- Nov 26, 2013
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Hey,
I need some help for myself. I know a fair amount about of PC's and have done a fair amount of research. I need some answers from you guys though. Ok so by Christmas this year i'll have around £500-£600 to spend on anything. I am thinking about either upgrading my gaming PC (will list below) or make an intel build with a monitor, keyboard mouse etc.
Current Build (had for 6 months):
CPU - AMD FX 8350 clocked at base of 4GHz
CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo
Graphics Card - 1x XFX R9 280x
HDD - 1x Western Digital Cavier Blue 1TB 7200rpm
Motherboard - Asrock Extreme3 Motherboard
RAM - 2x4GB sticks of G.Skill ripjaws + 2x2GB sticks of kingston my friend gave me (12GB in total)
Case - Cooler Master Elite 430
PSU - Corsair CXM 750W
If I were to upgrade I would like to play all games at 1080p at full ultra settings (without AA turned off) with at least 60fps. I can currently get at least 60fps anyway with this build on most games on ultra but some games like Skyrim I get between 40 and above. I was thinking of going with another XFX R9 280x and crossfire these, but then I might or probably would need another PSU. I would then also get another 8GB (1 stick) of RAM and get rid of the 4GB so I have 16GB in total. I was also thinking of getting a 3TB or 4TB HDD for extra storage (I do videos for youtube and they can take up a lot of space). For this though I would need a larger case and also maybe a larger motherboard seen as the graphics card is so large (30cm).
Is it worth making these upgrades? Or only some like RAM and hard drive space to future proof my computer. Or should I just get a R9 290x or 290 instead and use the XFX R9 280x in another build or sell it on. I could also get another keyboard and mouse as mine are £5 in total as a free keyboard from school and a mouse that I got for £5 and is wireless.
If I were to make a new build it would have to be an Intel build and run most games at 1080p at high-ultra if possible. I also know that parts prices change over time and more components are released every month. I just want to hear your opinions on my ideas. I would like my computer to be able to play games at 1080p at playable framerates for the next 5 years without changing anything drastically so 60fps and will be able to tune settings to high as a solution. Will my current build be able to run most next-gen games that are released within the next 5 years at high-ultra settings at 60fps +? I will have a lot of money behind me in 5 years anyway so I can always upgrade to better parts in the far future but hoping not until 4-5 years have passed.
I need some help for myself. I know a fair amount about of PC's and have done a fair amount of research. I need some answers from you guys though. Ok so by Christmas this year i'll have around £500-£600 to spend on anything. I am thinking about either upgrading my gaming PC (will list below) or make an intel build with a monitor, keyboard mouse etc.
Current Build (had for 6 months):
CPU - AMD FX 8350 clocked at base of 4GHz
CPU Cooler - Hyper 212 Evo
Graphics Card - 1x XFX R9 280x
HDD - 1x Western Digital Cavier Blue 1TB 7200rpm
Motherboard - Asrock Extreme3 Motherboard
RAM - 2x4GB sticks of G.Skill ripjaws + 2x2GB sticks of kingston my friend gave me (12GB in total)
Case - Cooler Master Elite 430
PSU - Corsair CXM 750W
If I were to upgrade I would like to play all games at 1080p at full ultra settings (without AA turned off) with at least 60fps. I can currently get at least 60fps anyway with this build on most games on ultra but some games like Skyrim I get between 40 and above. I was thinking of going with another XFX R9 280x and crossfire these, but then I might or probably would need another PSU. I would then also get another 8GB (1 stick) of RAM and get rid of the 4GB so I have 16GB in total. I was also thinking of getting a 3TB or 4TB HDD for extra storage (I do videos for youtube and they can take up a lot of space). For this though I would need a larger case and also maybe a larger motherboard seen as the graphics card is so large (30cm).
Is it worth making these upgrades? Or only some like RAM and hard drive space to future proof my computer. Or should I just get a R9 290x or 290 instead and use the XFX R9 280x in another build or sell it on. I could also get another keyboard and mouse as mine are £5 in total as a free keyboard from school and a mouse that I got for £5 and is wireless.
If I were to make a new build it would have to be an Intel build and run most games at 1080p at high-ultra if possible. I also know that parts prices change over time and more components are released every month. I just want to hear your opinions on my ideas. I would like my computer to be able to play games at 1080p at playable framerates for the next 5 years without changing anything drastically so 60fps and will be able to tune settings to high as a solution. Will my current build be able to run most next-gen games that are released within the next 5 years at high-ultra settings at 60fps +? I will have a lot of money behind me in 5 years anyway so I can always upgrade to better parts in the far future but hoping not until 4-5 years have passed.
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