Need advice and judgement

[Altherisch]

Alright,I have a rig that I built about a month ago or 2. But originally I was planning on upgrading the gpu/storage but for some reason I felt like changing something. I would like your help/advice/judgement on what I'm planning so farl

So here is my rig atm

I5 4590

B85 ASROCK Killer

Msi gtx960 2g

Antec HCG 550w

Seagate 320gb had

NZXT S340

Originally I planned on upgrading my graphics to 980ti msi 6gb and buying ssd with 1tb hdd with it.

But I thought and ask some my brother. Should I really opt for a 980ti with my current rig or should I just go with a gtx 970 or r9 390x but buying a i5 4690k along with a z97 board with a aio adding a new psu and ssd to overclock it to have some more headroom just in case I have to do editing in the future. Or should I just buy the 980ti and live with it with my current rig. Both will cost roughly the same but just asking your opinion

[Laputacake]

Just get a 980 and more storage

[OAcesync]

Just get a 980Ti with more storage , I think 550W with no OC is enough for a 980Ti

[NJHourigan]

I would get the 980ti

[dalekphalm]

Alright,I have a rig that I built about a month ago or 2. But originally I was planning on upgrading the gpu/storage but for some reason I felt like changing something. I would like your help/advice/judgement on what I'm planning so farl

So here is my rig atm

I5 4590

B85 ASROCK Killer

Msi gtx960 2g

Antec HCG 550w

Seagate 320gb had

NZXT S340

Originally I planned on upgrading my graphics to 980ti msi 6gb and buying ssd with 1tb hdd with it.

But I thought and ask some my brother. Should I really opt for a 980ti with my current rig or should I just go with a gtx 970 or r9 390x but buying a i5 4690k along with a z97 board with a aio adding a new psu and ssd to overclock it to have some more headroom just in case I have to do editing in the future. Or should I just buy the 980ti and live with it with my current rig. Both will cost roughly the same but just asking your opinion

It begs the question, why bother upgrading the CPU and Motherboard at all?

 

I would definitely swap out that HDD for either:

1. 1x Large SSD - 256GB, 512GB, 1TB - whatever size floats your boat, or

2. 1x Smaller SSD - 128GB or 256GB - paired with 1x 1TB (or larger) HDD

 

For your GPU, I'd suggest a GTX 970 or an R9 390x - unless you still want to go "Balls to the wall", in that case, still opt for a 980 Ti or even a Fury (non x) - there's really not much point in getting a GTX 980 anymore.

 

For less than a 980, you get the 390x which matches or beats it in many games, or for not much more, you get a Fury, which stomps it in basically every game - and then for a fair bit more, you can get a 980 Ti, which is pretty much the best at the high end right now (Fury X is close, and in some places a bit cheaper, but they're pretty close, and the 980 Ti still edges it out most of the time).

 

If you opt for anything higher than a 970, you probably will want to swap out your PSU for a 650 Watt or a 750 Watt one.

[dalekphalm]

Just get a 980Ti with more storage , I think 550W with no OC is enough for a 980Ti

For a 980 Ti, even without OC, I'd still err on the side of caution, and upgrade the PSU to a 650 Watt. You probably won't need it, but it gives nice headroom for the unknown.

[Guest]

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A 980ti is definitely a great buy, but that will depend on the resolution played at

 

What resolution do you play at?

[Mecami]

What res are you running at?

At 1080p, I'd still recommend a gtx 970 or if you really want to maybe a gtx 980 or if you are fine with amd and don't play a lot of titles like World of Warcraft or League of Legends, the r9 390x is about as fast as the 980 but at a lower price. Or the r9 390 even, it's about $100 cheaper than the 390x and not really much slower.

At 1440p and up I'd recommend at least a gtx 980/r9 390x.

 

Also get a small SSD and a 1TB HDD.

You can get a 120GB or 1TB HDD for less than $80 these days, so it's definitely affordable.

[Altherisch]

Thanks for the quick reply guys! As of now I'll just ditch the cpu/mobo upgrade and go for a better gpu. Also I plan on gaming on a 1440p monitor in the future. But if ever I did go for a gpu that is indeed higher than a gtx 970. Would it be wise to keep my current psu and opt for a new gpu and a ssd with hdd or should I just go for the psu upgrade and still buy the gpu but living with 1tb hdd or just a 120gb ssd