Need help upgrading effectively.

Dreadbeard · Oct 9, 2013

Hey all, I'm looking at putting an upgrade or two into my system.

I have up to a very maximum of £150.

My current rig is in my sig, and it beleive my gpu is the part holding it back so far, but please if you see other holes feel free to state what would be better put to use there.

I have been looking at a gpu, as given information before the nvidia gtx 650 ti boost sc 2gb, card looks pretty great, and at its current price, a bit of a bargain, but I looking to see what you all reccomend to put in to give my computer a noticeable gaming boost.

Thanks I n advance.

lowriderflow · Oct 9, 2013

put a decent heatsink on your CPU and overclock it to 4.0ghz. Thats your best first step.

Second upgrade to 8gb of RAM, as current games are eclipsing the 4gb mark... BF4 actually lists 6gb needed.

then see where you stand, but i dont think it's worth upping the video card unless you're going to go to at least a 660.

rolli59 · Oct 9, 2013

The card will be the biggest boost. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Ti_Boost_TF_Gaming/26.html the 550Ti is only around 60% of the performance of the Ti boost.

Dreadbeard · Oct 9, 2013

Thanks both, with the price of the 650 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-evga-gtx-650-ti-boost-sc-28nm-pcie-30-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1072mhz-cores-768-dport-dl-dvi-hdmi. I could actually put slightly more into the system, such as better cpu cooling. But for obviouse reasons, before I put down any solid ground are there any other recommendations.

I should add, I'm looking to play games like planetside 2, guild wars 2 and x:rebirth.

rolli59 · Oct 9, 2013

CPU cooler http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-4-heat-pipes-direct-contact-with-120mm-quiet-fan-lga775-1155-1156-1366-a

Dreadbeard · Oct 9, 2013

Te exact cooler I'd get

Would my psu be able to cope with it all?.

And just for a question, I know gw2 is more cpu demanding that anything, and there is a cpu on novatech that looks nice and up to spec, http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/processors/amda4a6a8a10seriesfm2socket/ad680kwohlbox.html

It looks good' but I'm pretty sure the gpu is the biggest upgrade needed.

Dreadbeard · Oct 10, 2013

A question has popped up today, the graphics card I'm looking into, the 650 ti sc boost 2gb, would it matter if I drop it to a 1gb card?, or would there be a performance drop.

rolli59 · Oct 10, 2013

No performance drop so to say but if on 1080P then it will be affected by turning on eyecandy AA and such.

Dreadbeard · Oct 10, 2013

Well, with the new card I'm looking to go hdmi cable into my tv, instead of VGA to a moniter, which means I'll more then likely hot the 1080p res.

So if he here're is a slight drop when trying to go maxed out crazy, maybe it'd e best if I just pickup the card on scan and have it next day delivery for tomorrow, with the hyper 212 cooler

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