Old build looking to upgradePost Date: 2013-10-30 |
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psychatogsith
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Topic: Old build looking to upgradePosted: 30 Oct 2013 at 6:47pm |
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Hello all,
So it's been just a touch over 2 years and this build has given me a great gaming experience. Hands down the best PC I've ever owned. I've been out of the loop for a bit and was wondering is it even worth upgrading at this point and if it was what components? Video Card I was thinking but is my mobo compatible with a new video card where it would actually be worth it. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thx -JVoye Here is my build- Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue) System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Hitachi/Seagate (7200 RPM) (32MB Cache) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB (PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR) <b></b> Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Red) <b></b> Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b> Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Medium) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty |
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fstcvc
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Posted: 30 Oct 2013 at 8:08pm |
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GPUs can still be upgraded... Perhaps a pair of GTX770s or 780s (don't know what your monitor setup is) or even a single 780 if it's just 1920x1080 or less. The prices just dropped on these so it's good time to pick them up!
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Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 4:08am |
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If you're gaming on a 1980x1080 monitor then I would save your money for now. Still very good gaming. If you are seeing issues then a sli 770 or sli 780 like suggested would be my choice. A single 780 is about the same gaming as sli 570 so another sli setup is needed for it to be worth the money.
The new cards are Pcie 3.0 and your mobo/cpu are Pcie 2.0 but it's backward compatible with little performance loss if any. The rest looks great. I have the A70 cooler and love it. Good luck.
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psychatogsith
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Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 7:35am |
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I know the 770 took a price drop to compete with consoles. my monitors native is 1920x1200 though. Would a single 770 be a nice upgrade vs 570 sli? I would like to eventually move away from sli on to a single card (I've had a couple stuttering issues with sli). Would the 770 work fine with my current set-up? power supply, mobo and such?
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fstcvc
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Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 9:23am |
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bp22 already mentioned that a single 780 would be about equal to what you have so a single 770 would offer less performance overall but better when games only utilize a single card. You would need to go SLI again to better the performance of what you current setup already offers. The mobo & PSU are fine for the upgrade...
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Posted: 31 Oct 2013 at 10:37am |
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Just to help compare the cards, here's a link that shows the gtx 570 vs gtx 770.
You can also plug in the 780 for another comparison. If you , roughly, double the fps with the 570 to get your sli 570 setup vs the single 770, you can see that the single 770 lags behind a bit. The single 770 will still game real nice with most games, but some of the heavier hitters will just need the in-game settings tweeked down a bit. The single 770 does away with any sli issues with certain games, and is cheaper. You can always add another later if not happy, but a single 770 or 780 is a strong card for your monitor. |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2013 at 10:08am |
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On the anandtech site, you could use the 590 card for comparison since your SLI 570s are very close in performance to the 590. My PC is pretty close to yours (a year older) and I was happy with installing a bigger SSD that I plan to move to my next Digital Storm PC next year...
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