Upgrading my pc and want to know if these components are any good?

[Lorderon1]

Good morning

Okay thanks for that, sorry i meant atx one then so would you recommend this one is there any other motherboards in the 1500 to 2200 range that you would recommend so i can do a comparison as well?

Thanks alot Notarget

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Doesn't really matter, you went with a locked CPU (overclocking). I'd be okay with any of these:

http://www.nivo.co.za/buy~asrock.int...treme4.~p40698
http://www.nivo.co.za/buy~asrock.int...7.pro4.~p40697
http://www.nivo.co.za/buy~msi.intel....87.g43.~p39793

[Lorderon1]

Thanks very much no target so from what i can see its between the

http://www.nivo.co.za/buy~asrock.int...7.pro4.~p40697
and
http://www.nivo.co.za/buy~msi.intel....87.g43.~p39793

From what im reading the
http://www.nivo.co.za/buy~asrock.int...treme4.~p40698

is more for overclocking right ?

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pretty much, SLI/CF support as well.

[Lorderon1]

Happy new years everyone!

I have come seeking some advice I am looking to update my graphics card my budget is around R4000 max the website to purchase the graphics card would be
http://www.pricecheck.co.za/categori...Graphics+Cards Can anyone please help me choose a suitable replacement for my current card which is the AMD Radeon HD 5800 Series graphics card. Again its only to play blizzard games

Thanks so much
Nic

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The best you can get with the money you have would be a 280X:

Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 280X ~R3639

Technically a 270X is "enough" but the 280X will give you more options should you choose to play other more demanding games and give you a little more lasting power.

Gigabyte Windforce 3X 270X ~R2847

[Lorderon1]

Thanks so much Notarget really appreciate the help read the review for the card Gigabyte Amd Radeon r9 280x and it states its good for wow at 103 fps so I am happy with that.
So would say this is a nice upgrade compared to the cards you gave me previously? And one more thing it does say the card takes up a bit of power and can be a bit noisy in saying that I only have the fan that came standard with my cpu can you recommend a better cpu fan for say a budget up to 1500 also from price check or nivo don't really matter which.

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So would say this is a nice upgrade compared to the cards you gave me previously?

Yes the 280X is much more powerful. 270X/760 would be alright, imo the 280X is well worth the extra cost and will last you longer as well.

And one more thing it does say the card takes up a bit of power

Which power supply do you currently have?

This card could use around 375W (total system power) when stress tested so any decent 500-600W PSU is fine.

that I only have the fan that came standard with my cpu can you recommend a better cpu fan for say a budget up to 1500 also from price check or nivo don't really matter which.

Which case do you have? Some of the bigger heatsinks are 158mm and taller like these:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Deepcool Lucifer

The cheapest decent option seems to be this:

Cooler Master Hyper T4 (152.3 mm tall)

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Ok I think this might do, it's low profile so will fit even the smaller cases, from Nivo:

Cooler Master GeminII M4 R~431

[Lorderon1]

Thanks Notarget sorry for being so Vague about my system yes my power supply is a cooler master 750W so it is sufficient for the card. My tower is a Antec 9200 Tower. I will go with the Cooler Master GeminII M4 R~431 perfect. One more thing what sound card would you recommend up to say R1000 Max is creative still the best to go for?. I really appreciate all the help with helping me build up my system

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Which motherboard do you have?

[Lorderon1]

Good morning I have the

ASRock Intel Z87 Socket LGA1150 ATX Motherboard (Z87-PRO4)