Newbie Needs Help Upgrading Rig

kingbongo · Aug 16, 2014

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

prit87 · Aug 16, 2014

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....

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

maybe a i5 4690k. sorry but the 7970 is a r9 280 and thats one of the best gpus out.

edit 7950. it still should perform better.

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

heres a good one

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/k7QLdC

RazerZ · Aug 16, 2014

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.

prit87 · Aug 16, 2014

kunthakenthe :

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-hd-7970-crossfire-compatible,24619.html

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

yeah thats what im thinking a r9 280x should be pushing higher frames. however do that intel upgrade. it will provide much better performance than a.. 6200.

prit87 · Aug 16, 2014

RazerZ :

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...

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

prit87 :

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.

RazerZ · Aug 16, 2014

kunthakenthe :

Ok...looks like I'm going to have to post the same image here as well:

Upgrading to an i5 would give him maybe 5 fps more.

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

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.)

prit87 · Aug 16, 2014

kunthakenthe :

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....

legend001523 · Aug 16, 2014

Get a i5 with a z97, that takes up 300 pounds, 700 left for 780ti or 780 and money left for new psu maybe

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

prit87 :

oh i meant a upgrade path to a broadwell i7. and dx12 should be out around early-mid next year.

kingbongo · Aug 16, 2014

okey so im completely baffled now lol, did say I was a newbie sooo is this worth it??

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/k7QLdC

prit87 · Aug 16, 2014

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 .....

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

the i7 the hyperthreading will be utilized. the 1000w for the crossfire. the r9 280x for crossfire. the z97 for overclocking and upgradability. the ssd for speed.

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

prit87 :

not risking it.

kingbongo · Aug 16, 2014

kunthakenthe :

don't agree on this upgrade??

prit87 · Aug 16, 2014

kunthakenthe :

ha ha .....no problem its always better to have enough head room..

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

TomSkini :

the cards will underclock to the slower one. then they can both be overclocked.

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

TomSkini :

kingbongo :

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.

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

prit87 :

yeah you never know. plus this will last him many upgrades and is backed by 10yr warranty.

kingbongo · Aug 16, 2014

all I can find is its a amd ati radeon 7970 3gb xfx

kunthakenthe · Aug 16, 2014

kingbongo :

the r9 280x is a 7970 just rebranded and slightly overclocked so it probably will down clock.

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