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These are the specs of my PC, I'm trying to play The Witcher 3 at max setting on 1080p. 

 

 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Asus GTX 780 Poseidon (Purchased For $469.00)
Total: $1599.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 00:48 EDT-0400

 

Do you suggest upgrading anything or is it just fine like this?

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get another 780

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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These are the specs of my PC, I'm trying to play The Witcher 3 at max setting on 1080p. 

 

 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($98.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($93.89 @ OutletPC) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Asus GTX 780 Poseidon (Purchased For $469.00)
Total: $1599.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-26 00:48 EDT-0400

 

Do you suggest upgrading anything or is it just fine like this?

 

The 780 won't cut it. Also, why the i7? Do you need the hyperthreading for rendering? 

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The 780 won't cut it. Also, why the i7? Do you need the hyperthreading for rendering? 

Yes I do video editing, so what should I upgrade to?

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The 780 won't cut it. Also, why the i7? Do you need the hyperthreading for rendering? 

 

Those are the parts he owns right now (prolly right beside him lol) :P

 

Find a used GTX 780 for cheap, or sell your 780 and buy a new GPU.

 

Edit 1: AMD cards have better compute performance so you will see better rendering times in Adobe and Sony editing suites.

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get another 780

Do  this, best thing you can do, already a killer build.

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Yes I do video editing, so what should I upgrade to?

 

Sell the 780 and go for an R9 or two. You'll get better performance in rendering and minimal loss (assuming you sell the 780 and buy a higher tier nVidia GPU) in game performance.

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Sell the 780 and go for an R9 or two. You'll get better performance in rendering and minimal loss (assuming you sell the 780 and buy a higher tier nVidia GPU) in game performance

 

Yeah, I was considering Amd for a while also for their freesinc but I was also waiting for the new GPU series to see if HBM2 will be better. When will Pascal come out?

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furniture for house ?

 

gpu as furniture? Hahaha ain't got money for that, still works fine.

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Yeah, I was considering Amd for a while also for their freesinc but I was also waiting for the new GPU series to see if HBM2 will be better. When will Pascal come out?

 

mid-2016

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mid-2016

 

Dam then I'll wait till february-march to upgrade prices should be lower

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Dam then I'll wait till february-march to upgrade prices should be lower

 

Can you really wait two years? 

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Can you really wait two years? 

 

2 years?? isn't it 6 months till mid 2016?

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2 years?? isn't it 6 months till mid 2016?

 

You said you'd wait till February... That's one and a half years.

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You said you'd wait till February... That's one and a half years.

 

sorry I didn't say what I was going to buy, I'll wait till february of next year to buy something like a gtx 980 ti before Pascal comes out so the prices should drop. Lol I can't wait two and a half years to play a game!

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sorry I didn't say what I was going to buy, I'll wait till february of next year to buy something like a gtx 980 ti before Pascal comes out so the prices should drop. Lol I can't wait two and a half years to play a game!

 

 

No even a rock can wait that long.

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Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

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