So i'm getting ready to buy, just wanted some opinions to make sure i'm not missing anything. Haven't kept up on new parts in the last 6 months, Need opinions and suggestions.
Current Rig
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield @ 3.2GHz (Stock cooling)
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3
BIOSTAR TPOWER X58A LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
PC Power and Cooling 610W Continuous @ 40°C PSU
G.SKILL 6GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit
x2 Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM In RAID 0
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
The things i want to upgrade are:
*1. Case
Thinking about - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Black Full Tower w/ Side window - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Black RC-932-KWN3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Side window
*2. CPU Cooling
Thinking about - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler
*3. GPU
Thinking the SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102909
(Thanks to PP Mguire rep+)
or
GTX 470 - Newegg.com - EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
*Also i need a External hard drive, around 500GB-1TB - Preferably eSATA
Thinking about this - Fantom Drives G-Force 500GB - Newegg.com - Fantom Drives G-Force 500GB USB 2.0 / eSATA External Hard Drive GF500EU
BUDGET - I want to stay under $800.00 - but i'm not looking for the best of the best
i just want the best Money : Performance ratio
Also, what would you guess is my biggest bottleneck? I want to be upgrade free for the next year, and want to be able to play some new DX11 games.
Thanks in advance!
Current Rig
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield @ 3.2GHz (Stock cooling)
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3
BIOSTAR TPOWER X58A LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
PC Power and Cooling 610W Continuous @ 40°C PSU
G.SKILL 6GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit
x2 Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 7200 RPM In RAID 0
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
The things i want to upgrade are:
*1. Case
Thinking about - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Black Full Tower w/ Side window - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Black RC-932-KWN3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Side window
*2. CPU Cooling
Thinking about - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus - Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus Intel Core i5 & Intel Core i7 compatible RR-B10-212P-G1 120mm "heatpipe direct contact" Long life sleeve CPU Cooler
*3. GPU
Thinking the SAPPHIRE 100314SR Radeon HD 6870 1GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102909
(Thanks to PP Mguire rep+)
or
GTX 470 - Newegg.com - EVGA 012-P3-1470-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
*Also i need a External hard drive, around 500GB-1TB - Preferably eSATA
Thinking about this - Fantom Drives G-Force 500GB - Newegg.com - Fantom Drives G-Force 500GB USB 2.0 / eSATA External Hard Drive GF500EU
BUDGET - I want to stay under $800.00 - but i'm not looking for the best of the best
i just want the best Money : Performance ratio
Also, what would you guess is my biggest bottleneck? I want to be upgrade free for the next year, and want to be able to play some new DX11 games.
Thanks in advance!