- Jun 20, 2008
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First of all, let me thank the Tom's Hardware community for all the assistance provided to me over the years. Next, I am looking to make a decision to upgrade my current system or start fresh. My current system was bought in 2011 and has been shipped internationally twice.
Current system:
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
- Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 996988
- Cooler Master HAF 922 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior (If I go with a brand new system, this needs to be replaced as international shipping has taken it's toll)
- Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
- ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support (DEAD!!)
- PSU is a Corsair AX760 which was purchased approximately 3 months ago (PC&P died after nearly 7 years of use).
My current GPU is the Radeon HD4850 which I pulled out of my computer built in 2008 when my 6950 completely died. ASRock discontinued BIOS updates for Sandy Bridge architecture on this mobo.
For these reasons, I'm contemplating a brand new system or possible upgrades. Obviously, the first and immediate upgrade is the GPU to either a GTX 760 or 770. (Leaning away from Radeon as my 6950 died in under 3 years and I've had driver issues for several months with my 4850; plus the Radeon's have experienced huge price spikes recently). My concern is that my processor or mobo may bottleneck the system and I won't be able to see the full power of the GPU.
What are your thoughts? Upgrade GPU? Other components? or just build a new system? If I build a new system, I have approximately $1000 to put towards it (PSU, monitor, keyboard, mouse not required).
Note* I currently do not overclock my system. I have experience overclocking a CPU but not a GPU.
Again, thanks for all your help.
Current system:
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heatpipes
- Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 996988
- Cooler Master HAF 922 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior (If I go with a brand new system, this needs to be replaced as international shipping has taken it's toll)
- Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
- SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
- ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- SAPPHIRE 100312-3SR Radeon HD 6950 Dirt3 Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support (DEAD!!)
- PSU is a Corsair AX760 which was purchased approximately 3 months ago (PC&P died after nearly 7 years of use).
My current GPU is the Radeon HD4850 which I pulled out of my computer built in 2008 when my 6950 completely died. ASRock discontinued BIOS updates for Sandy Bridge architecture on this mobo.
For these reasons, I'm contemplating a brand new system or possible upgrades. Obviously, the first and immediate upgrade is the GPU to either a GTX 760 or 770. (Leaning away from Radeon as my 6950 died in under 3 years and I've had driver issues for several months with my 4850; plus the Radeon's have experienced huge price spikes recently). My concern is that my processor or mobo may bottleneck the system and I won't be able to see the full power of the GPU.
What are your thoughts? Upgrade GPU? Other components? or just build a new system? If I build a new system, I have approximately $1000 to put towards it (PSU, monitor, keyboard, mouse not required).
Note* I currently do not overclock my system. I have experience overclocking a CPU but not a GPU.
Again, thanks for all your help.
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