Weekend Open Forum: Your next PC upgrade

I'll be updating to SSD and Watercooler.

Makes absolutely no sense to me, I actually downgraded my PC lately....

Actual specs: i5-750, 4gb ram, 560ti, 64GB SSD.

I can seriously see no gain for me in Ivy Bridge, HD7000, etc.

Currently planning on 3 things for the next half a year or so:
A 120GB SSD as my system/programs etc drive.
A new card to replace my HD5770, probably gonna see what nVidia has to offer before getting anything.
And a new sound card to replace my on-board audio, probably the ASUS Essence STX, slowly becoming an audiophile

I'm quite content with my current system (Phenom 2 X6 OCd @ 3.8GHz, 8GB RAM, Radeon 6970, 60GB SSD).

My current wishlist consists of a bigger monitor either a 27" or 30" (from my current 23"), some new headphones and a mechanical keyboard.

Apart from that thinking further into the future I think I want to go Micro ATX or M-ITX for my next build, as small and quiet as (reasonably) possible. Probably no HDDs, only SSD(s) I'd move all my current storage into a RAID array in a sever in a closet or something for redundancy, network access and no noisy drives in my main rig.

I upgraded to 16GB of 1600 ram a couple months ago.
My next upgrade will probably be a graphics card. I don't have loyalties for Nvidia or ATI, so I'll probably go with whoever has the best card for around 350-400 when I get the money.

A 7 series Ati card to replace my jet engine 6850 and probably an Ivy later in the year.

Shawns test rig needs more then a measly 560Ti !!
Fine if your only playing at 1920 X 1080 I guess.

im just waiting on my asus hd7970 dcii, but recently bought the cm storm trooper (with xornet deal) as well. will be upgrading cpu to piledriver and new mobo when they come out. sdd in future as well and possible custom loop

OS: Win 7 64-Bit Ultimate | PSU: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RS800-
80GAD3-US | MOBO: ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 890fx CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T O/C 4.0 | CPU Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro H70 w/ AS 5 | MEM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 @ 8-8-8-24 | GPU: EVGA GTX 460 SE | HDD-1:WD 1TB 7200RPM Black Caviar WD1002FAEX | Display: ASUS VH236H Black 23"x2

I'll hopefully be sporting one of the newest Nvidia 600 Series graphics cards that are supposed to be coming out soon. Hopefully the top model, I've got 3 superclocked Geforce 470's now, but even a single 590 could compete with that. I hope the 690 (if thats the model) will be even better.

Oh a very relevant topic for me. i am about to upgrade in march and right now i am just shortlisting parts

core 2 duo ---> i5 2500k
ddr2 ----> ddr3 1333
8800gt --> asus direct cu2 560Ti
coolermaster 350w --> 500W (probably silverstone)

the only thing i havent shortlisted is the motherboard. i need 2 PCIe slots but at a reasonable price range.dont want to go for expensive ones. i only require value for money parts.

also i am not going to wait for ivy bridge.it might be having huge performance in gaming but at high price point and anyway i am going to use 560Ti to does not matter to me.

any suggestions please.

2012:
I need a new high end video card to replace my unlocked HD 6950 2GB.
I need a new 240GB SSD to replace my 64GB SSD.
I need a new DVD burner. The tray doesn't always eject without hitting it.
I need a 2TB HDD. My 1TB is almost full.
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I want a bigger monitor to replace my 24". Most likely a 27".
I want a new headset.
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2013:
I may make the jump from air to water cooling (CPU and GPU) eventually, but only if I find a kickass single GPU card with amazing overclock capability and performance.

Techspot, how did the server upgrade go? I can post, so you obviously didn't break anything.

I got pretty lucky recently, friend of mine gave me a mobo with an i7 960 and P6X. I bought 12gb of ram, a 120 SSD and I'm trying to decide, go SLI with my 460GTX or do a 560 or so... Cheapest yet best upgrade I've ever done (considering the mobo/cpu was around 800 brand new when he bought).

Normally I'd be chomping at the bit to do a new build from scratch about now. I like to do a complete rebuild once every other CPU and GPU generation which seems to occur about once every 3-4 years. But right now, there's nothing out there even coming close to taxing my current machine. The games coming out now are all built for the console first, PC second and we're talking 7 year old console technology. With what I have now, I play every game at max settings without so much as a burp. So probably looking at 2013 or even 2014 before I do a new rebuild. Here's what I have now: Intel i7-960 CPU, ASUS Sabertooth X58 MOBO, 12GB GSkill Ripjaw DDR 3 1866 (PC3 1490), ABS Silver Certified 1050W power supply, two MSI N460GTX video cards in SLI, ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card, OCZ 128GB SSD for the OS and commonly used software, 1TB Black Caviar data drive, 750GB Black Caviar data drive, HAF X case, ASUS VW226 26" 1900x1200 display.

Tossing around the idea of upgrading the monitor to a Dell 30" UltraSharp U3011 2560x1600 monitor, but that's $1,300 - the price of a completely new build. We'll see....

Something with the upcoming Trinity APU series, if I can find a mini itx case I like.

Ordering this weekend from NCIX my new build to replace my "gaming" laptop:
Intel i7 2600K
Asus P8Z68-V Pro
GSkill Ripjaws 8GB
Asus Radeon 7970 3GB
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
Corsair AX850 PSU
Corsair Carbide 400R

Looking at about $1500 for everything. I haven't built a system in a while, I'm pretty excited.

I'll be getting a laptop this summer, which I guess will be my next upgrade. A SSD, quad core CPU, and discrete video card are all musts, but I haven't started researching any specifics yet.

first i need a better video card, then more ram to free the hdd, then a faster hdd for general speed.
but this probably when i will win at bets(so why not a new pc ).