Upgrading Help Please

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Hi,

I am considering upgrading my circa 2010 gaming PC and am looking for some advice please.

What is best for gaming and video editing:

DDR3 or DDR4 RAM?
i7 5820 or i7 4770K?
2 780 TIGTX in SLI or 2 980 in SLI?

Finally, Coolermaster Cosmos SE Case or Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case?

Many thanks, all input welcome.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Arbico
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 950 CPU (3.06Ghz Quad Core)
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with SATA III support
Memory
12 gig
Graphics Card(s)
ATI HD 5970 2GB PCI Express Graphics card
Sound Card
Creative XFi Xtreme Audio 7.1 channel sound card
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 24" inch
Hard Drives
250gig SSD
2TB
PSU
Quiet Coolermaster 1000W Quad PCI-E PSU
Case
Quiet Coolermaster Cosmos Case
Cooling
Water cooled with multiple fans
Antivirus
Kaspersky Internet Security 2012
Browser
Firefox
Any imput please???
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Arbico
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 950 CPU (3.06Ghz Quad Core)
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with SATA III support
Memory
12 gig
Graphics Card(s)
ATI HD 5970 2GB PCI Express Graphics card
Sound Card
Creative XFi Xtreme Audio 7.1 channel sound card
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 24" inch
Hard Drives
250gig SSD
2TB
PSU
Quiet Coolermaster 1000W Quad PCI-E PSU
Case
Quiet Coolermaster Cosmos Case
Cooling
Water cooled with multiple fans
Antivirus
Kaspersky Internet Security 2012
Browser
Firefox
Is budget a concern and if so, what can you spend? I assume in British pounds?

Are you going to buy only case, motherboard, CPU, RAM, and video cards with that budget, nothing else.

What games at what settings and at what resolution?

Mostly a gaming machine or mostly a video editing machine?

What vendors in what countries will you buy from? Any particular website links?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
How many monitors are you using? If you're only using one then one 980 will be more than enough. We really need some more information to advise you properly.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
W7 Pro x64 SP1 | W10 Pro IP x64 | W8.1 Pro x64 VM | Linux Mint VM
CPU
i7-4790k @ 4GHz (4.4GHz Boost)
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (BIOS Rev 2004)
Memory
16GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX Fury @ 1600MHz CL 9-9-9-27
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Classified
Sound Card
Realtek Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S27D390
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
240GB Intel 520 Series SSD |
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB SSD |
2TB WD Caviar Black |
2TB WD Caviar Black |
2TB WD Caviar Green
PSU
Corsair HX850-80 Gold Modular
Case
Cooler Master Silencio 650
Cooling
Corsair H80i w/2 x Corsair SP120 | 2 x 120mm Noctua NF-S12B
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse
Gigabyte M6900 optical
Internet Speed
152mb
Antivirus
F-Secure
Browser
Firefox 38.0
Other Info
Backup Rig: Win 7 Pro 64-bit | AMD A10-5800k | ASUS F2A85-V Pro | 8GB Samsung DDR3 @1600MHz | 120GB Toshiba SDD | 2TB Seagate HDD | Cooler Master Silencio 550
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