What too upgrade?

[CoolaxGaming]

Budget and Location

$800 USD California

 

Aim

1080P Gaming 144hz, and possibly 1440p DSR or 4K DSR (For less intensive games)

 

Monitor

1080P 144hz, probably 1440p one acer has with freesync in the near future.

 

Why are you upgrading?

Cause I have cash and love upgrading

 

Current build - 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j8fcjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j8fcjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.75 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste  ($9.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($175.85 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB LIGHTNING Video Card  ($343.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case 

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG UH12LS28 OEM Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech K750 Keyboard Wireless Slim Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Logitech) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1922.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 19:42 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

[theloveablemoose]

Erm 980 or CPU upgrade?

 

DSR: 980

 

More performance: CPU

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Hold up a bit and wait for AMD's 300 cards to come out, would be my advice. You have a great system already.

[Oshino Shinobu]

I would personally add another HDD, maybe another SSD for more mass storage and some programs. 

 

Maybe a second monitor as well. I don't think I could live with a single monitor, multiple ones are so useful for pretty much everything. 

 

EDIT: For GPU upgrades (like another 290X) you'd probably want to change the CPU first. The 8350 bottlenecks high end SLI/CF setups in quite a few games now. 

[x Relentless Xx]

 

Budget and Location

$800 USD California

 

Aim

1080P Gaming 144hz, and possibly 1440p DSR or 4K DSR (For less intensive games)

 

Monitor

1080P 144hz, probably 1440p one acer has with freesync in the near future.

 

Why are you upgrading?

Cause I have cash and love upgrading

 

Current build - 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j8fcjX

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j8fcjX/by_merchant/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.75 @ OutletPC) 

Thermal Compound: Antec Formula 7 Nano Diamond 4g Thermal Paste  ($9.89 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($175.85 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($131.88 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290X 4GB LIGHTNING Video Card  ($343.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case 

Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: LG UH12LS28 OEM Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($264.99 @ B&H) 

Keyboard: Logitech K750 Keyboard Wireless Slim Keyboard  ($59.99 @ Logitech) 

Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 

Speakers: Logitech Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($32.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $1922.16

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 19:42 EST-0500

 

Um....upgrade nothing......but if you have $800 to throw at an upgrade, than get rid of the AMD and go with an i7 4790K

[CoolaxGaming]

Erm 980 or CPU upgrade?

 

DSR: 980

 

More performance: CPU

Hmm, I just got my 290x, pretty sure my dad wont approove of another one.

 

I would personally add another HDD, maybe another SSD for more mass storage and some programs. 

 

Maybe a second monitor as well. I don't think I could live with a single monitor, multiple ones are so useful for pretty much everything. 

 

EDIT: For GPU upgrades (like another 290X) you'd probably want to change the CPU first. The 8350 bottlenecks high end SLI/CF setups in quite a few games now. 

K, what cpu u recommend that is good? I have been looking at those smexy ROG boards and Watercooling em...

[Oshino Shinobu]

 

K, what cpu u recommend that is good? I have been looking at those smexy ROG boards and Watercooling em...

4690K is probably the best solution for gaming right now. Although you'd have to change the board as well. 

 

ROG boards are really overpriced, you're paying for the branding and some extra features that pretty much nobody uses. The MSI Gaming 5 has a similar look for much less money. 

[theloveablemoose]

Hmm, I just got my 290x, pretty sure my dad wont approove of another one.

 

K, what cpu u recommend that is good? I have been looking at those smexy ROG boards and Watercooling em...

Well you said you wanted DSR, so that leaves a 980 because that is literally the only upgrade you can make.

 

i5 4690k or a i7 4790k depends on what you need.