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What should I upgrade next

Glaith
By Glaith
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Hi fellow Linus Techies,

 

I have been saving my Pennies for an ugrade and just want to know what your thoughts are, The system is for High end gaming.

 

I am running an Intel 2500k at 4.2 Ghz, 16 gig ram, and 280 x crossfired with a 7970

 

My choices are: Upgrade the Gpu to a 980 TI and keep the rest of the build.

So intel 2500k, 16 gig ram, 980 TI GPU

 

Or upgrade the CPU to a I7 6700 K

and ram to 16 gig DDR4 and keep the crossfired 280x 7970.

 

I am leaning towards just getting the 980 TI but would like to hear other inputs to see if it changes my mind.

 

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I'd do the CPU first and then wait for the GPU's.

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Upgrade the GPU if you prefer gaming perfomance.

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I'd do the GPU first. That 2500K shouldn't bottleneck the 980Ti and you should see a big leap in gaming performance. Also, the upgrade to Skylake also necessitates a new board and RAM, so I'd wait until after you get the 980Ti to do those.

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I'd do 980 Ti. Games will have better support with one card, not to mention you'll have less heat, noise and power usage.

Upgrading from a Sandy bridge CPU to a skylake CPU isn't going to make much of a difference, and even PC gamer will back me up on that

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"Blue Ray"

 

Get it? Because the pictures? Blue? Ray? Get it?

 

GPU first.

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upgrade the part thats limiting your system.

 

play your favourite games keeping close eye on the 4 cores of your processor.

 

are they maxed out troughout the gaming experience? then its time for a cpu swap.

are they not? gpu swap all the way.

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Go for the 980 Ti, you'll get the most immediate improvement. Provided your 2500k isn't bottlenecking anything as it is, the GPU upgrade will be the best use of your money.

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Go with the 980 ti single config.

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