Old Gaming Rig Upgrade

circawar

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May 28, 2012
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4 years ago I bought a rig from ibuypower, and have been very happy with its performance. It still runs current, high requirement games at a respectable fps.

However, in light of certain games coming out this year and next, I am looking to upgrade necessary components to run these games at high-ultra settings. As this is my first possible upgrade, I don't really know what key factors there are in figuring out what you should upgrade and why. Therefore, I am asking your help to take a look at my specs and give some advice.
I may resort to buying a brand new pc, but I really do like and respect my current tower so I'd like to keep her alive if possible.

Here are my PC specs :
Huge case, no space issues.
AMD Radeon 6970
8 gigs of ram
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T Processor
Windows 7
Not sure what exact model my Mobo is, but its an asus. Was a really high quality 4years ago.
1000 watt PS

Games I am looking to play :
Evolve
Witcher 3
Destiny (if it comes out for pc)
The Division

My PC can run Arma 3 at medium settings at a smooth fps, Metro last light on high settings at a smooth fps, DayZ is pretty laggy for some reason.
 

circawar

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May 28, 2012
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My budget is about $1000.
 

circawar

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May 28, 2012
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10,510


I have a 1 TB HD , and a 120gb SSD already. No need to replace those. I don't have a preference for CPU, it's just price/quality. I guess I would lean towards Nvidia now since more games cater to Nvidia... but I don't really have a preference, again its all about bang for the buck. I dont want a new case, Havent tried windows 8, happy with windows 7, don't think it is necessary to upgrade.