Computer upgrade; gtx 780 or 770 plus other parts

d00mdragon · Jan 12, 2014

Approximate Purchase Date: in the next 6 months

Budget Range: under $1200

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming

Are you buying a monitor: no

Parts to Upgrade: mob, cpu, ram, graphics card

Do you need to buy OS: no

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Location: NC, Durham

Parts Preferences: None

Overclocking: maybe

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution:1920x1080

additional comments: internal liquid cooling is definitely something i am interested in. maybe the corsair h100i.
Want to get the graphics card first so i can use my old parts to play battlefield for at least on the lowest quality. Then get the other parts over the next 6 months.

Why Are You Upgrading: to play current games. I am having issues with battlefield 4.

What I currently have:

mob:MB MSI 870A FUZION RT

cpu: AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872

Graphics: EVGA 01G-P3-1371-AR GeForce GTX 460
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130566R

Ram: corsair xms3 2x2 1600 ddr3
http://www.corsair.com/cmx4gx3m2a1600c7.html

PSU: recently purchased. Corsair hx 750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010
Dont need to upgrade this.

case: Antec Two Hundred(v2)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129084
Interested in a nzxt pantom 630.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146099

Case Fans: old as crap. looking to get some nzxt fz fans and a couple of purple led corsair fans for the front of the 630.

Oleonius · Jan 12, 2014

- Your actual power supply have more than enough power to handle either the GTX 770 or the GTX 780. It's all about the budget you have.

- I recommend you add 4 GB of RAM. It's a simple upgrade and you will get a performance boost in games.

- A full-tower case like the Phantom 630 is way too big to hold all these components. A mid-tower case would have plenty of space. I know the case is a personal choice and if you like the NZXT Phantom, it's OK. But I suggest you take a look at Corsair and Fractal Design enclosures. They are very high quality and pretty affordable.

- For the cases fans, be sure to put fans with good static pressure in front of the case and fans with more airflow as exhaust or side intake. It's also better to have more intake fans than exhaust fans as it gives you positive pressure inside your case.

d00mdragon · Jan 12, 2014

Oleonius :

- Your actual power supply have more than enough power to handle either the GTX 770 or the GTX 780. It's all about the budget you have.

- I recommend you add 4 GB of RAM. It's a simple upgrade and you will get a performance boost in games.

- A full-tower case like the Phantom 630 is way too big to hold all these components. A mid-tower case would have plenty of space. I know the case is a personal choice and if you like the NZXT Phantom, it's OK. But I suggest you take a look at Corsair and Fractal Design enclosures. They are very high quality and pretty affordable.

- For the cases fans, be sure to put fans with good static pressure in front of the case and fans with more airflow as exhaust or side intake. It's also better to have more intake fans than exhaust fans as it gives you positive pressure inside your case.

I am actually trying to upgrade everything eventually

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