 7870.

Yeah, not exactly a solid troubleshooting method there as the problems could have already been there. It could also mean that your 7870 itself is defective.

Unless you're willing to build a new PC based on poor troubleshooting and incomplete information, I highly recommend spending a day or two doing some actual troubleshooting. This is $1000 we're talking about here.