Upgrade. i7 4770k and Hero VI MB OR GTX 770 (sli)

Matthew Collette

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hello.

Ive got money saved for a i7 4770k and a asus maximus vi hero
or

Another Gigabyte GTX 770

heres the tricky part.

I own an fx 8350 asus crcosshair v formula z 16gb ram SSD, DVD etc

I could sell my current processor and MB for about $200 (to put towards a cpu+MB) or just a another GTX 770 (which would be sli)

If i sold my amd and MB I could use the money from that to put toward the i7 4770k and asus hero vi which is about $530 (totaling $330) or spend $379 on another GTX770
so the cost would be about the same , give or take...

i know the i7 will have a better overall power in processing so would that be a better whole PC upgrade or would a GTX 770 be a better upgrade

I wont buy a different card, i would SLI if its suggested over other upgrade
I am a gamer
I'd like to maintain 60FPS with no DIPS!
 
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LExSLAYER1

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I'm going to agree with Jim here. If gaming is your main priority as far as performance goes, the price/performance increase from upgrading the mobo+CPU will be far less than the price/performance upgrade getting a second 770.

My setup consist of a 3770k @ 4ghz and 2 gtx680s. I'm running at 1440p and most games run flawlessly at max/close to max settings. When I got the 2nd 680 I got between 40-80% better performance depending on the title.


Wait until your cpu/mobo upgrade offers you that kind of a difference before you throw that kind of money down.
 
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coolitic

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Go for the new cpu if you want better efficiency. Otherwise for general gaming performance get the 770. I would actually spend it on something else since the 770 can handle almost everything by itself unless you plan on 3d, multi-monitor, or 4k. Even then it can handle quite alot.