- Nov 27, 2013
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Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: 1 month
Budget Range: 300-400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet, space heater
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU or GPU. I have a 1000 watt PSU
Do you need to buy OS: No I have windows 7 professional
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com
Location:- New Albany, MS, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, nVidia
Overclocking: no
SLI or Crossfire: no
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 60hz
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Games are starting to eek out of reach of my system and would like to upgrade one at a time. I'd like to start with the GTX 480 since its extremely loud and can double as a space heater if I close my door while playing. The only issue is the performance of the card is out of this world and from what little I've researched is that the 500 and 600 series cards don't offer much increase in performance over the 480. I can't justify paying 300-400 dollars for the 700 series if the performance increase isn't there. So, with the noise and heat aside, is the 770 worth the upgrade for the money they're asking for it?
Also, would upgrading the video card without the CPU hinder it as well? I suppose the 2500k is a little dated by now.
Current build:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k Sandy 3.3ghz Quad
Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
Ram: 8Gb G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536mb 384-bit GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 x16
Monitor: Asus 27in @ 60hz
Thanks for any assistance you can provide. I apologize if I did something incorrectly, I tried to follow the template as best as I could.
Budget Range: 300-400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet, space heater
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU or GPU. I have a 1000 watt PSU
Do you need to buy OS: No I have windows 7 professional
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg.com
Location:- New Albany, MS, USA
Parts Preferences: Intel, nVidia
Overclocking: no
SLI or Crossfire: no
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 60hz
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Games are starting to eek out of reach of my system and would like to upgrade one at a time. I'd like to start with the GTX 480 since its extremely loud and can double as a space heater if I close my door while playing. The only issue is the performance of the card is out of this world and from what little I've researched is that the 500 and 600 series cards don't offer much increase in performance over the 480. I can't justify paying 300-400 dollars for the 700 series if the performance increase isn't there. So, with the noise and heat aside, is the 770 worth the upgrade for the money they're asking for it?
Also, would upgrading the video card without the CPU hinder it as well? I suppose the 2500k is a little dated by now.
Current build:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k Sandy 3.3ghz Quad
Mobo: Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
Ram: 8Gb G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536mb 384-bit GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 x16
Monitor: Asus 27in @ 60hz
Thanks for any assistance you can provide. I apologize if I did something incorrectly, I tried to follow the template as best as I could.
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