New computer parts

This was the last straw... my computer have had quite some problems over the last few months, with crashed, video driver problems, sudden reboots and the like. I've been haunted by bad graphic card problems from ATI, so really want to change it. but I'm gonna give it ONE more try. Also that I have the largest cabinet ever... don't remember the name, nor can I find any information or picture for it... so that one needs a change.

let's see... what can I change

Large cabinet... I can find a smaller one that make less sound and have better air-flow

so went for a

CM Storm Sniper Black Edition

This one had some good descriptions and ratings. its quiet, can turn off all the lights and fans if I wanted to. this is a good thing considering that my computer is placed in my bedroom.

ok, next up.. my Video card, my radeon 3870 got lots of graphic errors and by doing a little research I found out that it was semi-defect, when running heavily (good graphic games) it crashes or give graphic errors. so I upgraded to a 4870, had QUITE some problems with crashes and video driver restarts (causing my computer to restart)

I upgraded to a Radeon 5870 and got the same error, noticed I still had the video driver for 4880 installed so I updatet it to 5870 driver... this still caused my video driver to restart once in awhile, when running fullscreen good graphic games (like borderlands, dead rising 2, fallout 3)

I spent much time researching the problem and found out that ATI said something along these lines "not many people have this problem so its not something that have priority at the moment"

anyway... I'm keeping my card untill they come up with a fix... started at 9.8, its now version 10.9... still the same problem.

What else?... ummm... CPU?

don't remember my current one, think it was a quad-core 2,1GHz or a 2,4GHz, which seem like a small number compared to modern computers... heck, even my laptop have better than this.

So I went for a

Intel Core™ i5 Quad Processor i5-760

New Motherboard is needed to make the processor fit, so I ordered this too.

ASUS Maximus III Formula, P55

I don't know if there is any problem with my PSU that is causing these sudden reboots, so I was considering getting a new one... the power might be low for my "high-end" computer and its a mess inside because my current PSU isnt modular. ordered this one because it is modular.

Corsair HX 1000W PSU

So, there you have it. the rest I have from before, 8 GB ram and 2 DVD-roms.

The computer screen, mouse and keyboard isn't a computer per see, its more like extras... which I already have.

These Parts have been ordered and will be delivered by the end of the week or early next week.

I COULD make a small tutorial about how I upgrade it and post it here, but we will see when the time is there and I can find my camera.

Oh, last thing... what it cost? 7000 Norwegian kroner. which is at the moment 857 euroes