Rather than buy a whole new PC I believe I am going to simply upgrade my current build over the next few months here in Korea. The updates will be chronicled here. I will be replacing parts, adding others, and doing a minor case mod. The case mod being the first item on my list.
[X]Case Mod:
Painting the case from the original red frame with black grill/hardpoints to a nice neutral primer color with a neutral black on the plastic parts.
I will be replacing the following list of parts:
[ ]Motherboard:
Current Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155
Replacement: ASRock Z77 Extreme9 LGA 1155
[ ]CPU:
Current CPU: i5-2500K 3.3GHz GLA 1155 cooled by a Corsair H80
Replacement: i7-2600k 3.4GHz LGA 1155
[ ]Boot Drive:
Current Drive: SanDisk Extreme 120GB SSD
Replacement: Corsair Force Series GT 90GB x2 in Raid 0
[x]Video Card:
Current Card: EVGA 012-P3-1570-AR GTX 570
Replacement: EVGA GTX 670 SC 4GB w/backplate
[ ]SLI