Ideal upgrade suggestions

SkyChan006 · Jul 13, 2014

Hi there, I am looking to upgrade my machine so I can play games on the high end settings without problems, on my current rig games like Skyrim, Minecraft, League of Legends, Saints Row etc can all be victim to crashing. I would like to game at 1080p (where applicable) with video settings on high or better, far render distances and have the option to stream without too much strain on my machine. Please can someone look at what I currently have and suggest how I can upgrade to achieve this goal:

Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-V PRO

Processor: 3.60 gigahertz Intel Core i7-3770K

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Memory: 16334 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

PSU: EVGA Supernova650G Gold

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)

(If I am missing anything then please ask and I will post the spec)

I don't have a budget for the upgrade, as long as it will play games with the option to stream high end if I choose to then I will be very happy.

Thanks in advance

Skylarz · Jul 13, 2014

Everything seems pretty good and the 660ti can probably play medium-high on most games

SkyChan006 · Jul 13, 2014

Thanks for the reply, my curent system plays on medium at best really, especially for Skyrim / Minecraft. I mean just today Minecraft crashed cos Nvidia got upset that too much was going on and I was just opening a chest with the settings on low - medium.

I think an upgrade must be in order. I have taken my pc to a repair shop as I thought maybe something was wrong with it but the results came back all components are in working order.

Skylarz · Jul 13, 2014

SkyChan006 :

Yes if you upgrade then just upgrade your GPU. Nothing else.

SkyChan006 · Jul 14, 2014

Ok thanks, any recommendations on which GPU I should get?

Icaraeus · Jul 14, 2014

An R9 280X or GTX 770. If you can afford it go with R9 290 or GTX 780.

SkyChan006 · Jul 14, 2014

Icaraeus :

Thank you and that will work with the current components? I won't need to upgrade the PSU for those cards or something?

Icaraeus · Jul 14, 2014

Your PSU will be more than capable, 650W is quite a bit and Seasonic is top tier. If your PSU is more than 4 years old you should consider replacing it soon though.

SkyChan006 · Jul 14, 2014

Icaraeus :

Nope the PSU I replaced only a few months ago

Thank you all for your help, will pick up one of the mentioned cards and hopefully all will run smoothly as intended

SkyChan006 · Jul 14, 2014

Last question before I close the thread! I have decided to go with the GTX 780 but I am a bit confused as to which version I should get, price isn't an issue but I don't want to get the most expensive one if it's not necessary.

A quick search for "Geforce GTX 780" on Amazon is showing many variations of the same card, please advise

Skylarz · Jul 14, 2014

I would go with AMD now tbh. I have nVidia 770 but it's about the same price as the r9 290 which performs better than my 770 :/

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