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Megazero
By Megazero
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So my current Rig is:

CPU: Intel i5-2400
GPU: GTX 780 (Reference)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4x4gb
1 120 GB SSD + 1 HDD 1TB (I forgot the manufacturer of these 2)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX
 

And I plan to do an upgrade on CPU/Motherboard next but I dont really know whether they are enough for now or not? So any advice?

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Why don't you know whether they are enough for now or not...? 

Play some games. If they play well, you don't need to upgrade.

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you shouldnt need to but if i were you id have gone insane for the noise the stock cooler for the intel chips make id get a 212 evo or something quiet 

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I'd just leave your rig for now.

I can't really see anything that would make gaming unpleasant. I have a few friends still rocking the 2500k.

Wait for Broadwell and decide then?

Or dump some money into a wicked mouse, keyboard or monitor.

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And I plan to do an upgrade on CPU/Motherboard next but I dont really know whether they are enough for now or not? So any advice?

 

That's a question you should be asking yourself, Not us. Not even asking yourself but rather testing for yourself. If it plays all your games at a reasonable FPS then you have your answer. If not then the clear upgrade path would definitely be new MOBO/CPU like you said.

Edit: Holy shite... It took my like 15 minutes just to get this reply to work.

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you shouldnt need to but if i were you id have gone insane for the noise the stock cooler for the intel chips make id get a 212 evo or something quiet 

Well for reason unknown my computer is really quiet while everything I use is stocked so probably not. As for the keyboard/mouse I use BlackWidow Ultimate +Naga already.

As for playing the games I dont really have any problem, I just wonder if my CPU might be too old for the GTX 780. But if it's ok then I will probably wait for Boardwell or so. Or maybe by another monitor.

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