I am completely fresh to this forum, so I apologize in advance if I am posting to the wrong sub-forum.
I am hoping someone are able to help me out by giving me some pointers in regards to the longevity, compatability and upgradeability of my build.
In short i need help from someone more experienced and knowledgeable than me regarding PC building.
Back in 2014, i decided to shell out on a proper gaming rig to build myself, as i had previously been using hand me down components from my cousin.
My rig have been unchanged since then, except for the GPU, which were replaced 2 months ago under a defect claim (explained in the specs).
The PC i built 4,5 years ago;
- Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper
- MB: MSI Z97 Gaming 5
- CPU: I7-4790K
- RAM: Corsair 2x8GB 1600Mhz LP
- PSU: Corsair RM750
- CPU Cooler: Cooler master Hyper TX3 EVO
- SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB (used for Windows and 1 or 2 games. Fills up way too fast)
- HDD: Western Digital Red 1TB NAS
- GPU: ASUS ROG Matrix 780Ti 3GB (Was as mentioned replaced by my vendor with a Gainward GTX1660Ti Ghost, as the 780TI was no longer anywhere to be found on the market)
- Monitor: Svive 27" LED FreeSync, 144hz ( I know, should have gotten a G-sync but it was a really cheap 144hz monitor with good reviews)
My questions:
- Are any of these components bottlenecking each other?
- Which of these components should I be expecting to replace in the future, and when?
- Any tips for optimizing this build as much as possible? Never tried overclocking, but not afraid of trying. Am already considering switching to a good AIO cooling system, but not neccesary at the moment.
- Lastly, how does my build stack up against the "average"? Purely curious.
I am mostly using my PC for content consumption (YouTube, Movies, Music), and gaming.
The games I play vary wildly; Factorio, WarThunder, Skyrim, Battlefield, ARMA 3 and Assassins Creed.
I have always been content with 60FPS on ~high settings, but that changed when i got my 144hz monitor. I am now aiming for 144fps with a quality sacrifice when absolutely necessary.
Appreciate greatly any inputs, great and small
