- Sep 14, 2016
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Hello,
I'm trying to decide if I should just upgrade my CPU or just do a complete upgrade. I plan on getting the ASUS STRIX GTX 1070 pretty soon. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: CPU, MB and RAM are about 4-5 years old.
Budget Range: Around $500, if possible
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Most of the time it will be used as a Plex Server, so I do rip and convert a lot of movies. And just normal web surfing. I just started gaming on it and would like to be able to start gaming on a 1440p UltraWide Monitor with maxed out settings.
Are you buying a monitor: Currently have a 1080p monitor and will be getting a 1440p UltraWide later
Parts to Upgrade: I currently have an i5-2400 CPU, ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 Motherboard, G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1066 4GBx4 RAM, Samsung EVO 500gb SSD and a NVidia Quadro K5000 video card (will replace with GTX 1070). I forget what power supply I have, but I believe it is around 500-550.
Do you need to buy OS: No, unless I do a complete upgrade.
Overclocking: Maybe, depending on the suggestions
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not, I think a single GTX 1070 should be good enough
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 now, 1440p later
Additional Comments: I would like to run the latest games at 1440p with max settings
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I feel I won't be able to play some of the latest games at max settings
I'm trying to decide if I should just upgrade my CPU or just do a complete upgrade. I plan on getting the ASUS STRIX GTX 1070 pretty soon. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: CPU, MB and RAM are about 4-5 years old.
Budget Range: Around $500, if possible
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Most of the time it will be used as a Plex Server, so I do rip and convert a lot of movies. And just normal web surfing. I just started gaming on it and would like to be able to start gaming on a 1440p UltraWide Monitor with maxed out settings.
Are you buying a monitor: Currently have a 1080p monitor and will be getting a 1440p UltraWide later
Parts to Upgrade: I currently have an i5-2400 CPU, ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 Motherboard, G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1066 4GBx4 RAM, Samsung EVO 500gb SSD and a NVidia Quadro K5000 video card (will replace with GTX 1070). I forget what power supply I have, but I believe it is around 500-550.
Do you need to buy OS: No, unless I do a complete upgrade.
Overclocking: Maybe, depending on the suggestions
SLI or Crossfire: Probably not, I think a single GTX 1070 should be good enough
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200 now, 1440p later
Additional Comments: I would like to run the latest games at 1440p with max settings
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I feel I won't be able to play some of the latest games at max settings
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