So time to upgrade methinks. I'm in the UK and have a budget of ~£500.
I'm thinking of a SSD, 240-250GB as that's the size of my current OS partition (I can afford to lose a few GB of unplayed games) but I don't know which brand to go for or if there are any deals on SSD's around at the moment.
I need a new graphics card, and I'm looking at the Nvidia GTX 760 for that (any deals?). I really could do with nvidia parts for the CUDA cores as I do edit using Adobe Premiere and After Effects.
Which leaves around £200 to get a new monitor. I would like to get your opinions on 120Hz monitors for gaming. I do play certain FPS games competitively and these can offer quite an advantage when it comes to fast-paced shooters. They can also be quite expensive however. There are certain Korean panels around that can be imported such as the Qnix QX2710 or the X-Star DP2710 which can be OC'd to give variable refresh rate gains.
gtx760 - good choice and is I'd say the highest end card that wont see you cpu bottlenecking the performance.
+ SDD & cpu cooler (to oc that cpu cause you have a nice board >>oc guide<<)
Save yourself some cash and dont worry about 120hz. Grab a korean import if the fees arent too bad. Here is what I'd grab if you want to buy local> Asus VX279Q <
Do you have any thoughts on good SSD brands? Should I go Kingston HyperX or Samsung?
Also you mention the Asus VX279Q, that's just a little out of my price range unfortunately. How would this Acer S271HLAbid be instead? It has a nice low response rate and I've decided to prioritise size and price over refresh rate and get a local one.
Sorry I forgot, also any ideas on a aftermarket cooling solution? Logan uses a lot of Noctua coolers, but I know Corsair do some nice ones too including closed loop watercooling sytems.
That acer monitor seems well ok for your needs. The u12s or u14s are a great cooler from noctua if you cant fit the d14 (as you've linked). The d14 though is an absolute beast.