Looking for upgrade advice.

joneidy14 · February 20, 2015

Hello,

My friend is looking for some advice to upgrade his current rig, maybe include SSD, better graphics and such. He is mainly looking to play games at High/Ultra settings at 1080p. Just wanted to know what his options could be with a $800 budget.

Thanks, link is posted below.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nrNRFT

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 2GB Video Card

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Monitor: HP W2072a (A3M50AA#ABA) 60Hz 20.0" Monitor

Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard

Mouse: Logitech M315 Wireless Optical Mouse

February 20, 2015

For a new GPU I'd get a GTX 970 or a R9 290X.

An SSD like the 840 EVO, should be fine.

itsmyjobtoknow · February 20, 2015

A samsung 850 Evo 250GB alongside an R9 290x would be good.

But there are other options out there in terms of graphics card are within budget such as a GTX 970, 970 in sli, 290/290x in crossfire, GTX 980, R9 295x2 (but you will need a new PSu for that)

s3ns3 · February 20, 2015

a gtx 970,bigger monitor(ips) and some new peripherals

GTX 970, 970 in sli, 290/290x in crossfire, GTX 980, R9 295x2

he has a 1600x900 monitor . time for monitor upgrade

Edited February 20, 2015 by s3ns3

joneidy14 · February 20, 2015

a gtx 970,bigger monitor(ips) and some new peripherals

he has a 1600x900 monitor . time for monitor upgrade

What monitor would you recommend? Also he can save some more money to get 2 GTX 970 in sli, and add an SSD.

Imakuni · February 20, 2015

His CPU, RAM and PSU are fine. So my suggestion is to get a 1440p display now, and live with it for some long years to come. As well as a gtx 970, and a 250gb SSD. If you'd like a 25' monitor instead of the regular "huge"27, you could also drop the SSD and get the Dell U2515H, as it is a 1440p monitor as well.

Anyway, here.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)

Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($380.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $797.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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