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Hello LTT forums, one time system builder here looking for your opinions on if/how I should upgrade my gaming rig. What I want to know from you fine people is will I see any issues with my current set up and only a graphics card update or is a larger revamp advisable? I believe my ATI Radeon 6970 to be the current bottleneck in my system.

 

The Details

 

MOBO

Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

CPU

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 (not over clocked)

Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA136611551156775AM2AM3)

Graphics

ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB 

RAM

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit  

RAM Total 12GB

Boot Drive

Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO 

Main Storage
Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gbs 64MB Cache - 

Case

Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi-Tower - Black

OS

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit

Lol

Samsung SH-S222ABBEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Powersupply

Corsair 750watt

 

1. Budget & Location

Under €1000 if it's an almost total revamp if It's just a graphics card upgrade then €400ish

Ireland with access to UK based retailers. 

2. Aim

Gaming PC, 

 

3. Monitors

Currently it's a 1080p 60hz monitor with potential to go up to a higher resolution or refresh rate. 

 

4. Peripherals

 

OS upgrade perhaps?

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Some new games are not running at satisfactory refresh rates and I have the disposable income for an upgrade right now 

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Hello LTT forums, one time system builder here looking for your opinions on if/how I should upgrade my gaming rig. What I want to know from you fine people is will I see any issues with my current set up and only a graphics card update or is a larger revamp advisable? I believe my ATI Radeon 6970 to be the current bottleneck in my system.

 

The Details

 

MOBO

Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

CPU

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 (not over clocked)

Corsair Hydro H60 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA136611551156775AM2AM3)

Graphics

ATI Radeon 6970 2048MB 

RAM

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit  

RAM Total 12GB

Boot Drive

Samsung 128GB SSD 840 PRO 

Main Storage
Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gbs 64MB Cache - 

Case

Corsair Obsidian 650D Gaming Midi-Tower - Black

OS

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit

Lol

Samsung SH-S222ABBEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

 

1. Budget & Location

Under €1000 if it's an almost total revamp if It's just a graphics card upgrade then €400ish

Ireland with access to UK based retailers. 

2. Aim

Gaming PC, 

 

3. Monitors

Currently it's a 1080p 60hz monitor with potential to go up to a higher resolution or refresh rate. 

 

4. Peripherals

 

OS upgrade perhaps?

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Some new games are not running at satisfactory refresh rates and I have the disposable income for an upgrade right now 

You could just upgrade it, my current rig started out in life as an HP 7500 SERIES MT which i have upgraded atone, really saves a lot of money. Go for the RX 580 but better check the clearance i had to some case modifying to put my gtx 460se inside my current case  

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Home Rig:                                                                                                  :

CPU: Intel I7 3770 @ 3.4 Ghz

CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo                                                                  

GPU: MSI Radeon Rx 550 Aero ITX 1gb (amazing gpu btw)   
RAM: 2x4 Mismatched Ram Sticks                                                          

Motherboard: Pegatron 2AD5                                                                  

HDD: 1TB WD BLUE                                                                               

Case: HP 7500 Series MT Case                                                            

PSU: Cooler Master 500W Elite                                                              

Workstation:

CPU: i7 5960x @4.3Ghz

CPU Cooler: Kraken X62                                                                                                                 

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Ti 1G

RAM: Kingston HyperX 32GB DDR4 2133Mhz

Mobo: Asus X99- Deluxe

HDD: WD Blue 4TB 5200RPM

SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Case: Corsair 750D 

PSU: Corsair RM 750x

 

 

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The i7-2600K is still a solid CPU. I'd try my hand at overclocking it to squeeze out a bit more juice. Otherwise, a GPU upgrade should do just fine... and maybe a monitor upgrade if you wish.

 

What's your power supply?

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Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply.

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That i7 could last you 1 more year if you OC it and well YES upgrade that gpu. A 1070 would really be good for this build. the HD 6970 is very OLD and my r9 270 beats in most games. 

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I'm actually in the process of a new build using Ivy Bridge components, just waiting on my z77 board. You can pick up a 3750k fairly cheap nowadays, throw in a 1050ti or 1060 and be running 1080p ultra in most games, or basically all games for the 1060 fairly comfortably. Ebay is your friend.

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@NecromancerBob I'd just upgrade the video card to the best your budget and PSU can support, then hold out a few more years.  I've eked 7 years out of my gen1 i7, only upgrading the boot drive and video card, and I'm just now feeling pressure to actually build a new system.  Or just hold out anyway until the end of the summer so all the AMD and nVidia and Intel upcoming announcements make themselves known.

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