Upgrade planning.

[Alphawolfguy]

Hey guys! I've been trying to decide if I should upgrade or not for a while now and I got the opportunity recently to do it. My budget is $500-$1000 dollars but ideally the lower the better. 

 

My rig right now is

 

intel i7 3770k

8Gb Corsair Sniper X RAM

1 240GB Samsung SSD

1 2TB Western Digital HDD

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950

750W Gold Corsair PSU

ASUS Sabertooth Z77 Motherboard

NZXT Phantom Case

I also have a pretty generic but solid Asus 1080p 60fps monitor.

 

Right now I don't necessarily want to game at 4k but it would be nice. My primary goal is to get a g-sync or free-sync monitor and a better graphics card. Waiting is an option if it's not worth upgrading right now and new releases are expected.

 

I haven't really been following the latest releases and when Iooked this up I couldn't really find anything that convinced me it was worth upgrading or that it wasn't. 

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[TheRandomness]

You system is perfectly fine as it is, but if you want a better GPU, get an R9 390.

[Inception9269]

Your current set up is fine. Only a gpu upgrade looks necessary really. If you do want to upgrade though,

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($365.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($144.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($54.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card  ($313.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $904.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-22 14:06 EDT-0400

 

A skylake build would be the only worthwhile way to go from your current setup.

 

You could reuse your ssd and hdd, psu, and case to save money

[Streetguru]

Hey guys! I've been trying to decide if I should upgrade or not for a while now and I got the opportunity recently to do it. My budget is $500-$1000 dollars but ideally the lower the better.

 

Do you have room for a 40" display on your desk? Because 4k makes a lot more sense that way

and I'd just hold out until the next CPU generation to upgrade that

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9LrkL

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/b9LrkL/by_merchant/

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($303.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Monitor: LG 27MU67 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($533.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $837.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-22 15:54 EDT-0400