Do i upgrade or not?

[Paul-C83]

Hi Guys,

 

I am looking for advise please, this is my current gaming rig:

 

Corsair R330 Case

Asus Sabertooth Z77 R2 Mobo  

Intel I5 3570k Overclocked to 4.4ghz Processor @ 1.22v

Corsair H100i 

Corsair Vegance 8gb 1600mhz Memory Dual Channel

Gigabite Windforce x3 GTX 780 OC RV.2

Creative Sound Blaster Recon 3D Sound Card

Crucial M500 256 SSD

2TB Samsung 7200rpm Hard Drive

Ocz 750watt 80+ Bronse PSU

2TB Samsung D3 USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Drive

Corsair Vengeance M65 Gaming Mouse

Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Backlit Gaming Keyboard – Black - MX Red

Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Sound Card

Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage USB Gaming Headset

Windows 8.1 Home Edition

Acer GR235HA 23 inch Full HD 3D LED TFT Monitor - Black 1920 x 1080

BenQ W700 HD Ready 1080p 3D DLP Projector 

Microsoft 360 Wireless Gaming Pad

 

What i would like to know or advise on is it really worth me upgrading or building a new rig based on the next gen games seeing as there is a rise for 4 core / hyper threading (8 core) gaming requirements.

 

As it stands now i can pretty much max any game out and still have 60+fps except on certain bad ported games e.g. Watchdogs!!

i have never known a game like it where i can only run this on medium textures & medium graphics setting to maintain 60fps with out lag / stutter, which is a total shame as it looks stunning when all the eye candy is on max settings including the Worst Mod.

 

 

So my predicament is this, would i need to upgrade to make sure future titles can run smoothly on max settings @ 1080p?

 

 

This is what my options are that i am playing around with:

A: Upgrade my current CPU to a I7 Ivy-bridge & upgrade my ram to 1866mhz (this is the maz freq my modo will take on ram) 

or

B: Build a new rig i.e. New Mobo with latest gen I7 CPU / new 2133mhz ram / Quad Channel & utilize my other components

or

C: Stick with what i have and except certain games just don't run as well due to optimization. 

 

Games i tend to play a lot are:

 

Crysis 3, Far Cry 3, Wolfenstien New Order, Watchdogs : (  etc...

 

Advise would be greatly appreciated also if you can back your answers up with actual facts rather than here say as i have heard a lot of miss leading info on other sites.

 

Many Thanks 

 

Paul

[nuclear465]

I wouldn't... you have an awesome rig there !

[T.Vengeance]

My rule of thumb is upgrade for your current needs, not for future needs.

[KamiKatze]

Your rig is beast, don't upgrade. Especially not as long as we don't kinow what the future generation performs like.

 

If you want more performance, you could pair your 780 with a 2nd one. Your CPU has a nice overclock, you're fine.

[Freaky_spider]

no.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

I agree. Update in the future if it proves necessary, for now your rig is just fine, especially with the consoles (once again) holding back progress.

[DIV1D3]

I highly recommend you don't upgrade, a 780, 3570K with a H100i and 256GB SSD is more than enough for the "next-gen" games @ 1080p at max or high settings, IF you're wanting to hit the 60 fps mark. 

[AnotherTechGuy]

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[Paul-C83]

This is what i keeping telling myself too, stick with what i have! As it stands and what i have benched and researched there isn't much difference between the I5 vs I7 for well optimized games.

[H4X3R]

No

[spartaman64]

nope you are fine the only thing i might suggest is a new motherboard with sata express or m.2 sata. but your hardware pc wise is fine you might want more ssd storage or a new headphones like a sennheiser game zero

[spartaman64]

other wise save up for a cat everyone needs a cat