• Wiping my hard drive, should I also upgrade?
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My computer has recently been going through numerous slowdowns/bugs/crashes recently and I figured the best option would be to save any important files and do a fresh install after at least 4 years of using the same install. While I'm in the process of doing that I was wondering if I should upgrade my PC itself, as this would be the best time. I built this PC 3 years ago using the components in [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1008825&p=25204708&viewfull=1#post25204708"]this post of mine.[/URL] Here are my current specs: [URL]http://speccy.piriform.com/results/Kcjj08DZ6SwLKsacCG11rAt[/URL] You can see it in my Speccy link but my main monitor is a 24" [URL="http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/dell-ultrasharp-2407wfp/4505-3174_7-31899303.html"]Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP[/URL]. Here are all my steam games: [URL]http://steamcommunity.com/id/SuperHighVoltage/games?tab=all[/URL] I just got the Humble Origin Bundle and I also own BioShock 1 and 2, Mass Effect 2, Grand Theif Auto IV + EfLC, and I will be getting GTAV when it comes out. I don't really have a price limit but I don't want to go overboard with stuff.
If you don't have a price limit, the GTX 780 would be a good choice. The Titan is not worth it considering the much higher price than the 780. For CPU I would go maybe Core i7 4570K, I doubt you need all 8 threads of the 4770K. Games don't use that many cores. Just my 0,02€.
Whats the difference between the GTX 780 and the GTX 770 and even the GTX 760? And what about the manufacturer? Will some not work with my current setup or are they all pretty much the same? I don't even want to get started about CPUs, but do I need to watch for if it will be compatible with my motherboard in any way?
Yes, you need a new motherboard. I don't think your socket is in production anymore. Intel likes to switch sockets. Any graphics card will work in any motherboard these days, it's all just PCI Express. The GTX 780 is faster than the 770, and the 770 is faster than the 760. The GTX Titan is the fastest there is (excluding dual-GPU cards), but it's not THAT much faster than GTX 780 to justify the price. Unless you need the CUDA performance, but you don't need that for games.
Damn, I didn't expect a upgrade to drain my wallet this fast. Will the GTX 760 still run most games a decent FPS? Or should I at least go with the 770? And how is this for a motherboard? [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128603[/url]
[QUOTE=xeekei;42042875]Yes, you need a new motherboard. I don't think your socket is in production anymore. Intel likes to switch sockets. Any graphics card will work in any motherboard these days, it's all just PCI Express. The GTX 780 is faster than the 770, and the 770 is faster than the 760. The GTX Titan is the fastest there is (excluding dual-GPU cards), but it's not THAT much faster than GTX 780 to justify the price. Unless you need the CUDA performance, but you don't need that for games.[/QUOTE] At 1080p the 780 is actually faster than the Titan. The Titan was designed for higher resolutions. [editline]2nd September 2013[/editline] [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1z8Tw[/url] is my recommendation. I assume you aren't going to be overclocking, so I got a B85 motherboard, which is a big money saver. I also got Gigabyte's 7870 which will max most of your games out at decent settings (i.e. it will more than "run most games at a decent FPS). It's slightly below the performance of a 760, but it's $50 below the cost too. The 770 of course is a beast of a card, but I think you will be more than satisfied with the 7870 (I know I am). You also need to make sure you have a PSU that can handle this. What is your PSU (wattage and model please)?
[url=http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026&AID=10592396&PID=3640869&SID=skim629X1198&nm_mc=AFC-C8junctionCA] My PSU[/url] is 750W. My main goal is to be able to play with the max setting with a decent FPS at my full resolution.
radeon 7950 dropped in price too, you will play almost every game at max settings. 7950 is a pretty future proof card. has slightly (7%) more performance than a 760 and has 3gb of memory, which means it is great to buy a second one in the future (when they are cheaper, ofcourse). you already got a 750w PSU so a second card won't be a problem. Also, the radeon 7900 series has a pretty low base clock. Overclocking it is easy and will give even more performance.
[QUOTE=highvoltage;42038565]My computer has recently been going through numerous slowdowns/bugs/crashes recently and I figured the best option would be to save any important files and do a fresh install after at least 4 years of using the same install. While I'm in the process of doing that I was wondering if I should upgrade my PC itself, as this would be the best time. I built this PC 3 years ago using the components in [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1008825&p=25204708&viewfull=1#post25204708"]this post of mine.[/URL] Here are my current specs: [URL]http://speccy.piriform.com/results/Kcjj08DZ6SwLKsacCG11rAt[/URL] You can see it in my Speccy link but my main monitor is a 24" [URL="http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/dell-ultrasharp-2407wfp/4505-3174_7-31899303.html"]Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP[/URL]. Here are all my steam games: [URL]http://steamcommunity.com/id/SuperHighVoltage/games?tab=all[/URL] I just got the Humble Origin Bundle and I also own BioShock 1 and 2, Mass Effect 2, Grand Theif Auto IV + EfLC, and I will be getting GTAV when it comes out. I don't really have a price limit but I don't want to go overboard with stuff.[/QUOTE] Can you post a short speccy, this gigantic list is just stupid. Your i5-750 is still valid and you dont really need to upgrade it now unless you play Planetside 2. What I would do is, upgrade your GPU, RAM and OS. GPU:The Nvidia 770/780 or AMD 7950 are all solid choices for this. RAM: Go to 8GB OS: Install the 64 bit version. You can do that with your current key.
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