Need some advice on a possible upgrade.

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Wanted to run this by the hive and see what the consensus is. I built my computer about 6 or 7 years ago, and has served me well, until my SSD died this past week. Which when trouble shooting led me to think I could possibly upgrade at this point. I just don't want to through money away If I really don't need to.

So this is the family jack of all trades computer + gaming rig. I'm fairly happy with what it can do now, but I would like to have better graphical capability for better FPS and sharp images.

So my current setup is
Asus p8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3 MOBO
Intel I7-2600K
2x Evga GTX 570 SLI
X-FI platinum HD audio card
16 gig of 1600 DDR3
500 gig SSD

So I do not overclock and my limited research I'm graphically limited by the 570's and the I7-2600k although dated is not that far off from what a new processor would be. I don't ever see my cpu running 100% or even close to it.

So if I just upgrade to the latest 1080 or something in the 1000 range of cards, when the prices come back to normal, and would my current setup be able to use everything or am I going to bottleneck some place.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

I just do not want to toss money away on something that runs pretty well.

 
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clutchc
Unless you have money to burn, spending $1000 on a gfx card today that is otherwise a $400 - $500 card is a bit wasteful (imo). The i7-2600K is a 2nd tier processor so it would probably struggle to keep up with a GTX 1080... unless you game at 1080p/60 Hz or less.
And like you say, gfx card prices are terrible right now. I don't know if things will change or if this is the 'new normal'. (Gawd, I hope not) You might consider lowering your standards a little. The GTX 1060 is 4 tiers above your GTX 570, and would be a major improvement over what you have now. While still over-priced, the 1060 would mean less outlay of money while giving you the same observable benefits of a faster card if you game at 1080p/60Hz.
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Unless you have money to burn, spending $1000 on a gfx card today that is otherwise a $400 - $500 card is a bit wasteful (imo). The i7-2600K is a 2nd tier processor so it would probably struggle to keep up with a GTX 1080... unless you game at 1080p/60 Hz or less.
And like you say, gfx card prices are terrible right now. I don't know if things will change or if this is the 'new normal'. (Gawd, I hope not) You might consider lowering your standards a little. The GTX 1060 is 4 tiers above your GTX 570, and would be a major improvement over what you have now. While still over-priced, the 1060 would mean less outlay of money while giving you the same observable benefits of a faster card if you game at 1080p/60Hz.
 
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I've got my fingers crossed too. But Mining is only half the problem. This last year saw a major surge in Chinese gaming interest. Since all those cards are made in China... well, you get the picture.
 
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