Need help with upgrading my PC - again, now with a $450 budget. EU

zuija · Apr 4, 2016

Hey guys. Yet here I go again, needing to upgrade my desktop, this time with a budget roughly consisting of $450
The purpose of upgrading is towards gaming. I am running a 60hz monitor as well - if nothing needs to be upgraded I might be aiming for a new monitor.

OS - Windows 10.
CPU - Intel Core i7 3930K @ 3.20 GHz.
RAM - 16GB DDR3 (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard - MSI X79A-GD45 (MS-7735)
GPU - 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI)
Storage - 232GB Samsungs SSD 850 EVO & 465GB HDD.

I know that my CPU is getting a bit old right now and my MB would see a replacement soon enough.

Edit; Removed link and posted specs.

If there's any errors or any missing information, let me know.

dark_globe · Apr 4, 2016

i think there is no need for upgrading your system just yet .
at 1080p you are fine with single gtx 970 for now .
new generation of graphics cards is coming out in the next few months (from both nvidia and amd) ,
so it will be wise to wait for them and than upgrade your current system .
(because upgrading from gtx 970 to lets say 980 does not make sense)
(if you buy new high end graphics in the future you should consider buying a
new monitor with higher resolution as well)

zuija · Apr 4, 2016

dark_globe :

Yeah, I've been lurking around the new GPUs coming and would be waiting for the new GTX1080 to come out. But great to hear that nothing is out of reach or bottlenecked. Thanks.

zarawatsonn · Apr 4, 2016

Instead of upgrade all the components, you just increase your HDD soze, all other looks fine.
No need to upgrade it!!!

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