Dropshock bought parts for his new computer! (They Arrived!)

[Dropshock]

Woah, woah. The forget? Where in the hell did this come from? That happened ages ago. As in, like over a year ago. We're definitely getting back on track now. We moved into my grandmother's house, and are paying off bills and loans now. We're getting back on track.fuq u

Anways, my parts came last night and I assembled them and it worked on my first try.
I've got it overclocked @ 4.2 GHz and I idle at around ~30C. It's so far, ran everything I've thrown at it. I had no idea how much my system was being bottlenecked by my CPU and RAM. I went from Mass Effect 2 being completely unplayable at lowest settings to running it at highest settings ~70 FPS. God damn.
Here's the Imgur Album of everything.
I forgot to take pictures of the stuff in the boxes because I was too excited to do anything else but assemble it.

Finally... after years of using this utter piece of stuff computer, I will be up to date! Sort of. I'm still using my old GPU.
Here's the parts:

• ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
• G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
• COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 CPU Cooler
• Old parts include hard drives, monitor, GPU, and a new case which was the Antec 300.

You have no idea how loving happy I am. I can't even browse the internet on this thing without the CPU usage being at 100%. It's ridiculous.  I swear to god, my current CPU is the equivalent of a piece of construction paper with the words "THE PRODCESER" written on it in colored pencils.
Total came to exactly $450 when I included a fan and some nice thermal paste for the CPU.
I will totally take before and after pictures. The parts will arrive Wednesday the earliest.
Anyone have any suggestions for a new GPU once I get some more cash?

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[Fredulus]

i jelly

[Dropshock]

i jelly

And I'm really excited. I have no idea how I'll be able to sit still until these parts arrive.

[Fredulus]

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[Dropshock]

Am I doing it right?

[HerpaDerp]

Your computer will be stuff in gaming unless you get a GPU, unless your ol GPU is good.

How much money are you expecting?

[Dropshock]

Your computer will be stuff in gaming unless you get a GPU, unless your ol GPU is good.

How much money are you expecting?

This is my GPU, PowerColor 512MB Radeon HD 5770 HD

For the new GPU? Depends. If I eventually get my Xbox sold I'll have $150 from that, then I'll get some more money afterwards from something. So anwhere from $150 to maybe $300? More around the $200 range though.

[HerpaDerp]

If you're going to sell your XBOX, might as well get a goo card.

if you're around the 170 range, get a Radeon 6870.

If you're around the 200 range. Get a GTX 560 Ti.

Either can play Crysis 2 max settings no lag. But the GTX 560 is MUCH faster. And can play the BF3 beta on ultra no lag.

[Dropshock]

I guess I'm getting the GTX 560ti. Any thoughts on my current card? What will I be able to play with my new specs + old card? I don't expect anything amazing, just HOPEFULLY Dead Island and a few more modern games.

Also I'm selling my Xbox because I have not and will not ever play it now that I'm into PC gaming. Originally I was using the money from the Xbox into this computer but we're a bit more on track now financially wise so I was able to get these parts without selling it.

Edit:
Oh, my PSU I'm getting from a friend will be 600w. That will handle my current parts and the GTX560ti, right? I'm overclocking my CPU also.

[HerpaDerp]

Its an OK card. I haven't used it personally but you should look up benchmarks.

Anyways what's your monitor resolution?

[Dropshock]

1920x1080. I'll look up some benchmarks now I suppose.

[Fredulus]

youll do okay with that card.

[Dropshock]

Hm. The only problem I'm seeing with my card is the small 512MB buffer (And the fact that it's, well, old.), I guess I'll see what my performance is like when the parts arrive.

[HerpaDerp]

1920x1080. I'll look up some benchmarks now I suppose.

Get the radeon 6950 2gb ram. Its much better on 1080p than the 560.

Also 512mb ram sucks on 1080p

[Dropshock]

Hm, alright then. When I get to that point I'll probably post on Reddit to get some more GPU ideas but thanks for the help.
Any ideas about this?

Oh, my PSU I'm getting from a friend will be 600w. That will handle my current parts and the GTX560ti, right? I'm overclocking my CPU also.