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When should I next upgrade my rig

TheGoldenVu
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So I got my PC last month and I was just curious on when i should next upgrade my gaming rig. The tower cost my around about $2300 Aus dollars.

Here are my specs:

Processor: i5 4670

Motherboard: Asus B85M-G

RAM: Kingston ddr3 1600mhz 16gb

Graphics card: 780 ti

Power supply: FSP Aurum 750 watt

 

And I was wondering if my PC would be good for editing videos for YouTube and Streaming on Twitch?

 

Could you please post your PC specs to so I can see the LinusTechTips community PCs

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the 780ti wont be worth updating for awhile. I very much doubt the 880GTX will be a worthwhile update.

 

Perhpahs Intels new Hasswell-E might be your next upgrade if you want to start editing things

Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500)

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The next upgrade is up to you. I would only upgrade the GPU in 2 years time and yes your PC is good for streaming. Click on my profile picture to see my specs

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Thats a fine rig for another 2 years

|Casual Rig| CPU: i5-6600k |MoBo: ROG Gene  |GPU: Asus 670 Direct CU2 |RAM: RipJaws 2400MHz 2x8GB DDR4 |Heatsink: H100i |Boot Drive: Samsung Evo SSD 240GB|Chassis:BitFenix Prodigy |Peripherals| Keyboard:DasKeyboard, Cherry MX Blue Switches,|Mouse: Corsair M40

|Server Specs| CPU: i7-3770k [OC'd @ 4.1GHz] |MoBo: Sabertooth Z77 |RAM: Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 2x8GB |Boot Drive: Samsung 840 SSD 128GB|Storage Drive: 4 WD 3TB Red Drives Raid 5 |Chassis:Corsair 600t 

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Just upgrade when you feel you need for more performance. 

System:
4670k@4,7Ghz <fully stable ( and 5Ghz, incredible unstable)| Asus Maximus VI Hero | G.Skill TridentX 16GB 2400Mhz C10 | AMD XFX R9 290 OC'ed (locked, Elpida) Cooled by a Kraken G10&X40 w/ NF-A14 | NZXT Phantom 530 | 2TB Seagate Barracuda | Samsung EVO 250GB | Cooler Master V850 | QNIX QX2710 @110Hz | Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 | Ducky Shine 3 ^^ | Madcatz R.A.T. 5 | Brainwavz Delta's |

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If you don't have a ssd, get one. 

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Buy an SSD. If you already have one, buy a bigger SSD. If you already have a big SSD, build a SSD RAID array.

I need more SSDs.

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you payed $2300 Aud for that?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! you got robbed!!!!!

In Norway that would have been a robbery of the store :mellow:

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Corsair Obsidian 650D - Intel 4770K CPU - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 - ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU 2 - Kingston Beast Hyperx Beast 16 GB RAM -  Corsair AX 1200i PSU - Samsung EVO drive 750 GB - Corsair AF series 120mm fans - Corsair H100i - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 edition - Razer Ouroboros - Razer Manticor - Windows 7 - Beyerdynamic MMX 300

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you payed $2300 Aud for that?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! you got robbed!!!!!

How much did you pc cost you?

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How much did you pc cost you?

i have no idea but it would be way less than that! my first build was $1700 it had a 3770k and 670 then i sold the cpu motherboard and gpu then bought 4770k motherboard and 780 and silverstone sg09 case and the rest is from the old build.

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you payed $2300 Aud for that?! ARE YOU KIDDING?! you got robbed!!!!!

Remember their average wage is now than twice what we make here.
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Remember their average wage is now than twice what we make here.

i live in Australia....

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i have no idea but it would be way less than that! my first build was $1700 it had a 3770k and 670 then i sold the cpu motherboard and gpu then bought 4770k motherboard and 780 and silverstone sg09 case and the rest is from the old build.

I can see your point but the reason why it cost me a lot more was because i got it built for me too. I think if i built it may self it would cost me around $1900 not including posting

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In Norway that would have been a robbery of the store :mellow:

How much does a gtx 780 cost in the Norwegian currency? 

Fractal R4- 4670k @ 3.4 Ghz- Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb- 2TB Wd Black- 256 GB Samsung SSD- Cosair 760w PSU- Corsair h80i- ASUS CU II GTX 780- ASUS VI Hero LGA 1150

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SSD, SSD, and more SSDs

CPU: i7-4770k CPU Cooler: NH-D14 RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8gb GPU: EVGA Superclocked 780 ti MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Gene PSU: Corsair RM 850 Case: Bitfenix Prodigy M

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How much does a gtx 780 cost in the Norwegian currency?

Due to the difficulty of trading in Norway (you don't want to see the taxes here...) prices on the same tech from different companies vary by an extreme amount, but here is what I got (from the webpage Komplett.no)

http://www.komplett.no/asus-geforce-gtx-780ti-3gb-physx-cuda/805427

5990 Norwegian Krone corresponds to 972.224 USD :mellow: And there are more expensive variants of the 780 as well...

Welcome to Norway :D

Tor
Corsair Obsidian 650D - Intel 4770K CPU - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 - ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU 2 - Kingston Beast Hyperx Beast 16 GB RAM -  Corsair AX 1200i PSU - Samsung EVO drive 750 GB - Corsair AF series 120mm fans - Corsair H100i - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 edition - Razer Ouroboros - Razer Manticor - Windows 7 - Beyerdynamic MMX 300

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ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In SportsDue to the difficulty of trading in Norway (you don't want to see the taxes here...) prices on the same tech from different companies vary by an extreme amount, but here is what I got (from the webpage Komplett.no)

http://www.komplett.no/asus-geforce-gtx-780ti-3gb-physx-cuda/805427

5990 Norwegian Krone corresponds to 972.224 USD :mellow: And there are more expensive variants of the 780 as well...

Welcome to Norway :D

Wow that's rough :0

Fractal R4- 4670k @ 3.4 Ghz- Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb- 2TB Wd Black- 256 GB Samsung SSD- Cosair 760w PSU- Corsair h80i- ASUS CU II GTX 780- ASUS VI Hero LGA 1150

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Wow that's rough :0

 

Yeah :( To give you another example the rig in my sig (I also got a ASUS VG278HE, but CoC won't let me write it :( ) cost me Ca 36000 NOK or Ca 5850 USD :mellow: What do you think it costs in the US? ;)

Tor
Corsair Obsidian 650D - Intel 4770K CPU - Gigabyte G1 Sniper 5 - ASUS GTX 780 Direct CU 2 - Kingston Beast Hyperx Beast 16 GB RAM -  Corsair AX 1200i PSU - Samsung EVO drive 750 GB - Corsair AF series 120mm fans - Corsair H100i - Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 edition - Razer Ouroboros - Razer Manticor - Windows 7 - Beyerdynamic MMX 300

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236293

 

Holy Moly $6000 for a monitor wowow

 

Here it only costs $380 or 2330 NOK 

 

Those price differences are ridiculous-  ;(

Fractal R4- 4670k @ 3.4 Ghz- Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb- 2TB Wd Black- 256 GB Samsung SSD- Cosair 760w PSU- Corsair h80i- ASUS CU II GTX 780- ASUS VI Hero LGA 1150

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SSD and then buy a crystal ball. 

Oneplus 6 | Sony 55" X900F . Lenovo Y540 17" 144Hz RTX 2060 . i7 9750h. 

Audio-GD DAC-19MK3 > Schiit Lyr 2 + > FOSTEX TH900 . Sony XBA-Z5

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