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Fugner
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Recently i have noticed  newer games  such as Wildstar or Star Citizen are far too demanding for my rig:

 

i5 2500k @stock settings

Asus DcuII gtx 570 @ stock settings

8gb ddr3 ram

650W Psu

Gigabyte GA-z68x-UD3h-B3 motherboard

 

I was just looking for an upgrade that makes sense.

I came up with 2 options:

 

1. Buy a i5 4670k and an asus z87-A board.

This would cost me around $300 due to Microcenters epic discounts.

 

2. Buy a Msi GTX 770 Twin Frozr card for around $300 from Newegg.

 

Which of theses makes more sense if I am looking for a $300 upgrade to my computer?

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upgrading cpu won't do much good.

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CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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I want to upgrade too but i already have some pretty new gear so perhaps it's just me falling for the new PC parts. However you on the other hand have a 560 i mean its not that old but a 770 is a pretty good choice as it will give you better performance than an CPU upgrade (also easier to install IMO) 

 

P.S I'm only a tech noob so you might wanna ask someone just in case the 770 will bottle neck the i5. 

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GTX 770 is about 65% stronger ...

http://ht4u.net/reviews/2013/sapphire_radeon_r9_280x_toxic_review/index39.php

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Recently i have noticed  newer games  such as Wildstar or Star Citizen are far too demanding for my rig:

 

i5 2500k @stock settings

Asus DcuII gtx 570 @ stock settings

8gb ddr3 ram

650W Psu

Gigabyte GA-z68x-UD3h-B3 motherboard

 

I was just looking for an upgrade that makes sense.

I came up with 2 options:

 

1. Buy a i5 4670k and an asus z87-A board.

This would cost me around $300 due to Microcenters epic discounts.

 

2. Buy a Msi GTX 770 Twin Frozr card for around $300 from Newegg.

 

Which of theses makes more sense if I am looking for a $300 upgrade to my computer?

Upgrade your GPU first, that will give you the biggest performance boost :D And 770 for 300$ is a great deal :D

 

 

Definitely Gpu , Slick i believe still uses his 2500k .

If i'm not mistaken, Slick uses i7 2600k O.o

http://animezone.boards.net/

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