Need clever advices for upgrade

Temuka · Sep 30, 2013

Hello fellas ! About 1 year ago I bought PC with the help from this forum and I hope you will help me once more

At this moment,I have this configuration:

GPU : EVGA GTX 560
CPU: i5 3570K (OC-ed to 4.4)
MB : ASUS P8Z77-V LE
Cooling : Corsair A70
RAM : G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3
HDD: Maxtor 1TB 7200RPM Sata II ( 6 years old already

)
Case : Don't Even Ask

(Full Tower,but kinda noisy)
PSU : OCZ 700 Watt Modular
I play on full HD resolution (1920x1080)

As you see I have gtx 560,however I've played all top games like BF3,Crysis 3,etc on 1920x1080 resolution with all high settings (except sometimes I give shadows low or AA off, etc) with about 40-50 FPS,it's kinda normal for me.

I want to hear some clever advices out here for what to upgrade for a reasonable price and productivity (kinda know that I need to change GPU but I don't want to pay extra 100-150$ for maybe only 5 or 10% improvement)

At this moment my ideas are:

1) Change GPU (will pay extra money but for a reasonable improvement)
2) Buy SSD (not sure which one,but I think this > http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-EVO-Series-2-5-Inch-MZ-7TE120BW/dp/B00E3W15P0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1380563874&sr=8-2&keywords=ssd) (Anyway do I really need SSD? )
3) Buy new HDD (Thinking about 3TB Seagate)
4) Buy new case (Thinking of Fractal Design Define R4,because I need something reeaaaallyyy silent,cause my tower is really drilling my ears

)

I will be more than happy to hear any ideas,advices about changing anything in my rig,thanks in advice !!!

P.S I have no limit for budget,BUT since this rig gives me good productivity,I just don't want to waste money for like extra 5% productivity,I just love being up to date with tech,but on normal stage

rolli59 · Sep 30, 2013

You did not list the PSU?
In any case if you are happy with current gaming performance the Samsung EVO is a great choice in SSD. Other than that an Upgrade to GTX760 is viable on the GPU http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_760/27.html

Preecher · Sep 30, 2013

It sounds like your current goals are

1) Better FPS
2) Less noise

Correct?

Marcopolo123 · Sep 30, 2013

i dont recomment upgrading the gpu since you are pleased with it.

about noise: what part of the pc makes the noise ?

the fractal design define r4/w black is 80$
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4blw

hd 7970 (~300$)has the better p/p then a gtx 760 (~250$)
cost more but its equivalent to gtx 770 (~400$)

Preecher · Sep 30, 2013

Ok, rather than fish.. here is my 2 cents.

GPU upgrade to gtx 760 should give you noticeable improvements in gaming. You might want to consider the 4gb version over the 2gb version. Whatever you choose, I would suggest a card with a 256-bit memory interface or better. I read today that nvidia is planning to cut prices next month, you might get a good deal on a gtx770 if you can wait a little longer.

Installing a SSD for your boot drive will improve loading times but will not improve FPS.

A secondary HDD for storage\games is preferable. I like to keep my OS drive as clean as possible and install what I can to the storage drive.

As far as a quiet case goes, I dont have any suggestions but I am sure there are a multitude of articles here in toms regarding quiet cases.

Hope this info is somewhat helpful...

swifty_morgan · Sep 30, 2013

it's not just a 5% improvement. it will be quality and smoothness........... the gpu needs to go. 6970/gtx660/7950

Temuka · Sep 30, 2013

Preecher

Yes my friend

and I can wait for deals with 770,it's not a problem

Marcopolo123

Can't say exactly the source of noise,but mainly I think case itself,it's very old and has only 80mm fans,also I think some noise coming from hdd(6 year old) psu,not sure.. any suggestions ?

by the way,i've built 3 rigs in this case and noise was always problem,so I think mainly it's case's fault...

Marcopolo123 · Sep 30, 2013

oh ok

then get a new case, would be the best choice...
fractal define r4/w black only 80$ ^^

Temuka · Sep 30, 2013

Marcopolo123

Yeap,I think that's best solution for case

So,other ideas about other stuff guys ?

Preecher · Sep 30, 2013

New case, Double your memory, SSD for boot drive, wipe your existing HDD and made that your data drive. Make sure to use the "SATA 6Gb/s" port for your new ssd, hope to get a good deal when nvidia drops prices.

Finally: http://i.imgur.com/hYdLZ.jpg (no offense to the spiritually sensitive)

Temuka · Sep 30, 2013

1 question though - "double memory" - you mean I should have 16GB RAM ? But for what ?

Preecher · Sep 30, 2013

well, ok I cant back up saying 16gb of ram is going to give you a significant increase in performance and you originally stated that you didnt want to spend money if it wouldnt give a considerable return. I take it back, you should be fine with 8gb.

swifty_morgan · Oct 7, 2013

buying a new case is NOT going to give a performance increase/ dump the 560.

rolli59 · Oct 14, 2013

I think items 1-4 are covered
1 Upgrade GPU minimum HD7950 GTX760
2 EVO excellent choice in SSD for OS and programs, will shorten boot and load times but not necessary, just gives the computer a snappy feeling.
3 Large storage drive size based on needs of the individual.
4 Fractal Design Define R4, great case.

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