PC Upgrades

[Silva]

So im looking to replace old parts in my PC and was wondering if these are good buys and compatible.

 

Mobo:

Newegg.com - MSI 990XA-GD55 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

 

PSU:

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER GX Series RS650-ACAAE3-US 650W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

 

CPU Ram combo:

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, LED LCD TV, Digital Cameras and more!

 

CPU cooler:

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7

 

If possible would also like to reduce price in any way while keeping it a good upgrade and maybe get another fan or two for my Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case.

 

Also have a Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive and Newegg.com - SPARKLE SXX4602048D5SNM GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card that will stay with them.

[jazzy]

Gonna put it out there: Intel. i5-2500. That's all

 

Next your case is fine, another fan could help if you stick with AMD as their parts generally heat up more. Card's fine but you'll need to upgade eventually. I recommend the cpu cooler, very nice indeed. BUT

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

this is a LOT better as the pipes that connect to the cpu have less gaps (the current one you want has some gaps inbetween and that hurts your temperatures a lot)

 

Can't think of anything else really.

[Silva]

Gonna put it out there: Intel. i5-2500. That's all

 

Next your case is fine, another fan could help if you stick with AMD as their parts generally heat up more. Card's fine but you'll need to upgade eventually. I recommend the cpu cooler, very nice indeed. BUT

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R1 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 1366/1155 and AMD FM1/AM3+

this is a LOT better as the pipes that connect to the cpu have less gaps (the current one you want has some gaps inbetween and that hurts your temperatures a lot)

 

Can't think of anything else really.

 

trust me i looked at intel but dont really have an extra like 80$ for the one i wanted also if you thought, i wasn't trying to replace case and i'll probably look at that better cooler, just wanted to see if i can save money anywhere on what i got.

[jazzy]

trust me i looked at intel but dont really have an extra like 80$ for the one i wanted also if you thought, i wasn't trying to replace case and i'll probably look at that better cooler, just wanted to see if i can save money anywhere on what i got.

 

the hyper 212 is great regardless i guess, i have a antec300 illusion and have the fan set to 5%. the copper pipes are great and dissipate heat very well, if you have a good top exhaust fan and a good intake fan on your front you wont even need the cpu fan (it's not very good, it's pretty loud, dunno bout the EVO's fan)

[Silva]

the hyper 212 is great regardless i guess, i have a antec300 illusion and have the fan set to 5%. the copper pipes are great and dissipate heat very well, if you have a good top exhaust fan and a good intake fan on your front you wont even need the cpu fan (it's not very good, it's pretty loud, dunno bout the EVO's fan)

 

Well it gets hot in there i need the cpu fan to keep things cool in there and 1-2 more case fans one to suck out gfx card exhaust and prolly one on side.

[jazzy]

Well it gets hot in there i need the cpu fan to keep things cool in there and 1-2 more case fans one to suck out gfx card exhaust and prolly one on side.

 

side fans generally don't do anything regardless of placement on intake/outtake from what i've seen. personally you'll be fine with 1-2 intake and 2 outtake (one rear, one top). if the problem is parts being pretty hot still i'd suggest looking into better airflow then, as 3 correctly placed 120mm fans should keep your pc very very cool

[Zeke]

I suggest you get at least a 700w PSU.

[Silva]

I suggest you get at least a 700w PSU.

 

Really dont need that much current one is only 500 and powers everything so 650 will ensure that with the new stuff.

[jazzy]

I suggest you get at least a 700w PSU.

 

Why? He's not SLI'ing at all. His gpu doesnt draw more than 300w on load and the cpu wont drop more than 300w either.

[Zeke]

Well, for future upgrades. Plus the number one complaint I hear with people these days is that "this game or that game" has fried their PSU. In the past month alone I've know at least 6 people that have said that.

 

Also the recommended minimum for that card is 450w. Better safe than sorry.