- Jan 16, 2014
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Hi
I currently have the below setup (originally built in 2011 plus a couple upgrades her and there)
- Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
- Intel i7 2600K @ 3.40 GHz (Sandy Bridge 32nm) with Coolermaster 612 heatsink and fan
- Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 (Socket 1155) Motherboard
- 8GB Dual-Channel RAM DDR3 @ 407MHz (6-6-6-15)
- A few SATA drives (Newish) no SSD's
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 (Don't recall exact version. I think it was an OC version)
- Corsair RM850w Modular PSU
- 3 X BenQ XL2420Z (144hz) monitors
I have been a bit disappointed with the graphic performance. I have it hooked up to a racing sim rig and I am getting terrible results when trying to play in triple screen setup.
I have heard good things about the GTX 970 (the 980 had quite a premium price tag on it where I am when i was buying) but so far I am not able to exploit it.
Is it the rest of my system causing a huge bottleneck?
I am now building a new PC with the following specs:
- Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)
- Intel i7 7700K (Socket 1151) with Coolermaster 212 heatsink and fan (apparantly slightly more efficient than the 612 despite being smaller)
- Gigabyte Z270X Gaming 7 Motherboard
- 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 - 3200MHz RAM (16GB)
- Corsair 120GB SSD (OS and system applications)
- Samsung 500GB 850EVO (Game installaions)
- Corsair RM1000x or HXi1000 1000w PSU
- using the GTX970 in this rig.
A couple of things: I chose these brands as they are easy to come by here in South Africa and I get them at a very good price compared to MSI and Zotec etc Also, I have NEVER had a failure with a Gigabyte so I don't feel the need to change. Same with the coolermaster/Corsair. Brands like Noctua are not easy to come by here and the after sales on my chosen products is very good. So please don't tell me to go for other brands, I am limited by what is available.
What I would like to know is the following:
Will I now see significant improvements with graphic output? I was going to also install a GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming but after splashing out on the rest of the components I would rather wait a while and hope that the price of the card drops a bit. It is still very pricey here and the availability is also limited. plus my 970 is only about 18 months old.
I also want to ask about the PSU. Is 1000w overkill? will say, 850w do just as well? and is it worth paying extra for the HXi over the RM? I will do a small amount of overclocking down the line, but only a smidge above standard, nothing too crazy.
Finally, since this PC will be exclusively for gaming, should I stick with Windows 7 or go over to Windows 10? I know the Dx12 argument but otherwise? will I get better performance from my components? One other upside is that I get to experiment with Windows 10 on a non critical PC instead of rocking the boat with my main PC.
Thanks a bunch guys, I hope you can enlighten me.
I currently have the below setup (originally built in 2011 plus a couple upgrades her and there)
- Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
- Intel i7 2600K @ 3.40 GHz (Sandy Bridge 32nm) with Coolermaster 612 heatsink and fan
- Gigabyte P67A-UD4-B3 (Socket 1155) Motherboard
- 8GB Dual-Channel RAM DDR3 @ 407MHz (6-6-6-15)
- A few SATA drives (Newish) no SSD's
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 (Don't recall exact version. I think it was an OC version)
- Corsair RM850w Modular PSU
- 3 X BenQ XL2420Z (144hz) monitors
I have been a bit disappointed with the graphic performance. I have it hooked up to a racing sim rig and I am getting terrible results when trying to play in triple screen setup.
I have heard good things about the GTX 970 (the 980 had quite a premium price tag on it where I am when i was buying) but so far I am not able to exploit it.
Is it the rest of my system causing a huge bottleneck?
I am now building a new PC with the following specs:
- Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)
- Intel i7 7700K (Socket 1151) with Coolermaster 212 heatsink and fan (apparantly slightly more efficient than the 612 despite being smaller)
- Gigabyte Z270X Gaming 7 Motherboard
- 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 - 3200MHz RAM (16GB)
- Corsair 120GB SSD (OS and system applications)
- Samsung 500GB 850EVO (Game installaions)
- Corsair RM1000x or HXi1000 1000w PSU
- using the GTX970 in this rig.
A couple of things: I chose these brands as they are easy to come by here in South Africa and I get them at a very good price compared to MSI and Zotec etc Also, I have NEVER had a failure with a Gigabyte so I don't feel the need to change. Same with the coolermaster/Corsair. Brands like Noctua are not easy to come by here and the after sales on my chosen products is very good. So please don't tell me to go for other brands, I am limited by what is available.
What I would like to know is the following:
Will I now see significant improvements with graphic output? I was going to also install a GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming but after splashing out on the rest of the components I would rather wait a while and hope that the price of the card drops a bit. It is still very pricey here and the availability is also limited. plus my 970 is only about 18 months old.
I also want to ask about the PSU. Is 1000w overkill? will say, 850w do just as well? and is it worth paying extra for the HXi over the RM? I will do a small amount of overclocking down the line, but only a smidge above standard, nothing too crazy.
Finally, since this PC will be exclusively for gaming, should I stick with Windows 7 or go over to Windows 10? I know the Dx12 argument but otherwise? will I get better performance from my components? One other upside is that I get to experiment with Windows 10 on a non critical PC instead of rocking the boat with my main PC.
Thanks a bunch guys, I hope you can enlighten me.
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