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Which part is worthwhile to upgrade (Need suggestions)

wako7654
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Hi LTT,

 

While waiting for pascal GPU im trying find anything that i can do for an upgrade of my system. My goal is to just probably make it perform better particularly for game recording using OBS(Mostly just play moba games).

 

below are my parts.

CPU:i7 4770k

Mem:16GB 1600mhz

GPU: R9 290

Storage: 240 Samsung EVO

               1 TB Seagate HDD

 

Any suggestions appreciated! 

 

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The first thing to bottleneck your gaming performance will be your GPU, but the 290 should still be fine for modern AAA titles.

ASU

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16 minutes ago, stconquest said:

@wako7654

 

What is your current cooling solution?  Case, CPU cooler, fan configuration?

Case is a CM Storm Stryker, AIO Liquid Cooler, Fans are all corsair/noctuas. 

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2 minutes ago, wako7654 said:

Case is a CM Storm Stryker, AIO Liquid Cooler, Fans are all corsair/noctuas. 

If you power supply is good, you are fine the way it is.

 

Soooooo...

 

You can add LEDs.  You can add fan control.  You can paint.  RAM is cheap, you can upgrade to 2400MHz RAM.

 

Don't spend money on any core components.

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7 minutes ago, stconquest said:

If you power supply is good, you are fine the way it is.

 

Soooooo...

 

You can add LEDs.  You can add fan control.  You can paint.  RAM is cheap, you can upgrade to 2400MHz RAM.

 

Don't spend money on any core components.

Ahh are the NZXT mounted one's good? Also would it be worthwhile to switch everything to liquid cooling?

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9 minutes ago, wako7654 said:

Ahh are the NZXT mounted one's good? Also would it be worthwhile to switch everything to liquid cooling?

It depends on how much you pay for the NZXT ones.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-Remote-Control-Computer-ST-CLEDLS/dp/B00QAX8YPY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459924429&sr=8-1&keywords=led+strips+for+pc

 

If you mean custom water cooling, no it is not worth it.  You gain little performance and would be spending a hundreds of dollars.  It is a niche thing people like to do. 

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i'd get a bigger or additional 850evo ssd

to  store some games in case you prefer shorter loading screens

maybe the GPU if you like to get the new team red generation 

other components are solid

 

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CPU i7 4790K 4,7Ghz Cooling:Corsair H100iGTX+Noctua NF-F12PWM GPU: EVGA 1080ti SC+ ACX2.0+ RAM:16GB DDR3 1866mhz Crucial Balistics Tactical Tracer Mobo:ASUS Z97-AR PSU:EVGA 750W G2 Supernova Case:Fractal Meshify C Storage:500GB Samsung 850 evo, 900GB Toshiba Game Storage SSD, 2TB Data HDD

i7 4790k Devils Canyon OC @4,6Ghz,Cooler Corsair h100i GTX, GPU EVGA 980Ti SC+ ACX 2.0+ @ stoc

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/278610-display-technology-faqmythbuster/

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