What should I upgrade?

[yamiino]

This is my current rig:

 

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CPU: i7 4770k @ 3.5 Ghz Haswell
GPU: x1 Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 770 4 GB DDR5 OC Version
MOBO: Asus Maximus VI Hero
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
PSU: 800w
Drives: x1 SSD which has my windows ultimate (not more than 30 GB free... thinking on getting another one) and x2 1 TB Hard drives
Cooling: Water cooling for CPU and wind for everything else.

 

I want to play a new game that has been released in Early Access (and by that you know it's poorly optimized), the game is Dark and Light, however I purchased the game, tried to play it and had to install it in one of my hard drives as the SSD is pretty much done for.

 

The game performed poorly, a lot of frame drops / freezes and graphic glitches.

 

So I'm thinking on upgrading some parts, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right... Could anyone suggest or confirm this is the right thing to do?

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- Upgrade RAM to atleast 16 GB
- Get another SSD with atleast 250 GB for games, such as for DnL
- Upgrade GPU to GTX 1080

 

The CPU I think is more than enough for now, I'd love to run this game in Early Access on 50-60 FPS (or higher if possible)

 

Looking at amazon in my country, the GTX 1080 is just about $100 USD over a GTX 770 4 GB, I was considering SLI but I guess I'd rather sell the GTX 770 and use some of the money to fund the GTX 1080

Gigabyte GV-N1080G1 GAMING-8GD Graphic Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB, DDR5, 256 Bit, DVI, HDMI, 3 x Display Port, PCI-Express x16

 

Guess it does fit in the MOBO as it's DDR5 as well?

 

Thanks for any help provided.

[Bazilias]

Upgrade the GPU to an GTX 1070 or GTX1080. Rest of your build is fine as it is.
Edit: Also upgrade your RAM if you have the money.

[yamiino]

17 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

Upgrade the GPU to an GTX 1070 or GTX1080. Rest of your build is fine as it is.
Edit: Also upgrade your RAM if you have the money.

Ah so I was on the right track  thanks bud, so there's no problem on changing the GPU, compatibility won't be an issue am I right?

[Bazilias]

1 minute ago, yamiino said:

Ah so I was on the right track  thanks bud, so there's no problem on changing the GPU, compatibility won't be an issue am I right?

The will be no issues.

[3rrant]

5 minutes ago, yamiino said:

This is my current rig:

 

 

I want to play a new game that has been released in Early Access (and by that you know it's poorly optimized), the game is Dark and Light, however I purchased the game, tried to play it and had to install it in one of my hard drives as the SSD is pretty much done for.

 

The game performed poorly, a lot of frame drops / freezes and graphic glitches.

 

So I'm thinking on upgrading some parts, but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right... Could anyone suggest or confirm this is the right thing to do?

 

The CPU I think is more than enough for now, I'd love to run this game in Early Access on 50-60 FPS (or higher if possible)

 

Looking at amazon in my country, the GTX 1080 is just about $100 USD over a GTX 770 4 GB, I was considering SLI but I guess I'd rather sell the GTX 770 and use some of the money to fund the GTX 1080

Gigabyte GV-N1080G1 GAMING-8GD Graphic Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB, DDR5, 256 Bit, DVI, HDMI, 3 x Display Port, PCI-Express x16

 

Guess it does fit in the MOBO as it's DDR5 as well?

 

Thanks for any help provided.

16GB of memory for GAMING isn't really needed. There a few games that will gain ad advantage and it will be very relatively noticeable.

Upgrade your GPU. That's what you really want to do. And maybe, upgrade your CPU.

 

SSD will not increase performance. It MIGHT increase loading times, but not always.

 

Also keep in mind that early access games.. are just **** about optimization. You can have a Titan and get no better frame rates than a 1060, it really depends on the game.

[yamiino]

14 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

16GB of memory for GAMING isn't really needed. There a few games that will gain ad advantage and it will be very relatively noticeable.

Upgrade your GPU. That's what you really want to do. And maybe, upgrade your CPU.

 

SSD will not increase performance. It MIGHT increase loading times, but not always.

 

Also keep in mind that early access games.. are just **** about optimization. You can have a Titan and get no better frame rates than a 1060, it really depends on the game.

Agreed, I can play a lot of games on the highest settings with 40-50 FPS just fine, I'm not all about getting over 60, as long as it's over 40 I'm good.

 

The SSD is basically for the load times, I'd install this game in that SSD as the load times in a hard drive take over 10 minutes with this game especially, people have confirmed that with an SSD it takes up to 3 minutes. That's how bad it's optimized lmao.

 

Thanks for the input