Computer Upgrade Time

[alphaomega16]

I was thinking about replacing some components in my system and getting the following.

Tad over budget but I was wondering if this PSU would be enough to power it to save a bit of cash.

Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply

 

[Idleman]

What`s the main uses for the PC?

 

[95thrifles]

The Corsair will be fine to power that lot
RAM seems OTT though, especially if youre over budget, 8 gig will suffice most uses, and even if you need 16gig it can be had cheaper
Not sure on SSD, as in I havent seen anything about the newer series as yet, need to read up, but the M4 was always favourite in the past

 

[shadow_boxer]

Looks ok and compatible but I would make a few changes.

This motherboard is true Gen3.

As thrifles95 has stated, unless you do a lot of video it image editing 8GB of RAM will be fine and can be had for as little as £35. Also, best to go with some low profile RAM, so without the pointless heatsinks as in the vengeance so it won't interfere with any after market CPU coolers.

The Samsung is a great SSD but is expensive when compared to other good drives. Consider the Crucial M4, Corsair Force GT, Vertex 3 or Intel drives (esp those on the cashback offer at the moment). All perform relatively similarly but are a but cheaper.

Wouldn't pay that much for a a 1GB GTX 560Ti, 7850 is the better option.

 

[alphaomega16]

Mostly gaming but I do do (hehe dodo) quite bit of converting of video and such.

The reason I went for what I did was so I didnt have to buy any more later.