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Do I need an upgrade?

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So my question is simple, do i need an upgrade? My PC has an:

CPU: i5 3570K

MB: Asus Maximus V Formula

GPU: Asus direct cu ii top GTX 660 ti

CPU fan: Corsair H100i

Case: Cooler master Trooper

HDD: 1TB WD green, 500gb seagate baracuda

SSD: none

RAM: 8gb kingstone (dont remember the name :) )

That's pretty much it. I was thinking upgrading to a gtx 1080 this summer so i can get those sweet FPSSSS, but my real question is the cpu.

And i will add a ssd soon. THANKS!!!

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I'd say you could replace your GPU with a RX 580/GTX 1060, add a bit more ram, and get an SSD.

The SSD is my most recommended upgrade, followed by GPU and ram. An SSD will make the most difference to your PC, I recommend a 256/240gb one.

But overall you're still in pretty good shape.

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As for getting a GTX1080 this summer, unless you're prepared to invest in a better monitor (1440p+ or high refresh) I'd say you won't actually see that much improvement over a midrange card. And then your CPU will be a bottleneck so you'd have to get a new mobo, CPU, RAM, etc so the costs (and deminishing returns) will start to pile up.

REMILIA Mk.IIIG CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Cooler: Gelid Sirocco (Arctic MX6), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives:2-12 TB, PSU: Montech Century II 850W, Case: Silverstone FLP02, PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), electriq 27qhd180i (IPS, 180hz, 1440p, 1Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, Fiio K11 R2R DAC + Douk P5 (Toshiba Tubes), Sendy Peacock, Mouse: Glorious Model I, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

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1 hour ago, ibabyslapper said:

As for getting a GTX1080 this summer, unless you're prepared to invest in a better monitor (1440p+ or high refresh) I'd say you won't actually see that much improvement over a midrange card. And then your CPU will be a bottleneck so you'd have to get a new mobo, CPU, RAM, etc so the costs (and deminishing returns) will start to pile up.

Hey man thanks, a lot appreciate it! :)

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