APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week or next
BUDGET RANGE: USD $250-350 Before Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Adobe Creative Cloud - primarily video editing with Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC. Home theater/watching movies, Gaming (CS:GO, First-person shooters)
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: EVGA Superclocked 2GB Fermi GTX 560 and Corsair 500W Certified Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU: Intel Core i5 - 3570K
CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Motherboard: ASROck Z77 Extreme 4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Mobo
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600
SSD: Kingston 3K HYPERX 120GB
SSD2: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
HDD: WD Black 1TB
HDD2: Toshiba 5TB
Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid-Tower
Optical: Asus 24X DVD Burner
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: No big preference, Newegg, Amazon, Tigerdirect. I am based in the U.S.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Interested in NVIDIA. Particularly GTX 970 vs. 980.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes / Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 and 1920x1080.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
I'm particularly interested in the GTX 970 vs. 980. Not sure if it's worth the extra $200 to go for the 980. Like I mentioned above, I primarily use my computer to edit in Premiere Pro, After Effects CC. Looking to increase my rendering times with an upgraded GPU. Haven't upgraded any of my parts since I first build the computer in late 2012. I added the Samsung 850 and Toshiba 5TB earlier this year and that's it. I know I would need to upgrade my power supply to 750W to go with the upgraded GPU.
I asked my friend who helped me build my computer in the beginning and he said there doesn't seem to be an immediate need to upgrade my CPU or Mobo. Any thoughts on that?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for any help!
BUDGET RANGE: USD $250-350 Before Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Adobe Creative Cloud - primarily video editing with Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC. Home theater/watching movies, Gaming (CS:GO, First-person shooters)
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: EVGA Superclocked 2GB Fermi GTX 560 and Corsair 500W Certified Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU: Intel Core i5 - 3570K
CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Motherboard: ASROck Z77 Extreme 4 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Mobo
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600
SSD: Kingston 3K HYPERX 120GB
SSD2: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB
HDD: WD Black 1TB
HDD2: Toshiba 5TB
Case: Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid-Tower
Optical: Asus 24X DVD Burner
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: No big preference, Newegg, Amazon, Tigerdirect. I am based in the U.S.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Interested in NVIDIA. Particularly GTX 970 vs. 980.
OVERCLOCKING: Yes / Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 and 1920x1080.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
I'm particularly interested in the GTX 970 vs. 980. Not sure if it's worth the extra $200 to go for the 980. Like I mentioned above, I primarily use my computer to edit in Premiere Pro, After Effects CC. Looking to increase my rendering times with an upgraded GPU. Haven't upgraded any of my parts since I first build the computer in late 2012. I added the Samsung 850 and Toshiba 5TB earlier this year and that's it. I know I would need to upgrade my power supply to 750W to go with the upgraded GPU.
I asked my friend who helped me build my computer in the beginning and he said there doesn't seem to be an immediate need to upgrade my CPU or Mobo. Any thoughts on that?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for any help!
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