I currently have a system that's no slouch! I'm currently packing:
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero
RAM: 16GB of Corsair Vengeance Pro
Video: EVGA GTX 780Ti SuperClocked
But I have noticed new releases like Fallout 4 on maxed out settings to lag a bit here and there. It's been well over a year since I did an upgrade, so I was thinking about doing another one.
From what I've been reading, my current CPU is pretty much on par with the best of Skylake. However, I've heard about the new m.2 whats-it-called connector for SSDs, which are suppose to allow for much faster SSD performance than what SATA III can provide. So I was thinking of getting a new motherboard to get this new connector, but that of course means a new CPU too. Would this be worth it?
Aside from motherboards, I think a new GPU will be in order. Aside from the lesser performance I mentioned before, I see ASUS will be releasing the new line of ROG SWIFT monitors soon. I have the first model SWIFT and I really like it, but I'd like one with a IPS screen even more! One of the models supports 4K which I'd also really like! But there's two problems here:
1) This model supports a max 60htz refresh rate. Not sure I can go back from 144htz, but twice the pixels might make it worth it...
2) I'd need very beefy GPU power to run games like Fallout 4 in 4K!
That's why I'm thinking a GPU upgrade would be best. On a similar note, if I got a 4K monitor, anti-aliasing would no longer be needed, right? Would this help offset the muscle needed to run games in 4K? Anyway, according to Tom's 2x GTX 980Tis in SLI gives you the sort of performance needed for 4K, would this be enough to run any modern game at max settings?
There's also the TITAN X which is quite a bit cheaper than 2x 980Tis in SLi, ¥197,200 vs ¥142,095 for the TITAN X. It seems like this card can get at minimum 40FPS in most games at 4K, which is pretty playable and doesn't require the cost and running cost of SLi. There's also the option of adding an additional card later, but this is an option I'd like to avoid, since in my experience if you leave it too long, it starts to become really hard to find a partner card secondhand.
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero
RAM: 16GB of Corsair Vengeance Pro
Video: EVGA GTX 780Ti SuperClocked
But I have noticed new releases like Fallout 4 on maxed out settings to lag a bit here and there. It's been well over a year since I did an upgrade, so I was thinking about doing another one.
From what I've been reading, my current CPU is pretty much on par with the best of Skylake. However, I've heard about the new m.2 whats-it-called connector for SSDs, which are suppose to allow for much faster SSD performance than what SATA III can provide. So I was thinking of getting a new motherboard to get this new connector, but that of course means a new CPU too. Would this be worth it?
Aside from motherboards, I think a new GPU will be in order. Aside from the lesser performance I mentioned before, I see ASUS will be releasing the new line of ROG SWIFT monitors soon. I have the first model SWIFT and I really like it, but I'd like one with a IPS screen even more! One of the models supports 4K which I'd also really like! But there's two problems here:
1) This model supports a max 60htz refresh rate. Not sure I can go back from 144htz, but twice the pixels might make it worth it...
2) I'd need very beefy GPU power to run games like Fallout 4 in 4K!
That's why I'm thinking a GPU upgrade would be best. On a similar note, if I got a 4K monitor, anti-aliasing would no longer be needed, right? Would this help offset the muscle needed to run games in 4K? Anyway, according to Tom's 2x GTX 980Tis in SLI gives you the sort of performance needed for 4K, would this be enough to run any modern game at max settings?
There's also the TITAN X which is quite a bit cheaper than 2x 980Tis in SLi, ¥197,200 vs ¥142,095 for the TITAN X. It seems like this card can get at minimum 40FPS in most games at 4K, which is pretty playable and doesn't require the cost and running cost of SLi. There's also the option of adding an additional card later, but this is an option I'd like to avoid, since in my experience if you leave it too long, it starts to become really hard to find a partner card secondhand.
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