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How Would You Improve My Setup?
Hi,
I had been using a XFX HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DP Out PCI-E for over a year 13 months to be exact and it died. I was not insured luckily the retailer I bought it from agreed to repair or replace it.
It was completely dead and they no longer stocked the original card, I opted for a Gainward GTX 570 Phantom 1280MB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E with insurance as I didn't want to spend a great deal of money on a 580/680. As I'm in and out of hospital at the moment and therefore unable to work.
I'm in the mood for upgrading my computer a little nothing major I'd like to keep my CPU and mobo unless it would offer a significant improvement. Would there be away of improving my current system? Buying a second graphics card, more RAM, adding a sound card or even overclocking?
I use this machine mostly for games and my media playback (Blu-rays etc) If you don't think I need to that's fine but I'm open to all suggestions. Please let me know what you think. :)
Spec:
OS: Windows 7 64 Ultimate
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz Socket 1366 8MB Cache
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 Socket 1366 8 Channel Audio
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Non-ECC Unbuffered
GFX: Gainward GTX 570 Phantom 1280MB GDDR5 x 1
Case: Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case
PSU: Antec Truepower Quattro 1200W