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okay people im trying to decide if i should upgrade my cpu and mobo i currently have lga1155 i5 2400, and a asrock micro atx i believe either way my motherboard is tiny has 2 ram slots and one gpu socket, and cpu only handles 1333mhz ram speed and my ram is 1600mhz, should i upgrade?

 

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Grab an i7 2600 or 2700, and you're good to go as long as you're GPU and RAM is good

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13 minutes ago, maccatackar said:

okay people im trying to decide if i should upgrade my cpu and mobo i currently have lga1155 i5 2400, and a asrock micro atx i believe either way my motherboard is tiny has 2 ram slots and one gpu socket, and cpu only handles 1333mhz ram speed and my ram is 1600mhz, should i upgrade?

 

Check your motherboard model, some can support ivy processors.

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Just now, HatsuneMilku said:

Check your motherboard model, some can support ivy processors.

I think they all support Ivy Bridge Processors if the motherboard has the appropriate BIOS revision.

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ngl you really don't need to upgrade your processor, your current one is fine for most things (unless you're doing Cities: Skylines with 300k+ pop)

 

I'd definitely consider a graphics upgrade. What are you currently rocking?

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Just now, HatsuneMilku said:

Check your motherboard model, some can support ivy processors.

its a asrock h61m-hvs

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Just now, Mug said:

ngl you really don't need to upgrade your processor, your current one is fine for most things (unless you're doing Cities: Skylines with 300k+ pop)

 

I'd definitely consider a graphics upgrade. What are you currently rocking?

a gigabyte gtx 560 oc

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Just now, maccatackar said:

a gigabyte gtx 560 oc

Yeah, I'd definitely consider updating that first. If you're willing to go used and have a 500w power supply, the 290(x) is really good value.

If you have less wattage, perhaps something like a 770. That'll run on 400w easily.

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Just now, Mug said:

Yeah, I'd definitely consider updating that first. If you're willing to go used and have a 500w power supply, the 290(x) is really good value.

If you have less wattage, perhaps something like a 770. That'll run on 400w easily.

i have 700w thermaltec psu, and i want something that could possibly run gta v on high on good price?

 

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Just now, maccatackar said:

i have 700w thermaltec psu, and i want something that could possibly run gta v on high on good price?

 

Oh yes, easily, the 290/290x will run GTA V on high with your processor. I'd recommend getting ones with a non-reference cooler as those are noisy but apart from that, go ahead.

 

Look at your local eBay/Gumtree (UK)/Craigslist (US) and see if you can find any decent deals from there, you'll probably be able to find something.

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Just now, maccatackar said:

u think i should get a ivy bridge i7 3770k? whats a i7 3770t?

t is like low wattage models, i7 3770k is a really beast chip but they are pretty expensive.

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Just now, HatsuneMilku said:

t is like low wattage models, i7 3770k is a really beast chip but they are pretty expensive.

okay, i can buy a i7 3770k for $200, that a good price?

 

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1 minute ago, maccatackar said:

u think i should get a ivy bridge i7 3770k? whats a i7 3770t?

That's if you're upgrading your processor. You should only upgrade your processor though if it's pinned at 100% constantly when gaming. However, I reckon that your graphics card is the limiting factor to more performance (bottleneck) in this case.

 

If you want performance, don't get the "T" sku, this is an energy saving processor.

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1 minute ago, maccatackar said:

okay, i can buy a i7 3770k for $200, that a good price?

 

Yeah its not too bad, I'd still suggest to go with Mug's suggestion and upgrade your GPU. 

 

Do you have an SSD? If you're having problems with speed then i'd get and SSD first.

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Just now, HatsuneMilku said:

Yeah its not too bad, I'd still suggest to go with Mug's suggestion and upgrade your GPU. 

 

Do you have an SSD? If you're having problems with speed then i'd get and SSD first.

no i dont have a ssd :(

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Just now, maccatackar said:

no i dont have a ssd :(

I'd upgrade in this order

1. SSD
2. GPU
3. Motherboard + CPU (Its a good idea to upgrade both of these at the same time as your motherboard is pretty low end)

Also any processors with K at the end means it is able to be overclocked. Unfortunately your current motherboard can't do overclocking either.

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Just now, Mug said:

Oh yes, easily, the 290/290x will run GTA V on high with your processor. I'd recommend getting ones with a non-reference cooler as those are noisy but apart from that, go ahead.

 

Look at your local eBay/Gumtree (UK)/Craigslist (US) and see if you can find any decent deals from there, you'll probably be able to find something.

the 290/290x is really expensive aha the 390 is cheaper?

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Just now, HatsuneMilku said:

I'd upgrade in this order

1. SSD
2. GPU
3. Motherboard + CPU (Its a good idea to upgrade both of these at the same time as your motherboard is pretty low end)

Also any processors with K at the end means it is able to be overclocked. Unfortunately your current motherboard can't do overclocking either.

okay sweet as, any recommendations on ssd?

 

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Just now, maccatackar said:

okay sweet as, any recommendations on ssd?

 

Most modern ssds are all really decent. I wouldn't get an ssd any smaller than 250gb. Personally I'm a fan of OCZ because of the price to performance ratio, but Samsung, Kingston (As long as its not SSDNow), Intel are all good brands.

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Just now, HatsuneMilku said:

okay sweet as

 

Just now, Mug said:

my cpu runs at nearly 100% when playing beam.ng drive 

 

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1 minute ago, maccatackar said:

 

 

You're using quotes wrong haha, you're changing our words.

 

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