Rebuild or Upgrade my pc help

pimpollo71 · May 30, 2015

Hi guys, I built my pc in 2012.

CPU: Intel i7 950 3.07 GHz
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
6GB RAM (2x3)
X58A-UD3R

It's been great but I want to upgrade so I can max out Witcher 3 and future proof it (for 1080P games). I'm deciding between the 970 and 980 but would like some input as to whether I should I should also upgrade my CPU. Any help/guidance would be appreciated. Thank you for reading.

toby3300 · May 30, 2015

If you want to max out witcher 3 and future proof your pc I would upgrade your processor and get at least 8Gb of RAM and also upgrade gpu to 970 or 980

unreal9400 · May 30, 2015

GPU upgrade is still the best upgrade in my opinion.

DeathRabit · May 30, 2015

In short : OC CPU + Buy Good Cooler + buy 6GB more Ram later buy 970 or 980

i7 950 is decent CPU OC up to 4 - 4.4Ghz and you will be happy

OC give you 30 - 45% more performance on CPU and you not see bottleneck on 970 or even 980 in most games on Crysis 3 in some location you can have drop to 55 FPS but on most off game 60+ FPS

Review with OC
http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-core-i7-950-3-06ghz-quad-core-processor-review_1484/14
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/intel_core_i7-950_review/2

Game tests with i7 975 (similar performance to your CPU after OC) and other CPUs to compare
http://overclock.pl/articles/show/id/660,8,13,wydajnosc-po-podkreceniu-zestawienie-zbiorcze-gtx-780

For OC I recommend you a good cooler Noctua NH-D15
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15

OC guides:
http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/
http://www.overclock.net/t/538439/guide-to-overclocking-the-core-i7-920-or-930-to-4-0ghz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNOd2-vPKk

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