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dirtyninja

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Hi guys,

I have a question. What would you guys suggest i do? My current build is:

I7 2600k
GTX 960
4gb RAM
SSD
620W Bronze PSU ANTEC

I have a budget of 1500 euro's. At first i was thinking of buying a 1440p 144hz ips monitor and a GTX 1080 Ti with my 1500 euro but then i thought about building a whole new system. The prices are really high right now and we are not sure when they will decline so maybe i should save?. What would you guys do?

Also i need a new monitor soon cause my current one is dieing so should i go for the 1440p or are there any good quality 1080p monitors i should buy (suggestions are appreciated). I would like my monitor to have good image quality and 144hz if possible.

Thanks in advance! (Sorry for my bad english)

 
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Hellfire13
The 1060 is not your typical 144hz card, however you can scale down settings to achieve what you want. Otherwise it will struggle on intense fast paced combat scenes.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (€260.72 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (€259.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €519.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-25 19:28 CET+0100
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Hellfire13

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Some stats first...

To drive a 144hz or a 1440p monitor, you need atleast a gtx1070. To drive a monitor with both 1440p/144hz, you need atleast a gtx1080.
But the 2600k will bottleneck even the 1070... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EQOWVLxk0DOFXKfzCmz9lEZ-qpMb7mIvt8KUYek69A8/edit#gid=0 (read even the 3rd gen. i7 is partially bottlenecked by that card)
But it should be okay with the 1060... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q7lIYRK5T0ABLvAkgbM_2jJGvbhlep27mR-eRcCy4FA/edit#gid=0


This should be your upgrade for now...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (€260.72 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: BenQ - GL2460HM 24.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor (€134.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €395.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-25 19:16 CET+0100

The 2600k is still a pretty good gaming cpu. Paired with a 1060 it should give you a good performance boost... http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/3165vs3639

But you RAM is very low. You need to ramp it to 8gb. And the PSU as well depending on the variant.
 
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dirtyninja

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I understand. I am mostly going to play competitive games. Thats why i wanted a 144hz monitor with 1440p. The 1440p for singleplayer games and 144hz for easier to run competitive games.

Anyways, shouldnt i upgrade that monitor to a 144hz 1080p monitor as i am mostly going to play league, dota, csgo?
 
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Hellfire13

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The 1060 is not your typical 144hz card, however you can scale down settings to achieve what you want. Otherwise it will struggle on intense fast paced combat scenes.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card (€260.72 @ Mindfactory)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor (€259.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €519.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-25 19:28 CET+0100
 
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