Newbie Needs Help Upgrading Rig
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kingbongo
August 16, 2014 1:59:38 PM
okey so I want to upgrade my rig as my current rig does not seem to want to run arma 3 on any graphics settings!! I cant seem to get my fps any higher then 20-25fps on any graphics setting si think its time to make some changes
Budget ~ £1000
MY Current Rig ~
Graphics Card ~ Amd ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GB
CPU ~ 3.8Ghz Amd FX-6200 6-core
Motherboard ~ Gigabyte GA-970A-Ds3
PSU ~ Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 80+ 650w
Ram ~ 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz
Cooler ~ Corsair H80i
Memory ~ 1TB Sata III Hard Drive
OS ~ Windows 8.1
someone suggested this upgrade??
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B3LFmG
any other builds that i can gain more??
thankyou
Budget ~ £1000
MY Current Rig ~
Graphics Card ~ Amd ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GB
CPU ~ 3.8Ghz Amd FX-6200 6-core
Motherboard ~ Gigabyte GA-970A-Ds3
PSU ~ Corsair Enthusiast Series TX650 80+ 650w
Ram ~ 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz
Cooler ~ Corsair H80i
Memory ~ 1TB Sata III Hard Drive
OS ~ Windows 8.1
someone suggested this upgrade??
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/B3LFmG
any other builds that i can gain more??
thankyou
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prit87
August 16, 2014 2:08:11 PM
upgrading your cpu and motherboard will do the job hdd 7970 is a good card for playing at high settings so get the i5 4690k and the z97 board after that if u still think that u are not getting enough fps then get a r9 290x or gtx 780....and dont get the reference model of the card as suggested they have low clock speeds and are usually hotter....
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kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 2:10:54 PM
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kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 2:14:43 PM
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RazerZ
August 16, 2014 2:17:01 PM
prit87
August 16, 2014 2:19:01 PM
kunthakenthe said:
maybe a i5 4690k. sorry but the 7970 is a r9 280 and thats one of the best gpus out.actually no 7950 is a r9 280 and 7970 is r9 280x and r9 280x can be crossfire with 7970 but i will suggest to have at least a 750 watt of psu for crossfire...here is a link with details....http://www.tomshardware.com/news/radeon-r9-280x-radeon-...
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kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 2:19:18 PM
prit87
August 16, 2014 2:20:48 PM
RazerZ said:
See my post on your other thread. Your current system should get much higher frame rates than what you currently have, so there is a problem that is software/hardware related.what i think its the cpu wich is bottlenecking the card and yes the drivers a loose connection virus also may be the problem....with a 7970 he should get at least 40+ fps in games at high to ultra settings...
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kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 2:21:25 PM
prit87 said:
kunthakenthe said:
maybe a i5 4690k. sorry but the 7970 is a r9 280 and thats one of the best gpus out.actually no 7950 is a r9 280 and 7970 is r9 280x and r9 280x can be crossfire with 7970 but i will suggest to have at least a 750 watt of psu for crossfire...here is a link with details....http://www.tomshardware.com/news/radeon-r9-280x-radeon-...
yeah sorry about that. the i got them mixed up i once thought the 7970 was a r9 280 and a r9 280x was 7970ghz.
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August 16, 2014 2:23:02 PM
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kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 2:31:48 PM
prit87
August 16, 2014 2:35:25 PM
kunthakenthe said:
the i5 is way more powerful in newer games and leaves him a upgrade path for when HT is utilized in games. (dx12 supports some kind of gpu hyperthreading or maybe its cpu.)yes i5 yes more powerfull that his current processor and its always best for games but i5 doesn't have hyperthreading only i3 and i7 have hyperthreading and dx 12 is not yet released....
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legend001523
August 16, 2014 2:36:03 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 2:38:14 PM
prit87 said:
kunthakenthe said:
the i5 is way more powerful in newer games and leaves him a upgrade path for when HT is utilized in games. (dx12 supports some kind of gpu hyperthreading or maybe its cpu.)yes i5 yes more powerfull that his current processor and its always best for games but i5 doesn't have hyperthreading only i3 and i7 have hyperthreading and dx 12 is not yet released....
oh i meant a upgrade path to a broadwell i7. and dx12 should be out around early-mid next year.
