Need to upgrade PC to make it better for gaming

esko918

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Hi guys. SO a couple of years ago i went and bought me a computer from cyberPowerPc.com and they built my computer for me etc. I didnt really know what components to pick so i went with my friends guidance all to find out 2 years later it was really bad advice. First he told me to pick an amd processor which ill never do again. Anyway what i want to do is upgrade it piece by piece in order to get my computer working better while playing video games especally for the future.

Heres the specs please tell me what i should do.
In my mind i want to replace the processer with an intel based i7 chip then i wanna also upgrade my card to a nvidia 1070 which is gonna probabaly run me about 1g. What do you think i should do?

I dont know what else you'll need but let me know.

Time of this report: 10/17/2016, 22:28:10
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_ldr.160930-0600)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: To be filled by O.E.M.
BIOS: BIOS Date: 01/21/13 21:20:14 Ver: 04.06.05
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8156MB RAM
Page File: 4010MB used, 14347MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 780
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1004&SUBSYS_27843842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4095 MB
Dedicated Memory: 3013 MB
Shared Memory: 1082 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: E325BV-FMD
Monitor Id: SPT0CB8
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
 
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That PSU should be fine, if you can stretch to an i7 6700k then definitely go for it but i wouldnt make cutbacks or scrape to get the cash for an i7, the i5 will do everything you've mentioned so far :)

SammChisnall

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I would say get the CPU, Motherboard and RAM swapped as soon as possible, from personal experience AMD CPU's are atrocious. I would say an i5 6600k would complement a 1070 nicely. Theres no need to get an i7 unless you do things such as video rendering. You will also need to get a Z170 (Socket 1151) Motherboard and some DDR4 RAM.
In terms of the GPU dont rule out AMD's cards from bad experience with the CPU's. I absolutely hated my AMD fx-8120 cpu but my 290x's have served me well for nearly 2 years.
Also what Power Supply do you have at the moment?
 

esko918

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Corsair CMPSU-850tx v2 power supply

ANd i will wnt to do 3D modeling with blender so maybe the i7 is a better idea?