could do with a little advice please people

[Pugsport]

Hello guys and girls I’ve been busy at work for a while and not been able to keep up with what’s hot and what’s not so looking for some advice on parts. I’ve had a quick look around and put list together but just wanting your advice on if they look alright or if I would be better off changing some bits

CPU: - Intel Core i5 4670K (have got £200 to spend on a CPU)

GPU: - Asus Radeon R9 280 Direct CU II top 3 GB (have around £250 to £300 to spend on a card but was thinking about maybe adding a 2nd card at a later date if it’s worth it)

SSD: - Samsung 500 GB 840 EVO Basic

Motherboard: - Asus Maximus Formula socket 1150 (have around the £240 mark to spend on a board)

RAM: - Corsair Dominator Platinum 8 GB 1866 MHz

PSU: - Corsair AX860i digital (around £200 to spend)

Case: - ive had a quick look around on some of the website at cases and don’t really see anything that I think could be nice, so all ideas welcome on the case front (guess I’ll be going with a red and black theme if I go with the above motherboard)

And my current pc specifications are

CPU: - Intel Core i5 2500k (I think that’s the right model number but it is a sandy bridge CPU and is unlocked)

GPU: - Sapphire HD6850 toxic (that gives you an idea as to how long ive not been keeping up for  as this was just meant to be a stop gap until I could get round to buying a better card)

Motherboard: - Gigabyte Z68x-UD5-B3

RAM: - Corsair Dominator 6 GB 1666 MHz

SSD: - 120 GB Kingston Hyper X

I think that pretty much covers the new list and the old parts list should give you some idea of what I have now, so hope that helps.

I will be using this pc for mostly gaming and keeping my old pc for surfing the web and general work related stuff

 

[NeverBackDown]

In all honesty your current setup is fine. Only thing i would change is the ram/gpu/bigger ssd.

If you are set on upgrading then The purposed rig is great. I would opt for these changes( all personal preference):
GPU: Get an aftermarket 290
Motherboard: Get a lower priced board that will do the exact same thing yours does but for far cheaper, something like a MSI GD65 Gaming.
Ram: Should go for something like the 8GB Kingston HyperX Fury kits. Cheaper and its the same thing.. Ram is Ram.
PSU: I would opt for the non "i" version since it is cheaper and you most likely won't end up using the digital features.
Case: This is all very personal to people. I would recommend a Fractal Design R4/Arc Midi R2 or a NZXT H440.

Now i choose the 290 over the 280x because by dropping to a cheaper board and ram you would have enough to get a more powerful GPU which is the most important part of a gaming rig.