- Dec 9, 2013
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Hi guys
I'm looking to stretch my current system (3yrs old) a bit further in the hope of getting some reasonable performance when ME Andromeda comes out next year. The requirements for MEA haven't been released yet but my current build (below) sits around the minimum requirements for BF1 and I figure MEA will be in the same ballpark.
What should I do upgrade-wise to get the best bang for my buck? I'm planning on OC'ing my CPU to 4-4.5 ghz (potentially with a new cooling fan, still working that part out). Should I also be looking at going to 16gb of RAM? Is anything else bottlenecking/holding the system back?
As a side note, I thought I would have to upsize my PSU but apparently 520W is plenty for this build, even with an OC'd CPU and additional fan cooling.
My PC build:
Asrock Z77-PRO3 Z77 motherboard
Intel Core i5 3570K CPU 3.4Ghz
Gigabyte ATI R9 270 OC-2GD 2G GPU
G Skill 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
Seagate SATA3 1TB Hard Drive
Antec 520W High Current Gamer PSU 80+ Bronze
I'm looking to stretch my current system (3yrs old) a bit further in the hope of getting some reasonable performance when ME Andromeda comes out next year. The requirements for MEA haven't been released yet but my current build (below) sits around the minimum requirements for BF1 and I figure MEA will be in the same ballpark.
What should I do upgrade-wise to get the best bang for my buck? I'm planning on OC'ing my CPU to 4-4.5 ghz (potentially with a new cooling fan, still working that part out). Should I also be looking at going to 16gb of RAM? Is anything else bottlenecking/holding the system back?
As a side note, I thought I would have to upsize my PSU but apparently 520W is plenty for this build, even with an OC'd CPU and additional fan cooling.
My PC build:
Asrock Z77-PRO3 Z77 motherboard
Intel Core i5 3570K CPU 3.4Ghz
Gigabyte ATI R9 270 OC-2GD 2G GPU
G Skill 8G(2x4G) DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
Seagate SATA3 1TB Hard Drive
Antec 520W High Current Gamer PSU 80+ Bronze
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