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kingbongo
August 16, 2014 3:01:26 PM
okey so im completely baffled now lol, did say I was a newbie sooo is this worth it??
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/k7QLdC
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/k7QLdC
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prit87
August 16, 2014 3:06:34 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 3:06:47 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 3:06:57 PM
kingbongo
August 16, 2014 3:10:50 PM
prit87
August 16, 2014 3:11:55 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 3:12:44 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 3:14:14 PM
TomSkini said:
What 7970 card do you have? Ideally you want the two cards to have the same clock speed if you are crossfiring them. kingbongo said:
kunthakenthe said:
prit87 said:
so you are going for a crossfire after all yes it will work.....1000 watt psu is more than enough a 750 watt would have done the job .....not risking it.
don't agree on this upgrade??
i agree but 2x250w= 500w +84(cpu) and everything +(100)= 684w approximetly plus he could overclock which could add up another 20-100w depending on what he overclocks(gpu/cpu) which is really close to a 750w limits.
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kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 3:15:25 PM
prit87 said:
kunthakenthe said:
prit87 said:
so you are going for a crossfire after all yes it will work.....1000 watt psu is more than enough a 750 watt would have done the job .....not risking it.
ha ha .....no problem its always better to have enough head room..
yeah you never know. plus this will last him many upgrades and is backed by 10yr warranty.
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kingbongo
August 16, 2014 3:16:13 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 3:29:53 PM
legend001523
August 16, 2014 3:31:22 PM
kingbongo
August 16, 2014 3:52:05 PM
legend001523
August 16, 2014 3:53:08 PM
kingbongo
August 16, 2014 3:56:21 PM
legend001523
August 16, 2014 4:00:33 PM
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/qGWKsY
slightly over budget but that will let you play on 4k over 60fps ultra
slightly over budget but that will let you play on 4k over 60fps ultra
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August 16, 2014 4:00:43 PM
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August 16, 2014 4:03:46 PM
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kingbongo
August 16, 2014 4:03:51 PM
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legend001523
August 16, 2014 4:07:21 PM
kingbongo said:
Yes legend could you do it on part picker please I could get you a single gpu instead? I could get you a 780 ti, cause I think single cards are more reliable and then I won't need to buy you a new power supply, also, you must remember not all games support dual cards very well
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MVrwmG
here's a crossfire 290
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/MwGdGX
and this is a single gpu
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kingbongo
August 16, 2014 4:09:38 PM
legend001523
August 16, 2014 4:13:24 PM
kingbongo said:
Okey great will have a think about it and decided what rig I will buy, in your opinions what's the best upgrade overall?I would personally wait for the 800 series to be released, because the sli 780 option I sent you before that was 95 pounds over budget? That will be below 1k, because when the new 800 cards are out, you can either get the 780's, as the price of them will drop since there are a new series, or, get sli 880, which are rumoured to be below 500 dollars and offer performance between the 780 and 780 ti, 500 dollars is roughly 325 pounds, so it would cost you 650 pounds to sli 880, a card that can perform better than a 780 and that leaves you with 350 pounds for a ssd, i5 and motherboard. But if you wanted just one build out of the 2 I selected, I prefer 780 ti, even though the crossfire does bring better performance in 1440p and 4k, I prefer the stability of a single card and not all games support dual cards so you may hae to wait for new drivers to be released etc to utilise the 2 cards. not to mention the increased power consumption and also heat generated from 2 cards
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kingbongo
August 16, 2014 4:16:11 PM
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August 16, 2014 4:18:35 PM
kingbongo
August 16, 2014 4:22:10 PM
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August 16, 2014 4:22:30 PM
kingbongo
August 16, 2014 4:23:19 PM
kunthakenthe
August 16, 2014 4:25:23 PM
legend001523
August 16, 2014 4:26:16 PM
Yeah, then just get the nvidia build, cause even a 780 ti is overkill for 1080p ( 80fps), but r9 280x crossfire will give you like over 110fps on games on ultra, I'd suggest you get the 780 ti build, then with the 200 pounds odd left, get a 1440p monitor, taht way, you'll enjoy better graphics with the bigger res. Or you can get a ssd as well
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