Critique of Possible Upgrade

[GHOST2501]

Hi, totally new here. I was hoping that I could get some critiques or second opinions about my thoughts on upgradinging my system.

Budget: ~£200

Main uses of intended build: Casual Gaming (mainly Emulators but the occasional new game) / Day-to-day web surfing and document use. On occasion I may turn my hand to some video editing.

Parts required: This is what I want to install
RAM -
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP Blue
GPU -
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card (2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0)

Previous build information (list details of parts): Current setup is as follows
PSU - OCZ ZS Series 650w
Mobo - ASUS PBZ77-V LX2
CPU - Intel Core i5 2400 (Socket1155 LGA)
RAM - 6GB (3x 2GB) Micron Technology (8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1)
GPU - ATI Radeon HD 5450
HDDs - Assortment of Seagates, running an 80GB Barracuda as an OS drive
OS - Win7 Pro

Monitor resolution: 1920x1200

Storage requirements: Already sorted between a few internal and external drives

Will you be overclocking: Maybe, probably not though.

Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): Re-use existing so N/A

Extra information about desired system: as it is at the moment i can run Mario Wii on Dolphin and get 60FPS but if i try to play some other games on different Emulators (like alot of PS2 games) the system as it is just wont cut it and i get low FPS. I also have to turn a lot of new games down graphically to get smooth play (and even that can be jerky).

So, questions or critiques anyone?

[Antronman]

Just the 750ti.

R7 265 is a bit better.

[GHOST2501]

Ok thanks. Having read a few comparisons of the two it does look to be a smart choice to swap them for the minimal price increase.

[Antronman]

Oh yeah, and maybe a larger HDD for OS.

[GHOST2501]

Antronman wrote:
Oh yeah, and maybe a larger HDD for OS.

I've always thought about it, but my idea was to have an 80GB OS, 1TB apps and installs and a 3TB media drive.

Also I had a quick couple of questions.
1 - Looking at it, is the AMD R9 270X or the ASUS R9 270 not be a better choice? I'm finding them for an extra £10-ish from the price of the 750Ti.
2 - As a temporary solution until I can get even more RAM, could I double the Corsair Vengeance with a pair of the old Micron sticks I have and not suffer to much for it? (I've read up about the Vengeance coming out of the box with a 2T command rate set and gaining performance for changing it back to 1T)
3 - How well would my proposed system run SarCraft 2?

Thanks.

[kkn]

intel is picky when it comes to mixing mem kits. so i would recomend to get the amount you want in a single kit.

[GHOST2501]

kkn wrote:
intel is picky when it comes to mixing mem kits. so i would recomend to get the amount you want in a single kit.

What about getting one kit of 2x4GB Vengeance now then another later if i want more? Also if I had four sticks could I still change the command rate to 1T? I'm sure i read somewhere that you need it at 2T use dual channel effectively (I was rather tired when reading it so I don't think I took it all in properly).

[GHOST2501]

So the 750Ti has just come down in price so out of these 3, which would be the best choice?

Asus AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectCU II OC 2GB GDDR5 - £139.96

ASUS Radeon R7 265 DirectCU II, 2GB GDDR5 - £133.81

Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB - £119.98

[Antronman]

The R9 270x would be optimal.
There is not a big difference between the R7 265 vs the R9 270.

[Chino]

Grab the MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Twin Frozr Gaming Edition Overclocked for £169.99. Then start saving for your ram.