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Fermoz

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Hello,

Today I have a computer with an Intel i5 760 (2,8) running at 3,30 ghz and a Nvidia gtx 560ti. My ram is 8 gig DDR3. I am using it for gaming mostly. Now I am considering to buy a new graphics card. I am however concerned that the rest of my system will hold the new card back. I don't know how important it is to have one of the newer processors for gaming.

What would you recommend? Is it better to by a whole new system instead of just upgrading the graphics card?
 
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@Fermoz: Sensible last post, mate a few observations of my own:
My i5 750 runs sweetly at 3.4GHz on a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ and will go higher, I just do n't like the extra noise-neither do my family-so you could easily push your existing overclock much further, even with a inexpensive cooler, this will mitigate any CPU restrictions.
If you're playing at 1080 res the GTX670 is top Nvidia pick, the 680 is only a little faster for a lot more cash.
I'm running a (usually ;) ) stock 800/1250 HD7950 and there's not much out there it cannot run at or near to maximum details smoothly and the GTX670 is comparable in performance so it would make a good alternative if you decide to go with the red team.
There are plenty of reviews where these...
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Well, it highly depends on what types of games you play (GPU-bound, CPU-bound). Your system is still very capable CPU and GPU-wise. If you find that your CPU-bound games (Starcraft 2, for example) are starting to become choppy, then it is time to upgrade your system, but your GPU is still pretty good.
 
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I'm using a 560 2 GB 256 bit myself and I'm very happy with it.

To your question:

CPU ... not that important in this case.
Ram... 8 GB is fine, I have 12 GB but I have never seen my system "choking" for memory.
PCIex ... Now this is more important, the reason I got a 560 rather than a 660 or above was my PCIex is jut 2.0 and every newer card to run properly needs a PCIex 3.0

And don't forget your Power Supply, make sure that yours can handle your new GPU.
 
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Personally, I believe that the 600 series cards are NOT getting any cheaper. They will simply be discontinued on most of the common sites such as Newegg to make room for additional 700 series cards.

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=015-P3-1582-AR

For example... LAST generation card (with substantially inferior features when compared to 600 series cards) STILL at a near-premium price point.
 
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What games do you play? How much $ are you willing to spend on upgrades?
 
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hey there,

as you can see from my signature, we have similar systems. and it is pretty much enough for these days recent games to be honest. not the best but with some overclocking it is higly useable (for instance i can play crysis3 on mid-to-high settings with 30-50 fps range)

so in my opinion, just wait for the new i7-4*** series and nvidia7** series for your upgrades if you'd like to. no need to invest in todays chips since they are almost outdated.
 
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The 700 series is basically going to be a 600 series refresh. The next-generation NVIDIA card is now going to be the "800 series"... ;)

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-700-Kepler,22204.html
 
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Thanks for all the answers. I mostly play Far Cry 3 right now and that is a really heavy game for the computer. I will probably buy a new GPU when Nvidia release the new series.
 
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coozie7

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@Fermoz: Sensible last post, mate a few observations of my own:
My i5 750 runs sweetly at 3.4GHz on a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ and will go higher, I just do n't like the extra noise-neither do my family-so you could easily push your existing overclock much further, even with a inexpensive cooler, this will mitigate any CPU restrictions.
If you're playing at 1080 res the GTX670 is top Nvidia pick, the 680 is only a little faster for a lot more cash.
I'm running a (usually ;) ) stock 800/1250 HD7950 and there's not much out there it cannot run at or near to maximum details smoothly and the GTX670 is comparable in performance so it would make a good alternative if you decide to go with the red team.
There are plenty of reviews where these cards go head-to-head...Ah! here's one now:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_Mini/1.html

Like I said, just a few observations, I think you're right to wait and see how the new releases shape up.
 
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