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xGSTARx

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Hi,

I’m looking for some advice from all the experts out there. I was wondering on how best to improve my system. Currently I use it for work but mostly games. Looking to spend a couple of hundred pounds if possible to get a bit more power.

Current system is an:

i5 3570k
16 gb ram
NVIDIA GTX 970
HDD 500 go AND an SSD 250gb
Asus motherboard (not sure which one)

Any advice greatly appreciated


 
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I may need to update the CPU and motherboard
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No you don't need to do all that. Even the 2500K is still a contender. Handed its hat, it has been but can certainly stay for a little longer.

You can of course sell the 970 for a buck fifty and recoup some of the money you are going to invest.

I'm in a similar boat with my 4690K. I'm in a slightly better position but there's zero chance my next upgrade will be my 4690K and motherboard. I've asked around about it here and have researched it online and see no need to move away from this platform just yet.
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a 1070 would offer the best boost in performance. That however is VERY expensive. The 1060 3GB is a walk backwards in the world of VRAM(your 970 has 4GB) and the performance boost, assuming you chose a 1060 6GB isn't all that much.
 
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xGSTARx

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Running at 1920 x 1080. Refresh rate is 60hz which I think is the max the monitor can do. The main problem is I’m not able to run games in the highest settings any more and some programs feel a bit slow. Not sure if I just need a better GPU but was thinking I may need to update the CPU and motherboard n
 
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Those specs should be more than sufficient, I think, to run maxxed out, or mostly maxxed out, at 1080p 60Hz/fps.

Is something running in the background that's hitting the CPU? Can you monitor the CPU and GPU usages to see if either is pinned at 100%?
 
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aquielisunari

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I may need to update the CPU and motherboard
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No you don't need to do all that. Even the 2500K is still a contender. Handed its hat, it has been but can certainly stay for a little longer.

You can of course sell the 970 for a buck fifty and recoup some of the money you are going to invest.

I'm in a similar boat with my 4690K. I'm in a slightly better position but there's zero chance my next upgrade will be my 4690K and motherboard. I've asked around about it here and have researched it online and see no need to move away from this platform just yet.
 
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aquielisunari

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The 970 will be pegged at 99%. I have the 970 FTW from EVGA and sorta understand where the OP is at. Even a game from a couple years ago
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will do that. That's normal and shows a healthy GPU. In my opinion the CPU will also be fairly high but not to the extent that the GPU is. Another way is to OC the 3570K and see what kind of FPS gain there is. Remove that and then OC the 970. Which offers a bigger gain? What kind of FPS gain is there? The 1070 will lighten the load. I'll pass on the 1070. My next card will be a 1080 or newer **80 series to support the Vive.
 
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