Upgrade for 2 year old Gaming Rig

[wutangwindu]

Hello All,

Trying upgrade my Gaming Rig. Here is what I have: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q2Gscf

Any ideas of the most efficient way to upgrade? I am considering a higher res monitor and better hard drive. What will I need to push those extra pixels? Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[clutchc]

Hard to improve on an IVY Bridge i7 and a pair of GTX 670s. Guess the only thing left it to replace those cards with a pair of GTX 780 Ti cards. But why not try the new monitor with what you have? The improvement with the pair of 780 Ti's won't be worth the co$t, IMO.

 

[wutangwindu]

^^ That is what I like to hear. I am worried my frame rate will drop a lot with higher pixel density.

 

[clutchc]

Oh, it will. The card(s) have to render more pixels and texels with the higher resolution.

 

[wutangwindu]

I guess the debate is 120hz versus higher frame rate and 60hz.

 

[clutchc]

What resolution are you thinking of upgrading to if you do? And what do you have now?

 

[wutangwindu]

I have 1080P and 120hz packed into 23.1 inches. I was trying to get some advice on what number I should look to increase, if at all. Is 120hz much better then 60hz? Is a higher resolution screen worth it? 27" vs 24". Ill take any and all opinions.

 

[clutchc]

It all depends on how good your vision is. I for one would have trouble with anything higher than 1080p on a 24" display... no matter the vert refresh rate. If you are going to put mire pixels on the screen, you might as well take advantage of the bigger display. The pair of 670s will be sufficient for higher than 1080p and still have good framerates and frametimes.

 

[wutangwindu]

Found this Beauty. http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-27-inch-Performance-Monitor-XL2720Z/dp/B00GWFNMJS?SubscriptionId=AKIAIEF7KZG4SSIJ7QQA&tag=toms_shopping_rev-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00GWFNMJS

 

[clutchc]

Found this Beauty. http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-27-inch-Performance-Monitor-XL2720Z/dp/B00GWFNMJS?SubscriptionId=AKIAIEF7KZG4SSIJ7QQA&tag=toms_shopping_rev-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00GWFNMJS

Here's Linus' take on it. Btw, he's the guy you want to go to for in-depth reviews of everything PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCQfKlCkL0c

 

[wutangwindu]

Looks Fantastic. I am going to be broke.