Hey. I'm currently running on a rig that's about a year and a half old, custom built, and these days I'm starting to run into some games that pushes it to its limits. I want to change that, but I'm worried that I might run into some issues with my other components if I go for the wrong GPU.
Right now I'm also running with a 60hz monitor, so I'm locked to 60 FPS regardless. I'm getting a boost to my budget this month, of about 1350 USD, but I live in Norway so prices are a bit higher when it comes to hardware. My point is, I am hoping to get both a new monitor and a new GPU, and then possibly also upgrade the cooling for my CPU, which right now is hovering at 45-55 Celsius at idle. Anyways, I want to focus on the GPU for now, as I've more or less found my other two objects of desire.
I don't need the best of the best, but it would be nice to be able to run new games to their full potential. I prefer Nvidia, as that's what I've always used, but I'm not necessarily tied to the brand. I like silently running rigs, but I'm more concerned with the cooling, due to the heat levels that I get in my room during the summer months. I can go over my budget, but naturally I would prefer to stay below. It's not a huge worry though.
Like I said, my biggest problem here is that I don't know enough about this to know if a new GPU is going to give me any issues when running it with my older components. Now, they're not exactly old, but as far as I understand I'm not exactly running on a cutting edge rig at this point. Hehe.
Here's my current specs:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V
CPU: i5-3570K 3.40GHz
RAM: 8,00 GB (Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 1600MHz 8GB)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA
Case: Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower
And just in case anyone has any ideas concerning the CPU cooler, I'm currently running with the stock Intel Core i5-3570K Processor-cooler. If there's anything I've forgotten that you need to know, then all I can do is blame my lack of knowledge, but we'll figure it out, I'm sure.
Right now I'm also running with a 60hz monitor, so I'm locked to 60 FPS regardless. I'm getting a boost to my budget this month, of about 1350 USD, but I live in Norway so prices are a bit higher when it comes to hardware. My point is, I am hoping to get both a new monitor and a new GPU, and then possibly also upgrade the cooling for my CPU, which right now is hovering at 45-55 Celsius at idle. Anyways, I want to focus on the GPU for now, as I've more or less found my other two objects of desire.
I don't need the best of the best, but it would be nice to be able to run new games to their full potential. I prefer Nvidia, as that's what I've always used, but I'm not necessarily tied to the brand. I like silently running rigs, but I'm more concerned with the cooling, due to the heat levels that I get in my room during the summer months. I can go over my budget, but naturally I would prefer to stay below. It's not a huge worry though.
Like I said, my biggest problem here is that I don't know enough about this to know if a new GPU is going to give me any issues when running it with my older components. Now, they're not exactly old, but as far as I understand I'm not exactly running on a cutting edge rig at this point. Hehe.
Here's my current specs:
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V
CPU: i5-3570K 3.40GHz
RAM: 8,00 GB (Crucial DDR3 BallistiX Sport 1600MHz 8GB)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB PhysX CUDA
Case: Corsair Carbide 500R Midi Tower
And just in case anyone has any ideas concerning the CPU cooler, I'm currently running with the stock Intel Core i5-3570K Processor-cooler. If there's anything I've forgotten that you need to know, then all I can do is blame my lack of knowledge, but we'll figure it out, I'm sure.