Upgrade full PC or just graphic card to play new games and also futured?

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deadllyshadow

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my current pc specifications are

I7-960. Mobo : Gigabyte X58A-UD3R. Ram : 6GB Tri Channel 1600. with ATI HD5870 crossfire.

my question is that i run call of duty advanced warfare and it runs very slow. even can't load. lol.
so i need to upgrade my full pc or just some components to play all upcoming games on good FPS.

thank You.
 
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That being the case, I definitely suggest you upgrade your entire system. I'll edit this post when I finish compiling the list of components that I suggest. Do you have any interest in an additional monitor?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold...
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For good 1080P gaming, i would recommend the AMD Radeon R9 270X. It was very good bang for the buck and you will be gaming on at least high settings in 1080P. I would also recommend getting a SSD drive with your OS and Games on it so they will load faster. If it were me with tri channel RAM, i would get at least 16 Gigs. Believe me, this is the best choice for the money and you will be able to play games very well. Just keep this in mind, if you CPU has integrated graphics, disable them from the device manager/Graphics Adapters.
 
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Good morning! I would suggest a full upgrade, but I'm not the one with the money. It depends on the budget you're working with. You'd see a big improvement by going to 2x4 GB RAM from 3x2. Maybe you'd be able to go quad channel with 4x2 as that would save you some money, but could possibly give less performance than 2x4. Your graphics card definitely needs to be replaced, but the model of choice again depends on your budget. Your processors isn't that bad, so you could keep that if you needed to. However, if you did decide to upgrade your processor, you'd also need to upgrade your motherboard. What kind of case are you currently working with? Are you interested in investing in an SSD? If you respond with your budget and the kinds of things you are looking for in an upgrade, I'd be happy to suggest components. :) Good luck man!
 
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deadllyshadow

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Sir, money is not problem for me. i have 7,000 SR (1,800 $). i want to play games on1080p. i don't know abt ssd is good for me or not but i'll buy.

Thank You.
 
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There is, on the surface, nothing wrong with your hardware, it should run that game with what you have quite well.
What you need to do first, before you spend any money at all, is find out why your PC is slowing down so badly. Is the CPU or GPU getting too hot? Fans working properly, no dust? Hard drive full? Is it working correctly?. While your parts are becoming dated, they are still quite good, check these things out first.
 
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dear Sir, i checked everything is undercontrol. i clean my pc every two month. actully this is my first game i run on my pc after 2 & half year. for that period i played only leauge of legends. any good suggestion plz?
 
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That being the case, I definitely suggest you upgrade your entire system. I'll edit this post when I finish compiling the list of components that I suggest. Do you have any interest in an additional monitor?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM: Kingston 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Total Cost $1390.40
Link to full build

Edit: Fixed Formatting
 
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Do a Mainboard BIOS update before installing a new video card and uninstall AMD drivers with DDU http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/

I would suggest you just buy a gtx980 and try it with your current system.
If that´s not enough, you still can upgrade the rest.
 
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Dear Sir, i don't have any interest in additional monitor. one of my friend suggest me Asrock Extreme4 and Gskill Ripjaw x 16GB. i like the way you are helping me with detail.

Thank You and looking for good suggestion again.
 
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The ASrock Extreme4 is an older motherboard using z77. You'd want something newer like the one I suggested or some other z97 board. The GSkill Ripjaw 1866 is really solid RAM and it'd be a good investment. I was just trying to not waste the 3x2 GB that you currently have.
 
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thank You Sir, one last question. wht if i go with GTX970 SLI instead of GTX980? and asrock motherboard is with Z97 chip.
 
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Oh, I was looking at the wrong thing. My mistake. I'm not a master of SLI, but I'd recommend sticking with a single card. However, seeing as you do have it in your budget to expand, you could go with dual 970s, but you'd probably want to upgrade your power supply to accommodate the additional draw from the second card. Somewhere in the 1000w range.
 
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Thank You Sir. now i'm satisfied. I'll go now to buy components suggested by you but Asrock Extreme 4 Z97. and stick with single GPU. in my Country i can't receive shipment from amazon and any other online store. but i'll buy these from market as they are all available here. ( Saudi Arabia).

i don't know whether i'm going to play games but i'm crazy about my pc. should be updated. :) i'm working so don't have much time to play. while i have PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, & XBOX 1 also but didn't played them much. :(

Once again Thank You for Helping me in right direction.
 
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