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Hi, I am interested in maybe upgrading something in my computer to gain performance and get some experience in building computers. I might not want to change my CPU and CPU cooling because it is water cooled and I don't want to damage anything.  If it is easy to work with and I just am being a wussy, please let me know.

 

I don't know much about overclocking. If it is a good option for my setup please tell me and maybe recommend a place to learn how.

 

I am wondering what could need upgrading and what doesn't with my setup

 

CPU:

Intel Core i7-5820k CPU @ 3.30GHz 

 

CPU Cooler:

Astek 550LC 120MM Watercooler

 

Ram:

Ballistix Sport DDR4 ram  4x 4G

 

GPU:

AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

 

Motherboard:

msi X99S SLI PLUS

 

Power Supply:

High Power 800W

 

SSD:

256GB ADATA SP610 SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD

 

Hard Drive:

2TB SATA III 6GB/s 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5" HD

 

 

If I have left out anything important please let me know and I will do my best to add it in

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What is your GPU? Their are 7 R9 200 Series GPU's...

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indeed do overclock

 

also what nio said, what GPU and HDD do you have specifically.

pc specs: 4 function calculator / 8 digit lcd display / colored numeric and function buttons

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PSU??????

 

"High power 800W" does not raise confidence. sounds like what a seller would put on a build to sell you a craptacular Besttec Unit or something.

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PSU??????

 

"High power 800W" does not raise confidence. sounds like what a seller would put on a build to sell you a craptacular Besttec Unit or something.

I could not find the brand of the Power Supply

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indeed do overclock

 

also what nio said, what GPU and HDD do you have specifically.

Sorry, I'm not very experienced. How do I find out what model of these I have? I have downloaded the AMD Driver Autodetect and it just says AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

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Sorry, I'm not very experienced. How do I find out what model of these I have? I have downloaded the AMD Driver Autodetect and it just says AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

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pc specs: 4 function calculator / 8 digit lcd display / colored numeric and function buttons

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I could not find the brand of the Power Supply

 

Then i'd look into getting a good PSU then .o. cause i cant really think of any high quality PSU at the top of my head rated at 800W.

but then again someone could enlighten me. 

 

i'll presume since most of the build is really good, The GPU is a R9 290X.

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Sorry, I'm not very experienced. How do I find out what model of these I have? I have downloaded the AMD Driver Autodetect and it just says AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

The HDD is 

TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3 (6.0 Gb/S) 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
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I did that and in that spot it says AMD Radeon R9 200 Series... :L

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Then i'd look into getting a good PSU then .o. cause i cant really think of any high quality PSU at the top of my head rated at 800W.

but then again someone could enlighten me. 

 

i'll presume since most of the build is really good, The GPU is a R9 290X.

I went and hunted down the parts list I had back in my closet and it says AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB PCI-E 3.0

Would that be it?

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i went and hunted down the parts list I had back in my closet and it says AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB PCI-E 3.0

Would that be it?

yeah, thats it.

idk man, your build is pretty top end. i guess you could upgrade to a 980 or titan or whatever, but thats really it, even then if you are playing at 1080p spending that much probably isnt worth it.

 

i say wait a few years.

pc specs: 4 function calculator / 8 digit lcd display / colored numeric and function buttons

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yeah, thats it.

idk man, your build is pretty top end. i guess you could upgrade to a 980 or titan or whatever, but thats really it, even then if you are playing at 1080p spending that much probably isnt worth it.

 

i say wait a few years.

Yea, I was thinking that. Thanks for the help. And could my build do 4K? or do I need special parts? (other than the monitor)

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Yea, I was thinking that. Thanks for the help. And could my build do 4K? or do I need special parts? (other than the monitor)

it'll run, but not very well.

295x2 and titanx are what you want for decent 4k.

pc specs: 4 function calculator / 8 digit lcd display / colored numeric and function buttons

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To add experience and speed, add another ssd and run it in raid 0.

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Hi, I am interested in maybe upgrading something in my computer to gain performance and get some experience in building computers. I might not want to change my CPU and CPU cooling because it is water cooled and I don't want to damage anything.  If it is easy to work with and I just am being a wussy, please let me know.

 

I don't know much about overclocking. If it is a good option for my setup please tell me and maybe recommend a place to learn how.

 

I am wondering what could need upgrading and what doesn't with my setup

 

CPU:

 

Intel Core i7-5820k CPU @ 3.30GHz 

 

 

 

CPU Cooler:

Astek 550LC 120MM Watercooler

 

Ram:

Ballistix Sport DDR4 ram  4x 4G

 

GPU:

AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

 

Motherboard:

msi X99S SLI PLUS

 

Power Supply:

High Power 800W

 

SSD:

256GB ADATA SP610 SATA III 6.0Gb/s SSD

 

Hard Drive:

2TB SATA III 6GB/s 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5" HD

 

 

If I have left out anything important please let me know and I will do my best to add it in

 

upgrade to 16 gb ram

ya mutha this raid is also a good idea

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I'd say get a Corsair, Antec, Fractal or Seasonic. (80+ Gold preferably) 

And if possible add some more SSD space to get your games and applications loading nice n' fast ;)

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upgrade to 16 gb ram

ya mutha this raid is also a good idea

I have 16 gb  I meant 4 sticks of 4 gb

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