Looking @ Upgrading CPU, Motherboard and GFX Card
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honkuimushi
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The CPU is still pretty good, but your GPU is getting a little out of date. You might find the GTX 970, the R9 380X, or the R9 390 to be a worthwhile upgrade. Of course it depends on what monitor setup you have. You might also find waiting until the first half of next year to be worthwhile when the first post die -shrink GPUs are released.
If you want some of the new connection options like M.2 or USB 3.1, you might want to wait another year or so. It looks like USB 3.1 will be included in the 200 series chipset and it will probably have more PCI lanes as well.
If you want some of the new connection options like M.2 or USB 3.1, you might want to wait another year or so. It looks like USB 3.1 will be included in the 200 series chipset and it will probably have more PCI lanes as well.
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You have decent kit. I'd look for an open box or refurbished GTX 970 for about $250 to hold you over for the next year or two, if you feel you need more performance. How much have you overclocked your CPU?
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Go to someone like xoticpc.com, a place I would buy a gaming PC from and look at their offerings. For modern games and the future, you needed a decent i7 and I would not get less than the 970M GPU. The 970M has similar power to a GTX 960, for comparison, http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-970M.126694.0.html Sager/Clevo make good price/performance products that are a good option to the Name Brands like ASUS ROG and MSI's gaming range.
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