Hi there all
 
I have the following PC specs and would like to know if there is anything i need to replace to be able to max out Crysis 3 and get good consistent frames rates while playing at 1920x1080
 
My Current PC:
Processor: i7 2600k Intel processor 3.4Ghz
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Motherboard B3
RAM: G.Skill Sniper F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR2 8GB (2x4GB) 
Power Supply: CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold 1000W
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 Super Overclock
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe
Cooling CPU System: Corsair Hydro Series H70 CPU
Disk Drive: LG CH10LS20 10X Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive
Case: CoolerMaster HAF X
 
I am looking to swap out the GPU with 760GTX SLI (would this give me 2-3 years of maxed out gaming?)
 
The reason i am asking is i am wanting to max out Total War:Rome II and i was told that if i can max out Crysis 3 i should be able to do the same on Total War: Rome II
 
Any advise would be appreciated.
 
Thanks in advance.

I ran Crysis 3 off a GTX 580 overclocked to 900MHz and it still struggled with the game on medium/high settings

Your VRAM is for higher than 1080p resolutions or multiple monitors. Has nothing to do with how powerful the card has to be to handle it.

If you want to max Crysis 3 and get great performance, then get two 770s and OC that CPU to 4-4.2 GHz.

770 sli should max it out, dont think you need to oc your cpu, it should handle it no prob

Yeah I dont think 760's are gonna cut it. Also you might wanna listen to Nite on the memory. Even if it's not going to help you with recent games it definitely wont hurt in the future.
 
Case in point, I bought a 1.28Gb GTX 570 which still runs most games really well... until I run out of memory and things come to a crawl. So yeah 2Gb is fine for now but not the long run.

gamer 2008 
I am looking to swap out the GPU with 760GTX SLI (would this give me 2-3 years of maxed out gaming?)

Put it this way, had you purchased a pair of GTX460 years ago, can it play Crysis 3 at 1080p max details?  Sure, but the frame rates will be lower as they are equivalent of a single GTX660 since SLI isn't a 100% double:
 
   
 
It is an entirely unrealistic expectation to hope for the best gaming experiences but not invest towards the best hardware to make it so; other people aren't spending more for the same goal because they like to waste money, it has purpose.  Therefore, whether a pair of GTX760 achieves your preferences years from now depends on your tolerances of what will be low frame rates in the future, unless you plan ahead via deliberate overkill now.  
 
That is my advice: Think ahead of now; not as if Crysis 3 will forever be the most intensive game you ever purchase.  What if you upgrade to a cheaper higher resolution in that time with the upcoming games that use more resources because time doesn't stop?  Then I guess there was a point to planning ahead with more Vram back in 2013, wasn't there?
 

gamer 2008 
Unfortunately i have no experience with OC and as i don't have water cooling i don't think i can.....the main think is i don't know how and i would more than likely blow myself up.

1. With respect, why did you pay extra for an unlocked "K" processor and a Z-chipset meant for that purpose?  It isn't like Intel bins them for a different quality that the rest, they just know there is demand for unlocked processors and that's all they do; nothing special.  You're paying as much as $50 extra for no gains off of a regular i7-2600 or getting an H67 chipset board.  But now that you have the hardware, you might as well do something before you upgrade the whole system again.
2. The actual manual overclocking is very simple to go into the BIOS and make small changes at a time.  The hassle comes from having to stress test it and tweak for what could be hours or days if you're totally new to it, because it isn't guaranteed, everything is 'luck of the draw'.   Many of us make it look easy because it is a hobby no different than people who tweak their automobiles for more horsepower; but of course, not everyone does that.
3. If you'd like to read through an overclocking guide for your motherboard and CPU (you don't have to do anything yet), click this link and scroll about midway to the overclocking section.  Yes, it is a lot of reading, that way you don't blow yourself up.