Hey all, first of all let me thank you in advance for taking your time to go through this
So my situation is this: I have been using my old desktop for 5 years now which was ok for playing Planet Side 2, WoW, GW2, Dota 2 etc. There were always some FPS issues when entering big battles and stuff but with all the new games that came out (and will in the future) I really feel it's time to upgrade.
I will only be upgrading couple of components which are motherboard, CPU, GPU and RAM - hopefully my PSU will be able to handle it (more on that later). I have mostly made a couple choices for each component which I will link later in text so what I really need is help deciding between those (and of course anything else in that category if you believe it to be a better option).
So here is the template mentioned in the sticky:
Approximate Purchase Date: Probably around next two months
Budget Range: Around 600 GBP but it's not completely fixed
System Usage: Gaming mostly
Are you buying a monitor: No
Current PSU (which I hopefully won't have to upgrade): FSP Epsilon 700W PSU here - please note that it is 5 years old...
Parts to Upgrade: Here are my ideas:
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO Gaming (1st choice) vs Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 vs MSI Z170A Gaming PRO
GPU: Asus 4 GB Strix GTX970 Nvidia vs Asus AMD R9 390 Strix Gaming OC
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.amazon.co.uk
Location: Croatia
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
1. I wonder if those motherboards can actually fit the GPU I would like
2. I am unsure about my choice of GPU... I have so far had both AMD and Nvidia and both seamed ok but what I like about those 2 Asus's is their added cooling abilities and relative silence. On the other hand, I could go with normal GTX 970 or R9 390 if for some reason you think they are better options.
3. I hope CPU and RAM are valid (strong enough) for this build but please comment with advice and ideas.
4. Also I'll be using Samsung EVO 250gb ssd
And again, thanks in advance
So my situation is this: I have been using my old desktop for 5 years now which was ok for playing Planet Side 2, WoW, GW2, Dota 2 etc. There were always some FPS issues when entering big battles and stuff but with all the new games that came out (and will in the future) I really feel it's time to upgrade.
I will only be upgrading couple of components which are motherboard, CPU, GPU and RAM - hopefully my PSU will be able to handle it (more on that later). I have mostly made a couple choices for each component which I will link later in text so what I really need is help deciding between those (and of course anything else in that category if you believe it to be a better option).
So here is the template mentioned in the sticky:
Approximate Purchase Date: Probably around next two months
Budget Range: Around 600 GBP but it's not completely fixed
System Usage: Gaming mostly
Are you buying a monitor: No
Current PSU (which I hopefully won't have to upgrade): FSP Epsilon 700W PSU here - please note that it is 5 years old...
Parts to Upgrade: Here are my ideas:
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO Gaming (1st choice) vs Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 vs MSI Z170A Gaming PRO
GPU: Asus 4 GB Strix GTX970 Nvidia vs Asus AMD R9 390 Strix Gaming OC
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.amazon.co.uk
Location: Croatia
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
1. I wonder if those motherboards can actually fit the GPU I would like
2. I am unsure about my choice of GPU... I have so far had both AMD and Nvidia and both seamed ok but what I like about those 2 Asus's is their added cooling abilities and relative silence. On the other hand, I could go with normal GTX 970 or R9 390 if for some reason you think they are better options.
3. I hope CPU and RAM are valid (strong enough) for this build but please comment with advice and ideas.
4. Also I'll be using Samsung EVO 250gb ssd
And again, thanks in advance