Posted May 29, 2015 I'm looking for some help in building a new computer for gaming, but is it a good time to get a new system now? should i hold out for some new CPU or GPU? I'm currently running the following: I5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz 16GB RAM Gigabyte Z68A-D3-B3 GTX 760 4GB Windows 8.1 samsung evo 840 250GB samsung evo 840 500GB AOC G2460PG Oculus Rift DK2 Will the gain in performance be worth the price compared to my current system? Basically went to play The Witcher 3 and only getting about 40-50 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pqWKgsThis build fits your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/89q46h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 umm, well, you dont have a "HORRIBLE" PC. Maybe upgrading your GPU would suffice. At least you can re-use the 16GB RAM and SSDs. Try getting a i5-4690K and a 980/980Ti/TItan X PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($549.99 @ Amazon) Total: $892.96 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 18:13 EDT-0400 OR (only if you wanna go full BALLERS.) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($325.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card ($999.99 @ B&H) Total: $1438.97 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 18:16 EDT-0400 Get a half decent air cooler, forgot to add it http://pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk019or http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2 depending on how much you wanna overclock. @Zetsumei remember to follow your posts. Planning on trying StarCitizen (Highly recommended)? STAR-NR5P-CJFR is my referal link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pqWKgs This build fits your budget That build is so unballanced Liquidcooled CPU and a MOBO nearly as expensive as the CPU, but only 120GBs of SSD, 8GB of ram? Linus already made clear that liquidcooling is unnecessary, and that you should instead upgrade to a better CPU for more performance. Planning on trying StarCitizen (Highly recommended)? STAR-NR5P-CJFR is my referal link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 Author Is 2 980s worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 There is nothing wrong with your i5 2500K. Swapping to an i5 4690K is just spending money for little gain. Just update the graphics card and you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 Is 2 980s worth it? They definitelly are, but I'd wait for the 980Tis to be released. Planning on trying StarCitizen (Highly recommended)? STAR-NR5P-CJFR is my referal link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 29, 2015 Keep your 2500k. Overclock it if it isn't already. Then, beef up your GPU. 970/980/one of the new cards. A clocked 2500k is still a quality CPU. If anything, drop in a used 2600k, 2700k or 3770k, but that's not really required. i5 4670k - Z87X-UD3H - EVGA GTX 670 Sig 2 - Samsung 840 Evo 250GB - 8GB Avexir Core White 1600Mhz - Corsair 750D w/ RGB LED Mod & Remote Control - 2x SP120 - 3x Enermax Cluster - 2TB Seagate SSHD - Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 - SuperFlower Leadex Gold 750W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 30, 2015 Author How well would just slapping two 980 ti's on to my current build do? would it be a CPU bottleneck at all or could it be effected by the motherboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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