What can I upgrade?

[Omnirat]

The following is my PC which I bought from here some months ago, it's fine but is there anything you think I could do with to upgrade performance.

Case: InWIN BLACK DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard: ASUS® P8Z68-V PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6GB/s, NVIDIA®SLI™, ATI®CrossFireX™
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card: 1.5GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 580 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 750GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD7502AAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk: 3TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD30EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
RAID: NONE
SSD CACHE DRIVE: NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader: INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply: CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£87)
Processor Cooling: TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities: ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options: 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Monitor: IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)
Keyboard & Mouse: LOGITECH® G510 GAMING KEYBOARD WITH GAMEPANEL™ LCD (£84)
Speakers: LOGITECH Z523 2.1 SPEAKERS - 40W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£72)

 

[tom_gr7]

lol erm ya dont really need to upgrade anything,

you could add a fan controller? and add a few case fans?

 

[Music Guy123]

I'd say if you are gaming getting another 580 would be the next upgrade. You would probably need to upgrade the psu to a 1050w though. Otherwise, maybe an SSD?

 

[Omnirat]

I was thinking of an SSD or another GTX 580, what else would I need if I got another 580 (Besides a better PSU) ?

 

[mantadog]

I don't think you need to upgrade too much, if you were looking to upgrade just for kicks i would think about a SSD for your OS + main software.

A GPU upgrade would also require a PSU upgrade or you could sell the 580 and put that money towards a 7970, though that would really be a bit of a waste as it's only a few months old.

 

[tom_gr7]

I was thinking of an SSD or another GTX 580, what else would I need if I got another 580 (Besides a better PSU) ?

just 1050w psu problem is they kinda expensive, as well as another 580 ya looking bout 400 quid.

 

[mantadog]

I was thinking of an SSD or another GTX 580, what else would I need if I got another 580 (Besides a better PSU) ?

Just a 2nd 580 and a new 1000w+ psu would be all you need. You should have everything else

 

[Omnirat]

I don't think you need to upgrade too much, if you were looking to upgrade just for kicks i would think about a SSD for your OS + main software.

A GPU upgrade would also require a PSU upgrade or you could sell the 580 and put that money towards a 7970, though that would really be a bit of a waste as it's only a few months old.

But isn't a 580 better than a 7970?

just 1050w psu problem is they kinda expensive, as well as another 580 ya looking bout 400 quid.

Would it be worth it though?

 

[tom_gr7]

7970 is a bit better than a 580 I think, but not certain how much faster,

worth it? if ya like me, and money burns a hole in ya pocket lol, course it is. hahah

Have a think, they prices are going lower all the time, as mantadog said earlier ya could sell the 580 and get a 7950/70, two 7950's only need a 650w psu, so it saves you uprading the psu.

 

[vanthus]

There isn't really any point in upgrading unless your computer is
struggling with something or other you want to run.

 

[Omnirat]

It's not struggling but I would like to be able to max out nearly all games with the maximum amount of FPS, I might wait for nVidia to release their 7xxx series.

 

[mantadog]

It's not struggling but I would like to be able to max out nearly all games with the maximum amount of FPS, I might wait for nVidia to release their 7xxx series.

Probably wise, i think Nvidia will come out with cards that outperform AMD but as always they will charge you for it. Worst case you can swap your 580 for a 680 or enjoy a cut price 7970. Though really your 580 is more than enough for now, it wont do you any harm to wait it out for a few months yet, the prices are only going to go one direction.