My current system...
Asus P5Q-Pro
Intel Q9450
2GB DDR2-800
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Asus Xonar DX
1 x 150GB VelociRaptor SATA II
1 x 300GB VelociRaptor SATA II
1 x 750GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA II
Corsair TX750 power supply
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit
Now I believe my motherboard is dying a slow death, I have had issues for years with it that aren't worth mentioning, but in the last year the PC has failed to boot with 2 high end video cards (GTX 8800 & GTX 280) and recently won't hold more than 1 RAM module and won't boot if the memory voltage is below 2.1v. Now I am frequently crashing and often it refuses to POST without waiting 10-15 minutes and it resets CMOS.
I guess it is time for an upgrade anyway, but I've been out of the loop since I built this one. I've done some research here and I think I can get away with the following for a relatively cheap upgrade...
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H - $149.99 (bundled with RAM)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600MHz (included with motherboard)
Intel i5 2500K - $209.99
OCZ Vertex 3 SATA III 120GB SSD - $159.99
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM - $119.99
All CDN$ and I haven't shopped around much. I think I should be able to keep everything else.
I rarely play graphics intensive games anymore, and it's doubtful I will overclock (much), but I like to have the option open if I decide to.
Does anybody see any glaring errors with my choices? Any comments are welcome.
Asus P5Q-Pro
Intel Q9450
2GB DDR2-800
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Asus Xonar DX
1 x 150GB VelociRaptor SATA II
1 x 300GB VelociRaptor SATA II
1 x 750GB Hitachi Deskstar SATA II
Corsair TX750 power supply
Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit
Now I believe my motherboard is dying a slow death, I have had issues for years with it that aren't worth mentioning, but in the last year the PC has failed to boot with 2 high end video cards (GTX 8800 & GTX 280) and recently won't hold more than 1 RAM module and won't boot if the memory voltage is below 2.1v. Now I am frequently crashing and often it refuses to POST without waiting 10-15 minutes and it resets CMOS.
I guess it is time for an upgrade anyway, but I've been out of the loop since I built this one. I've done some research here and I think I can get away with the following for a relatively cheap upgrade...
Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H - $149.99 (bundled with RAM)
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600MHz (included with motherboard)
Intel i5 2500K - $209.99
OCZ Vertex 3 SATA III 120GB SSD - $159.99
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM - $119.99
All CDN$ and I haven't shopped around much. I think I should be able to keep everything else.
I rarely play graphics intensive games anymore, and it's doubtful I will overclock (much), but I like to have the option open if I decide to.
Does anybody see any glaring errors with my choices? Any comments are welcome.