should i just upgrade things or get a completly new pc.

[kpsychopath]

hey. i made another post about what people thought about a build i was trying to get together. but the day after i wondered if my pc right now is soiled enough to simply get a new case and slap some new things with the old in there.

Processor Intel® Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 3.4 GHz Number of Cores 8 Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Manufacturer NVIDIA Chipset GeForce GTX 560 Dedicated Memory 1.2 GB Total Memory 4.0 GB Memory 16 GB

this is my current set up.
so i was wondering. is it better for me to get a new video card only or should i scrap the i7 as well?
(im a total noob when it comes to pc parts and building so please do keep that in mind when you throw your tech knowladge my way)

[nanowatt]

Get a new gpu.The cpu is very good

[Silver Knight]

hey. i made another post about what people thought about a build i was trying to get together. but the day after i wondered if my pc right now is soiled enough to simply get a new case and slap some new things with the old in there.

Processor Intel® Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 3.4 GHz Number of Cores 8 Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Manufacturer NVIDIA Chipset GeForce GTX 560 Dedicated Memory 1.2 GB Total Memory 4.0 GB Memory 16 GB

this is my current set up.

so i was wondering. is it better for me to get a new video card only or should i scrap the i7 as well?

(im a total noob when it comes to pc parts and building so please do keep that in mind when you throw your tech knowladge my way)

Get 970/290x.

 

3770 is still a beastly CPU

[Erfurt]

hey. i made another post about what people thought about a build i was trying to get together. but the day after i wondered if my pc right now is soiled enough to simply get a new case and slap some new things with the old in there.

Processor Intel® Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 3.4 GHz Number of Cores 8 Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Manufacturer NVIDIA Chipset GeForce GTX 560 Dedicated Memory 1.2 GB Total Memory 4.0 GB Memory 16 GB

this is my current set up.

so i was wondering. is it better for me to get a new video card only or should i scrap the i7 as well?

(im a total noob when it comes to pc parts and building so please do keep that in mind when you throw your tech knowladge my way)

First of all, the CPU is only 4 cores. Second what PSU do you have?

[loccilucas]

change the GPU, the 3770k is still (nearly) on par with most new top end CPU's.

btw  its only a 4 core CPU, not 8.

[ThatSweetGamer]

First of all, the CPU is only 4 cores. Second what PSU do you have?

It has hyper threading, so it has 8 cores but 4 physical cores.

[NumLock21]

None of the mainstream core i7 have 8 physical cores. It's 4 cores with HT which makes that to 8 threads. The only desktop segment cpu with 8 physical cores is the core i7 5960x.

[kpsychopath]

thansk for the advice guys.
just want to know if Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card is a good upgrade or? as said im a total scrubby mc donaldels

[kpsychopath]

First of all, the CPU is only 4 cores. Second what PSU do you have?

my PSU is 450 watt. and my motherbord is a MEDION H77H2-EM if that could help anything

[JuTheBarbarian]

Just upgrade your GPU and add at least another 4gb of RAM (bump it up to 16gb if you can afford it) is what I'd say. I hear that is a great CPU so no problems there.

[kpsychopath]

figured i might as well upgrade my motherbord and use my old GPU with the new one for some extra power. or is that a full 180 nono? as said my old gpu is a gtx 560. prety sure it has 2 way sli avaible.

[Lord Pantaloons]

It has hyper threading, so it has 8 cores but 4 physical cores.

Intel does not refer to threads as cores because they aren't cores. 4 Cores 8 Threads, saying it like you did leads to confusion so avoid doing that.

[Joshua Ondangan]

well maybe for your perspective and most people you would prefer to upgrade and yes it's a cheaper route.

 

but in my case I tend to build a whole new computer and just find some nice looking case to either go in my new build or on my old one if I still like the current case.

[Erfurt]

my PSU is 450 watt. and my motherbord is a MEDION H77H2-EM if that could help anything

Upgrade the GPU, and maybe the PSU to 550/600 watt one, depends on what GPU you want to get