Hey everyone. I think its time I give my computer an update or even build another one. I spent around $1200 for my system back in February 2013 thanks to some amazing deals at micro center. I have been out of the computer hardware loop for years so no clue on what's new etc.
Anyways I just got back into gaming and noticed that games that I once ran "Ultra or High" settings in are now running at "Fair" in order to run smoothly with a good frame rate.
Is there one or two components I should upgrade? Or is it time to give this computer to my little cousin and build another one? Is there one or two items bottle necking me that I should update to get another year or two out of it? The details of my computer are as follows:
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155
Video Card: SAPPHIRE HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB GDDR5 VAPOR-X
Storage: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Power Supply: FirePower ModXStream Pro 700W
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Anyways I just got back into gaming and noticed that games that I once ran "Ultra or High" settings in are now running at "Fair" in order to run smoothly with a good frame rate.
Is there one or two components I should upgrade? Or is it time to give this computer to my little cousin and build another one? Is there one or two items bottle necking me that I should update to get another year or two out of it? The details of my computer are as follows:
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155
Video Card: SAPPHIRE HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB GDDR5 VAPOR-X
Storage: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Power Supply: FirePower ModXStream Pro 700W
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)