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Basically I don't want to upgrade Mobo and i want the maximum game performance upgrade possible.
I've just ordered 8gb of Kingston HyperX Fury for £60
My Mobo supports PCIe 2.0 x4 and I was thinking about installing a Corsair 128GB Force LX just for my games. I want them running as smooth as possible.
I've seen a few reviews on retailers from people saying these controllers are not getting the performance they expected due to the fact they're not using a x4 slot, My board has a x4 PCIE 2.0 slot so does that mean i'm going to get the 560 MB/s from the SSD? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-004-SR
This would cost me around £80 in total but I need another drive. My 500gb fills up fast and games start to run real slow. I need a dedicated drive
As for the CPU, I can pick an i7-8xx/9xx up from Ebay for under <£50, Is it worth spending like £70+ for a 960, would the performance justify it. How much extra FPS would this give me from my current i5-650 in games say with my 5870 atm???
I don't intend to upgrade my Mobo until the i3/i5/i7 series are done with. When will that be btw, they've been going for so long. After broadwell?
I'm hoping to spend a decent amount on a gpu but want to get the best bang for buck. I want to get an r9 290 but when I think about it. If I can pick up a 7970 for £100 is a 290 worth twice that for an extra 10fps?
So that comes to
Kingston HyperX Fury for £60
SSD Controller + Corsair Force LX 128gb - £80
CPU Let's say £60
7970 = £100
I've just ordered 8gb of Kingston HyperX Fury for £60
My Mobo supports PCIe 2.0 x4 and I was thinking about installing a Corsair 128GB Force LX just for my games. I want them running as smooth as possible.
I've seen a few reviews on retailers from people saying these controllers are not getting the performance they expected due to the fact they're not using a x4 slot, My board has a x4 PCIE 2.0 slot so does that mean i'm going to get the 560 MB/s from the SSD? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CC-004-SR
This would cost me around £80 in total but I need another drive. My 500gb fills up fast and games start to run real slow. I need a dedicated drive
As for the CPU, I can pick an i7-8xx/9xx up from Ebay for under <£50, Is it worth spending like £70+ for a 960, would the performance justify it. How much extra FPS would this give me from my current i5-650 in games say with my 5870 atm???
I don't intend to upgrade my Mobo until the i3/i5/i7 series are done with. When will that be btw, they've been going for so long. After broadwell?
I'm hoping to spend a decent amount on a gpu but want to get the best bang for buck. I want to get an r9 290 but when I think about it. If I can pick up a 7970 for £100 is a 290 worth twice that for an extra 10fps?
So that comes to
Kingston HyperX Fury for £60
SSD Controller + Corsair Force LX 128gb - £80
CPU Let's say £60
7970 = £100
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