Upgrading my rig

[Panda689]

So I built my first rig in march on a budget and am now in a position to upgrade a bit, but I am not sure how to upgrade it. My new budget for upgrading is max $1100. I was thinking either a  single GTX Titan or a 7970 Ghz Edition and a new monitor, but am open to suggestions. Some other things I was thinking of was buying a sound card and some better peripherals. I made the mistake of not really looking into parts my self and trusting a friend to put together the parts list. My main uses for this PC are Gaming and 3D Animation (3ds Max) and some video editing

 

So here is my Rig:

 

Asus P8Z77-V LK

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.5Ghz

G Skill 16GB of RAM @ 1600Mhz

EVGA GTX 660 SC 2GB

Seagate 1TB HDD

Rosewill 630W PSU

Corsair H50

CM Haf 912

 

Razer DeathAdder

$20 Dynex Keyboard

Skullcandy Hesh Headphones

Samsung S22B350H 22'' monitor

 

Note: I have a 120GB Samsung 840 SSD on the way so I don't think I need to upgrade that.

 

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

[Joshua]

Depends what 3D animation, and what video editing, but if that's what you do on your pc in terms of school/work, it may be a good idea to make the jump to 3770k for the multi-core, multi-threading. Just a thought.

 

That one is boring though, Titan is awesome, everyone will be jealous. What about a mechanical keyboard? Quickfire tk is cheap? Razer Black widow Ultimate is awesome?

[joelthezombie15]

16gb is more than needed

 get 8 gb

[Panda689]

16gb is more than needed

 get 8 gb

I going to presume you misread the OP, I already own 16GB of RAM those aren't the upgrades i have planned those are my specs.

[BlackOutCrisis]

16gb is more than needed

 get 8 gb

joel he already has the 16gb :P reread the post haha

[Hyydrah]

So I built my first rig in march on a budget and am now in a position to upgrade a bit, but I am not sure how to upgrade it. My new budget for upgrading is max $1100. I was thinking either a  single GTX Titan or a 7970 Ghz Edition and a new monitor, but am open to suggestions. Some other things I was thinking of was buying a sound card and some better peripherals. I made the mistake of not really looking into parts my self and trusting a friend to put together the parts list. My main uses for this PC are Gaming and 3D Animation (3ds Max) and some video editing

 

So here is my Rig:

 

Asus P8Z77-V LK

Intel i5 3570K @ 4.5Ghz

G Skill 16GB of RAM @ 1600Mhz

EVGA GTX 660 SC 2GB

Seagate 1TB HDD

Rosewill 630W PSU

Corsair H50

CM Haf 912

 

Razer DeathAdder

$20 Dynex Keyboard

Skullcandy Hesh Headphones

Samsung S22B350H 22'' monitor

 

Note: I have a 120GB Samsung 840 SSD on the way so I don't think I need to upgrade that.

 

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

I can definitely recommend that you get a mechanical keyboard. Check out the Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition, it's inexpensive but very high quality, even better than my Blackwidow Ultimate that costed nearly twice as much. It'll also last a life time, based on how well they've both kept up for me.

 

A 7950 or 7970 seems to be the best value cards in the $300+ price range, I'd advise against getting a Titan because it has a very low value and will deplete your budget for something that won't last nearly as long as a mechanical keyboard.

 

You might want to check the ASUS VG248QE out as well, it's a huge advantage to have if you're in to FPS for instance. Maybe a mouse pad as well, I can recommend the Scarab.

[joelthezombie15]

I going to presume you misread the OP, I already own 16GB of RAM those aren't the upgrades i have planned those are my specs.

 

 

joel he already has the 16gb :P reread the post haha

lol i misread :p

[WoodenMarker]

Maybe something like this: http://gyazo.com/e8030f9018546131c9c417014eed38ad

 

and the gtx 770/780 when they come out.

 

Edit: rumors are the 770 should be about $400-500. I forgot about the 780's estimated price though. 

[BlackOutCrisis]

Well if you notice your 3570k slowing you down while doing 3D animation then I would grab a 3770k and probably a gtx 670. I know the 7970 is wayyyy faster but I'm not forsure what programs you are using and if they are benefiting from cuda or not.

[Panda689]

I can definitely recommend that you get a mechanical keyboard. Check out the Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition, it's inexpensive but very high quality, even better than my Blackwidow Ultimate that costed nearly twice as much. It'll also last a life time, based on how well they've both kept up for me.

 

A 7950 or 7970 seems to be the best value cards in the $300+ price range, I'd advise against getting a Titan because it has a very low value and will deplete your budget for something that won't last nearly as long as a mechanical keyboard.

 

You might want to check the ASUS VG248QE out as well, it's a huge advantage to have if you're in to FPS for instance. Maybe a mouse pad as well, I can recommend the Scarab.

Yeah the more I read and watch the more it seems that the Titan just isn't worth it, I was kinda hoping someone would logically convince me into it just because they're so damn cool. As for monitors, I don't necessarily care about frame rate as opposed to pixel density and colour depth. As far as keyboards go, a illuminated keyboard is a must, and I was looking at the Rosewill mechanical one aswell as the Black widow ultimate, are they're any others to consider?

[Panda689]

3D animation = 3ds Max 2013 (student license) and some blender

Video Editing = Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects CS5

Anything sound/music = Audacity

[Hyydrah]

Yeah the more I read and watch the more it seems that the Titan just isn't worth it, I was kinda hoping someone would logically convince me into it just because they're so damn cool. As for monitors, I don't necessarily care about frame rate as opposed to pixel density and colour depth. As far as keyboards go, a illuminated keyboard is a must, and I was looking at the Rosewill mechanical one aswell as the Black widow ultimate, are they're any others to consider?

Are you sure that illumination is necessary? I thought it was until I found myself not using it often and thinking it was a tad childish, at least with blue LEDs. If you do need it to be backlit I'd recommend a tenkeyless keyboard with a non-glossy finish and Blue switches, such as this one (the white backlight looks very appealing by the way).

 

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=165