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2014/09/01 11:01:30 (permalink)
 Ok I hope this is the right place for this. Here's a list of what I have:
Gigabyte p35-DS3L
Intel Q8400 @ 3.2
arctic freezer pro 7
8GB GSKILL ram
EVGA GTX 570 2.5GB
Plextor 128gb ssd
WD 1TB storage
Antec neoeco 620 watt
 
Recommend my upgrades for a budget. Looking to reuse as much as possible. It's long in the tooth but honestly I've never gotten the gaming performance out of it I expected to. Would like to reuse the GPU but am not opposed to a new one. The CPU, Ram and mobo are a given to replace so yeah. Anyway would like your opinions. I was told here I would be bottlenecked with this GPU in this setup but Processor maxed the card but I suspect maybe bus issues are hampering my efforts. Anyway any input is appreciated.
 
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    boredgunner
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    Re: Recommend my upgrades 2014/09/01 13:29:07 (permalink)
    What is your budget?  The motherboard, RAM, and CPU definitely have to go in favor of a Z97 or X99 setup, depending on what you can afford.  You'll probably want to get a new CPU cooler too, like the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus or EVO which are inexpensive and very good.  


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    Re: Recommend my upgrades 2014/09/01 13:54:27 (permalink)
    Asus or Gigabyte Z97 board
    Intel i5 4670K or i7 4970K
    G.Skill or TEAM 2400MHz with CAS latency of 10
    If you want to upgrade your power supply - EVGA SuperNova G2 750w
    If you want to upgrade your video card - EVGA GTX 760 SC
     

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    Re: Recommend my upgrades 2014/09/01 14:38:26 (permalink)
    Hmm, $219 for that i5 4670k seems great. How much advantage would the i7 offer?
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    Re: Recommend my upgrades 2014/09/01 19:03:04 (permalink)
    The i7 4970K has a higher stock and boost clock of 500MHz and it has hyper-threading, so it acts as a 8 core processor with 4 physical cores and 8 logical cores.

    Main PC | Secondary PC
    Intel i9 10900K | Intel i7 9700K
    MSI MEG Z490 ACE | Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Master
    ASUS TUF RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super
    32GB G.Skill Trident Z Royal 4000MHz CL18 | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4266MHz CL17
    SuperFlower Platinum SE 1200w | Seasonic X-1250
    Samsung EVO 970 1TB and Crucial P5 1TB | Intel 760p 1TB and Crucial MX100 512GB
    Cougar Vortex CF-V12HPB x9 | Cougar Vortex CF-V12SPB-RGB x5
     
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    Re: Recommend my upgrades 2014/09/01 20:17:38 (permalink)
    I would think that would be a pretty good difference.
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