Should I upgrade anything?

[xXButchXx]

Hi all, 

I have about an extra $350 that I earned from the holidays and am looking to possibly but it into upgrade an area of my set up. I'm playing the most recent titles currently (far cry 4 etc.) and am going to be playing GTA 5 heavily once it comes out. Do you guys have any suggestions in what I should upgrade, if anything at all?

My current set up is:

 

• CPU
  Intel Core i7 4770 (non K)
• Motherboard
  Asus Z97-A
• RAM
  8gb (2x4gb) Corsair LP @1600mhz
• GPU
  EVGA GTX 770 4gb SC ACX Double BIOS
• Case
  Fractal Design Define R4
• Storage
  250gb Samsung 840 EVO and 1TB WD Black 7200rpm
• PSU
  Corsair CX750M
• Display(s)
  Samsung Syncmaster 226BW 1680x1050
• Cooling
  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO and default case fans
• Keyboard
  Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2014
• Mouse
  Razer Deathadder 2013
• Sound
  Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Sound Headset
• Operating System
  Windows 8.1
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[xvantok]

Buy a few TB of HDD memory

[Guest]

What resolution are you playing at?

[Rorro]

try getting some extra storage space.. I have seen some really good prices for hdd's latley

[dadasmithywinkle]

 

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Nothing needs to be updated but you could always get a second 4GB 770 and or get another 8GB of ram. Oooor get a 1080p display for $100.

[SimpleG]

Sell your i7, then buy i7 4790K or i5 4690K and buy EVGA  SuperNova HEX PSU

[Sadistic_Potato]

It's surprising how a lot of people don't read through and pay attention to the little details. 

 

I'd say sell that 770, and try and get a 970. If not, I think the 780 Ti's are selling for some seriously good deals on eBay, so you could risk a used one. 

 

If you don't have enough money for that, maybe get the 4790K (Make sure it has a "K" at the end) so you can overclock your CPU a little. 

[JuztBe]

Sell your i7, then buy i7 4790K or i5 4690K and buy EVGA  SuperNova HEX PSU

Ummm.. No. His CPU is not bottlenecking anyway.

Nah, keep you money. Upgrade when ever you see need for it. You'll get much better deal later.

[SeanAngelo]

nothing i'd upgrade if i was in your shoes, apart from getting another hard drive, or get a second gpu.

[c0d0ps]

Sell your i7, then buy i7 4790K or i5 4690K and buy EVGA  SuperNova HEX PSU

Why should he sell his i7 4790 non K for a K version?

Doesn't he lose too much of his investment for it to be worth it?

I am pretty sure it's worth around 50% of normal cost.

[minibois]

Get an SSD and get a second display (that is 1080p)

[Senzelian]

Srsly, I wouldn't upgrade any of it. You should rather safe your money. Maybe at some point one component might fail and then you need the money or you want to upgrade your graphics card.
 

Don't just spend your money because you have some!

[phamhlam]

Extra $350? Then buy a nice IPS 1080p monitor to pair with your other monitor.

 

The last thing is you can upgrade to a smaller modular PSU from Seasonic. Improve to gold for cooler operation.

[c0d0ps]

 

Hi all, 

I have about an extra $350 that I earned from the holidays and am looking to possibly but it into upgrade an area of my set up. I'm playing the most recent titles currently (far cry 4 etc.) and am going to be playing GTA 5 heavily once it comes out. Do you guys have any suggestions in what I should upgrade, if anything at all?

I would say, perhaps get;

More ram, or hdd storage if you need or wish to future proof.

Or perhaps get a gtx 970 instead of your 770 and a celebrating meal with your 970.

[xXButchXx]

What resolution are you playing at?

1680x1050

[xXButchXx]

Get an SSD and get a second display (that is 1080p)

Already have an SSD

[xXButchXx]

Is the jump from 1680x1050 to 1080p that big?

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

Don't do anything, save that extra money for a time when you will need it. That money plus a bit of birthday money can get you a 980 or dual 970s for the future!

[minibois]

Already have an SSD

Oh wow, excuse me for being blind

 

Well other than a second display, I don't know what you could get.

Maybe the BENQ XL2422Z or something (that 1080p 144Hz one) if you actually get 144fps or something..

 

You're probably are better off just saving our money and waiting for when the 970's are cheaper or something (and you can get a 970 + new CPU or something..)

[Enderman]

I would buy a 1080p or 1440p IPS monitor, and use your current monitor as a secondary display.