Setting up a new gaming rig, flexible budget (thinking of GTX 970 or higher)

[CornyCow]

Hi there, I have been using my current rig (as below) since 2010. It has served me well but lately I have been having trouble playing games like Far Cry 4/ Grand Theft Auto V etc so I thought maybe it's time for a overhaul.

I have asked around for advice and some of the feedback I've gotten was that I only needed to change my GPU, keeping the rest constant. What do you guys think? What if I get a GTX 970? Will there be a performance bottleneck?

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Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-760 Processor

Mainboard
Asus P7P55D-E

Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIE

Memory
PC3 10600/1333 Kingston CL9 2x2GB

Display
32" W700C Sony BRAVIA Internet LED TV

Storage
WDC 1TB Caviar Black

Optical Storage
LG 22X Super Multi Layer DVD

Casing
CM690 II Advance

PSU
Seasonic M12II-620W Modular

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium

 

[vishal15]

Hi there, I have been using my current rig (as below) since 2010. It has served me well but lately I have been having trouble playing games like Far Cry 4 so I thought maybe it's time for a overhaul.

I have asked around for advice and some of the feedback I've gotten was that I only needed to change my GPU, keeping the rest constant. What do you guys think? What if I get a GTX 970? Will there be a performance bottleneck?

========================================================

Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-760 Processor

Mainboard
Asus P7P55D-E

Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIE

Memory
PC3 10600/1333 Kingston CL9 2x2GB

Display
32" W700C Sony BRAVIA Internet LED TV

Storage
WDC 1TB Caviar Black

Optical Storage
LG 22X Super Multi Layer DVD

Casing
CM690 II Advance

PSU
Seasonic M12II-620W Modular

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2a70qdcG8E

 

[CornyCow]

Hi there, I have been using my current rig (as below) since 2010. It has served me well but lately I have been having trouble playing games like Far Cry 4 so I thought maybe it's time for a overhaul.

I have asked around for advice and some of the feedback I've gotten was that I only needed to change my GPU, keeping the rest constant. What do you guys think? What if I get a GTX 970? Will there be a performance bottleneck?

========================================================

Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-760 Processor

Mainboard
Asus P7P55D-E

Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIE

Memory
PC3 10600/1333 Kingston CL9 2x2GB

Display
32" W700C Sony BRAVIA Internet LED TV

Storage
WDC 1TB Caviar Black

Optical Storage
LG 22X Super Multi Layer DVD

Casing
CM690 II Advance

PSU
Seasonic M12II-620W Modular

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2a70qdcG8E

Mine is 2.8ghz, I did not overclock it.

 

[Gamer2886]

Hi there, I have been using my current rig (as below) since 2010. It has served me well but lately I have been having trouble playing games like Far Cry 4 so I thought maybe it's time for a overhaul.

I have asked around for advice and some of the feedback I've gotten was that I only needed to change my GPU, keeping the rest constant. What do you guys think? What if I get a GTX 970? Will there be a performance bottleneck?

========================================================

Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-760 Processor

Mainboard
Asus P7P55D-E

Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5850 1GB GDDR5 PCIE

Memory
PC3 10600/1333 Kingston CL9 2x2GB

Display
32" W700C Sony BRAVIA Internet LED TV

Storage
WDC 1TB Caviar Black

Optical Storage
LG 22X Super Multi Layer DVD

Casing
CM690 II Advance

PSU
Seasonic M12II-620W Modular

OS
Windows 7 Home Premium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2a70qdcG8E

Mine is 2.8ghz, I did not overclock it.

There is no doubt there will be a bottleneck, so either overclock your cpu or buy a new one

Toodles.