What to Upgrade??

antrom1818 · May 9, 2013

Well I have saved up some money and its time to upgrade! My system is already pretty nice, and I am just wondering what the best (most effective) upgrade would be.
I have 2 7850s
I have a 2500k
" good motherboard
" ssd, good size, good brand
" h100i
" 750w psu (should i get a bigger one to "set the stage" for future upgrades)
" 1tb storage drive
" 16GB 1600mhz ram

I use my pc mostly for gaming, so what upgrade would make the most difference?

Also I should mention..in my house, I cant connect to the router because of its location. Should I consider buying a good powerline adapter, as I am using (i know I know) wifi....

I just am not sure what to upgrade to get the biggest boost in performance

Thanks in advance!

Rugnir_Viking · May 9, 2013

gpu bottleneck here. get a gtx 680 or hd 7970 and sli it later.
psu may be needed if you have high processor oc - i guess you do becuase of the h100i

Rugnir_Viking · May 9, 2013

whoops what happened sorry :/

EDIT:
had quadruple posted but found delete post button

Outlander_04 · May 9, 2013

Buy a bigger monitor

One of the new 27 inch 1080p IPS screens will transform your gaming

Rugnir_Viking · May 9, 2013

while 27" is good for some, i personally prefer the multiple monitor option, with 3 or 4 bog-standard 22" 1080p monitors making a huge difference. imagine: look up level tactics as you skype and beat someone while you watch their screen and watch youtube at the same time.

Gotta have the space though...

ihog · May 9, 2013

Need to know all of your specs; brand name and model and such.

Rugnir_Viking · May 9, 2013

only name that isnt there but matters is the mobo brand in my opinion but hes not gonna change that is he...

ihog · May 9, 2013

It's gonna be possibly important for GPU upgrades and if his PSU is from an unreliable brand, that would be good to know.

Rugnir_Viking · May 9, 2013

ihog :

he already has crossfire with 7850s and therefore at least x16 pci-e slots. i cant see what else affects gpu choice, unless you sugest tripple crossfire (i don't) possibly he doesnt have sli

i agree with the psu point but i reckon hes happy with the one he has other that upgrading the wattage so unless its gonna fail on him tomorrow i just ignored it personally

antrom1818 · May 10, 2013

Rugnir_Viking :

My Overclocked is 4.3 ghz. Would I really need a new psu?
And should I wait for the next gen of gfx cards or buy something like a 7970 or. A 680 now?
Thanks for the answer

antrom1818 · May 10, 2013

Rugnir_Viking :

Haha if I had the space to do this I would have done 3 monitors already

antrom1818 · May 10, 2013

Rugnir_Viking :

Haha its as rock, the z77 extreme6. And no i wouldn't even consider it

antrom1818 · May 10, 2013

Rugnir_Viking :

Thanks for being reasonable

My psu is ocz and it's bronze certified 750w. Is this enough if I were to upgrade gfx card?

antrom1818 · May 10, 2013

Outlander_04 :

27 inches 1080p? Isn't that worse than a 23 inch 1080p? I mean isn't it bad if it's bigger with the same pixel density. And how much better Is ips vs my lcd with led back light?

Sorry I don't know much about monitors so If you could explain it would be appreciated

Thanks

Outlander_04 · May 10, 2013

antrom1818 :

It will definitely have individually larger pixels . They wont be that large that it will be a problem though . And more importantly it wont lower your FPS by having a higher pixel count .

Those newer IPS screens are sensational .

ihog · May 10, 2013

Outlander_04 :

antrom1818 :

It will definitely have individually larger pixels . They wont be that large that it will be a problem though . And more importantly it wont lower your FPS by having a higher pixel count .

Those newer IPS screens are sensational .

Don't you mean by having a larger area in inches?

Outlander_04 · May 10, 2013

A bigger screen has more surface area , and its more immersive when you are gaming .

The two screens have the same resolution = 1080p = 1920 x 1080
so the larger screen has pixels that are bigger .

If they are too large the screen can look grainy . Especially if you are close , as you are with a computer monitor .
But 1080p is OK for gaming and general use on a 27 inch screen

ihog · May 10, 2013

You said "higher pixel count" not larger pixels.

antrom1818 · May 11, 2013

Outlander_04 :

well thanks for your input. so do you think the monitor is the best upgrade to make?

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