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What parts should I upgrade for my Gaming PC?

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March 12, 2014 5:56:41 PM

I built my rig in 2009. It's time to upgrade now though I need some advice/ suggestions. Please help. Thanks!

My current specs are as follows:

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V Pro LGA with UEFI Bios
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 570
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge 3.8GHz Turbo Boost
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1866 MHz
PSU: Corsair TX750 V2
Case: Cooler Master Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP
Heatsink: Corsair CWCH60 Hydro Series H60
Boot Drive: Corsair Force SSD 60GB
HD: Western Digital 1.5TB

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March 12, 2014 6:01:05 PM

I would suggest upgrading the gpu first, and from there maybe the cpu and motherboard when your budget allows for it, otherwise your pc is still pretty top notch. knowing your budget would be nice, but a good gpu to replace a 570 would be a gtx 770 (roughly $400, but a LOT faster than your 570) your processor won't bottleneck the gpu, but i would recommend overclocking it to at least 4.2, especially since you have an h60

your psu is good enough for any single gpu on the market, so don't worry about replacing that. Your ram is also more than good enough
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March 12, 2014 6:07:57 PM

Your psu is good for two 780s if you wanted, anyway your 570 is really fast, there is truly no reason to replace anything, but an upgrade to a 770 wouldnt be bad, and if you can a 780ti K|NGP|N theyre amazingly fast and their performance is great, even in games optimized for radeon, anyway OC your processor, other than that there is nothing at all that needs to be done your setup is REALLY good
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March 12, 2014 6:23:30 PM

780ti kingpin is over $800...i seriously doubt he would want to spend that much on a gpu. the 570 is indeed fast, but in some of the more modern titles it is falling short of being able to run them on ultra, whereas the 770 is the sweet spot for ultra gaming without getting into just ridiculous pricing. It is also the part that you will get the most benefit out of upgrading (from your 570 to something else). whereas upgrading your cpu would not give a huge benefit, and you might as well just overcock it instead
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March 12, 2014 7:07:17 PM

Thank you so much! I will overlock cpu first. Then upgrade gpu to 770 or what do you think about overlocking GPU?
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March 12, 2014 7:21:34 PM

the 770 overclocks nicely, and to overclock, please follow a guide rather than just setting random numbers or asking what you should overclock to. no one but yourself can determine how your card will respond to overclocking.
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March 12, 2014 7:22:12 PM

you can try overclocking your 570 if you'd like just to see if it gives you enough performance so that you may not even need to do ANY upgrading at all
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March 12, 2014 7:50:16 PM

Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for all the replies. I really appreciate it.
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