Need advice for upgrading gaming rig

btr999 · Feb 18, 2016

Hi,
I need advices for upgrading my gaming rig mainly mobo and gpu. With limited budget around $700, I might not be able to upgrade both.
Here is my current rig's specs:-
Mobo - Biostar H61mu3b i7-3770k
GPU - Asus 780ti 3gb non-oc
Ram - 8gb x 2
Storage - 2 x 1TB hdd, 1 x 500gb SSD
PSU - FSP 650W
Monitor - ROG pg278q 144hz G-Sync enabled

I usually play on low to medium settings for fps games like battlefield 4 and gtav. I can run most of the latest game smoothly. If I am going to play games like The Division, some new MMO and maybe future Battlefield series, should I upgrade mobo or gpu at the moment? and any recommended?

Thanks

geofelt · Feb 18, 2016

You have a nice balance of cpu and gpu; a bit old, perhaps, but still good.

You might want to wait until you try a new game and find it lacking.
You will have a better idea of what you might need.

Dugimodo · Feb 18, 2016

There's no need to upgrade the motherboard or CPU at this stage, it's still above what you need for current games. As for the GPU, I'd agree with geofelt. Wait until you have framerate issues and upgrade it then.

If you refer to the chart Tom's supply http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html you'll see the 780Ti is still pretty high up, around the level of a 970. To get a meaningful upgrade you almost need to wait for the next gen of cards, best you could do right now is a 980Ti and it may not make the difference you want.

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