Upgrading and keeping old stuff

[silverwolfy]

1. What YOUR PC will be used for.
Gaming (first person shooters mainly)

2. What YOUR budget is.
852- 923 USD

3. What country
Spain

4. IF YOU have a brand preference.
No

5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are:
Antec p180
Corsair HX620W
ViewSonic VX2025WM 20”
8800GTX (for physx? Im worried about heat/noise of 470+8800GTX)
WD Caviar Green 1tb SataII + WD Raptor 74 SataI (both for storage)
Audigy 2 ZS

6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
Yes

7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
OC its not my primary goal but could be a possibility in a future if Im in a hurry

8. What resolution YOU plan on gaming with.
1680x1050

9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Next week (8-12 november)


I plan to mix those "old" components from above with these new ones:
i5 760
Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 4GB L7-8-7-24
Asus GeForce GTX 470
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB SATA2 (for OS)


No SLI.Please give me opinions,ideas...My goal is to build a well balanced system having in mind those components I own from previous pc.Thanks for ur time

 

[silverwolfy]

I have updated mobo and hdd.From Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 to Asus P7P55D-E mostly for usb3/sata3 and pcie 16x to 8x problem; and from WD Caviar Black 640GB SATA3 to Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB SATA2 cos they do it better overall.
Somebody recommended me too 460 1gb for just playing at 1680x1050 despite 470 and considering I wont upgrade in 2 years dont know if games by then will choke my card even at that resolution...not to mention aa.

 

[mfenn]

Looks fine to me, though I would save some money and switch back to the UD3 and forget the 8800GTX. The heat, noise, and instability (remember bumpgate?) of the 8800GTX is simply not worth a nominal performance improvement in the vast minority of titles.

 

[silverwolfy]

Looks fine to me, though I would save some money and switch back to the UD3 and forget the 8800GTX. The heat, noise, and instability (remember bumpgate?) of the 8800GTX is simply not worth a nominal performance improvement in the vast minority of titles.

Mobo updated from an Asus P7P55D-E to Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3.Thanks for tip.I think i wont get more hdds in next 2 years so i can get rid of sata3 support.I hope that usb3 wont decrease my gpu pcie speed to 8x.
I will sell 8800gtx, in case i need a card for physx in...lets say a year i think it would be other nvidia powerful and cooler options by then.