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Kevin McCutcheon

Kevin McCutcheon

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This Month

BUDGET RANGE: 250-350 before or after rebates.

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming while streaming to Twitch.tv, watching Twitch.tv streams in 1080p, surfing websites.

CURRENT GPU: MSI GTX 650Ti 1GB

PSU: Corsair 600W Modular

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Fatal1ty z87 Killer MOBO, i5-4430 CPU, 8 GB Ripjaw RAM, 3 case fans, Intel supplied CPU heatsink/fan.

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Only looking for Nvidia branded cards. No specfic vendor.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe at some point

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR: Two 1920x1080 21.5" ASUS Monitors Extended Desktop

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Think about upgrading cooling and also to the i7-4770K CPU
 
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Kevin McCutcheon

Kevin McCutcheon

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The one you linked was actually the one I was looking at.. Question though, should I spend all the money on this high end GPU or get a little one a little less money and upgrade to the i7-4770k at the same time?
 
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kowashie

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no, honestly the i7 isn't better in gaming then the i5.. its only better at video editing and only slightly.. the Graphics card posted will boost you the most and i suggest getting it over getting something cheaper and upgrading a cpu that you don't need
hope i helped!
 
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The only reason I was thinking about upgrading to the i7 is I just recently started to stream on Twitch.tv and I noticed that my CPU usage is always at 95-99 percent usage at all times when I stream.
 
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kowashie

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Most of the stream goes through your graphics card.. but its possible that it was putting a lot of the stress on your CPU cause your card couldn't handle it.
If you're not having problems with it then i wouldn't change it because its still not bottle necking completely :)
Have anymore questions feel free to ask!
 
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