How to take my PC to the next level?

med750 · Feb 15, 2015

Hello,
I built my PC a few years ago and would like to upgrade it now but not sure where to start, what to change and what to keep. here is my PC info:

Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB)
Hard Drive:
-SSD CORSAIR Force GT 120 GB (O.S)
-HDD Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Black (Applications & games)
-HDD Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Black (Storage)
Graphic Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Case: Cool Master HAF 922
CPU Fan: Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO
Power Supply: -Cool Master GX 750W

What I need the PC for? Purely gaming and I am always running 2 monitors and would love to make it also handle gaming+streaming

thank you for any tips

iamlegend · Feb 15, 2015

A GPU upgrade and CPU overclocking will be the best choice.

med750 · Feb 15, 2015

iamlegend :

thank you very much
any GPU would you recommend?

iamlegend · Feb 15, 2015

GTX 970 is plenty in 1080p Gaming as well as the R9 280X.
Wait for the upcoming R9 300 series.

MasterDell · Feb 15, 2015

Get the GTX 970. No way AMD is going to put a card that can compete with the 970 for it's price. And if they can, it wont be by much.

med750 · Feb 15, 2015

thank you for your answers
I am searching for the GTX 970 and I have a quick question
there are multiple GTX 970s, so what exactly is the different between EVGA GeForce GTX 970, ASUS STRIX-GTX970, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970, and MSI GTX 970?

iamlegend · Feb 15, 2015

Your statement is invalid Mr.dell.

To OP, get whatever suits your build or whatever is more appealing to you. All cards are in good quality.

MasterDell · Feb 16, 2015

iamlegend :

In what land is it invalid? The 970's value has not been seen in quite sometime and you think another one is going to come out of the water than beats it by far? Haha yeah right. That means AMD is going to have to bring out a card that is better than the 980 but for about $280. Yeah seems legit.

mas7873 · Feb 16, 2015

You can also get an R9 290X for as low as $290, both this or the 970 will perform very well. Another upgrade you might consider is an SSD, since your CPU is fine especially if overclocked.

MasterDell · Feb 16, 2015

And don't hesitate to change that PSU. It is really not that great. Johnny guru gave it a 7/10 and 6/10 for performance so I really suggest changing that.

MasterDell · Feb 16, 2015

med750 :

Not too much. Just clock speeds and different cooling ideologies. They're all great choices but the Asus is my favorite followed by the MSI.

iamlegend · Feb 16, 2015

Why are you even here, commanding on people and giving your invalid opinions? If you are that great in guessing then I think you are a millionaire by now.

MasterDell · Feb 16, 2015

iamlegend :

What are you talking about..?

Saga Lout · Feb 16, 2015

Calm this down, iamlegend, or you'll be prohibited from posting in tis section.

If you have a technical argument to make, just do it without insulting other folks' opinions.

mas7873 · Feb 16, 2015

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