System and PSU questions.

thedude300

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I'm curious on what I should upgrade next on my system which my specs are currently.

GIGABYTE GTX 670 2GB WINDFORCE X3
INTEL 4670K 4.4GHZ
CORSAIR HYDRO 100i
128GB SSD VERTEX 4 CORSAIR
1TB SEAGATE HDD
8GB CORSAIR VEGENCE 1600MHZ RAM
OCZ Stealth2stream 700w


Now, my PSU is about 3 - 4 years old now and as far as I'm concerned still running fine. A direct link to the page http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019 but, I'm wondering if that PSU is holding back my system in anyway. Or is it as long as it works then it should be fine kind of thing. I know the wattage is good but it has a lot of bad reviews I didnt notice when I got it and wondering if I should switch it out.
 
You power supply is a big question.
Look on the manufacturing sticker for the date it was made.
If it was made before Dec 2007 it is crap. Basically a 500 watt unit. If it was made after Dec2007 it is a good unit.
As it is now your system is pretty balanced but could use a faster GPU IF you are having frame rate problems in games due to a high resolution or ULTRA settings.
Your power supply is either tier 2(good) or 4(bad) depending on date is was made.
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx
 

thedude300

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Will be checking date now. As for GPU I'm curious should I throw in a second GTX 670 gigabyte or any GTX 670 for a SLI build or should I save up and get the beast 780 ti that won't be for a few months though.
 
Personally I prefer 1 more powerful card.
Some games do not support SLI or have low scaling performance if they do.
Another deciding factor would be the power supply date. If it is pre DEC2007 you would also need to upgrade it for either option as it would not supply the needed power for SLI GTX670 or 780TI.