upgrade Any advice on if this old build could be upgraded to handle 144Hz 1080p gaming?

[TobyJT]

I'm trying to hold off making a new build until Zen 3 drops along with the 3000 series of RTX cards or Big Navi, but it's honestly getting quite painful gaming on this, especially the monitor.

I'm only trying to play some simple games like Valorant at 1080p, ideally at 144Hz.

The problem is I'm locked into the G Sync only monitors as the GPU doesn't support FreeSync, meaning a budget GPU upgrade or sidegrade to AMD and a budget 144Hz monitor is still going to set me back around £300 to £400 easy.

Any advice?

I know it's reporting an incompatibility with the CPU cooler, I don't know why, as it seems to be working?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For £0.00)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 78.1 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (Purchased For £0.00)
Memory: Kingston 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£38.38 @ Currys PC World Business)
Memory: Kingston 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£38.38 @ Currys PC World Business)
Memory: Kingston 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£38.38 @ Currys PC World Business)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (Purchased For £0.00)
Case: NZXT Phantom ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 850 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £0.00)
Monitor: AOC i2769Vm 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor  (Purchased For £0.00)
Total: £115.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 03:56 BST+0100

 

[Fasauceome]

7 minutes ago, TobyJT said:

I know it's reporting an incompatibility with the CPU cooler, I don't know why, as it seems to be working?

I'm guessing the cooler height is listed as something larger than the case's max height.

Edited April 28, 2020 by Fasauceome