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Hello,
I wanted to upgrade some parts of my PC, a SSD hard drive and a graphic card.
However, I am not sure if it is worth, or I should buy I new computer.
These are my specs:
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
- Memory: 16384MB RAM
- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Dedicated Memory: 979 MB
- Monitor Model: DELL U2715H
Monitor Id: DELD067
Native Mode: 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)
Thanks!
I wanted to upgrade some parts of my PC, a SSD hard drive and a graphic card.
However, I am not sure if it is worth, or I should buy I new computer.
These are my specs:
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
- Memory: 16384MB RAM
- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Dedicated Memory: 979 MB
- Monitor Model: DELL U2715H
Monitor Id: DELD067
Native Mode: 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)
Thanks!
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I am having problems with some games. I think it is because of the graphic card.
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So yeah, generally most people won't notice a couple MS difference. I have an old crappy walmart monitor as my second screen, and BenQ as my main screen, the biggest difference is the colors really.
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Problems i have are when i try to play at 2560 resolution. I have to play many games at low specs even at 1920.
An SSD as some said is also nice, particularly if you reinstall windows on it instead of just cloning it over.
This will easily allow you to max out any game, upgrading the CPU is not worth it and getting something that is an true upgrade for CPU and ram will be rather expensive and even if you do you will still need to upgrade the GFX to something pretty expensive, it is way better to just fix the GFX card which is your real problem.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487265&cm_re=1070-_-14-487-265-_-Product This in itself will solve all your problems.
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I recommend this as well ($109 but just for the next 19 hours).
That will truly make your computer as good as new, better in fact since the GFX card was so so even when it was new which was in 2009.
Assuming money is no object:
GPU: 1080 (I always get one more tier beyond my current needs in the interest of future-proofing).
I would link one, but there are so many third-party models now and I do not own one personally (x2 Titan X). Would difer to the judgement of someone who owns one.
SSD: Would strive for 1TB at least. SSD's are great but the small ones fill up fast. If you want it for more than just your operating systems and a few key programs, get more space. I have a 1TB C: SSD and a 6TB three-drive spindle array for storage (RAID 5). Again, my PC is for work, like you.
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Then, reduce spec as your budget demands. If this is your work PC, its a business expense and the upgrades should be tax-deductible (or write-off, whatever the term is). Again, if you are a U.S. Citizen. Don't know the tax laws of other countries.
Your Proc and Ram look fine to me.
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1) I like the games I am playing and don't plan to get anything new in the next year or so
2) I am really looking forward to a couple of upcoming games with awesome graphics that are using next gen engines like Unreal 4
3) I am very much considering VR on my PC in a year or two
Category 1 is just the video card and SSD. A Nvidia card will be the easiest if you do not plan to redo your operating system. If you do plan on starting with a fresh OS (I would suggest this, as there is nothing like that new OS smell), then there are ATI cards to consider as well. Get whichever one is the best deal. Ignore all fan boys, and do a little research. The ATI RX-470 and RX-480 are very good cards, and really good values. The GTX1060 and GTX 1070 are also very good, although the 1070 is out of my price range. I vowed 15 years ago to never spend more than $300 on a video card, and other than a horrid experiment in SLI I have kept that vow. One thing to consider is according to most testing being done, ATI cards do much better with DX12 games (the immediate future for computer gaming) that the Nvidia cards. That will probably change in the next generation of cards, but you are looking at the current generation.
Category 2 would probably be OK with the video card and SSD update for a year or so, but as games get better (when we have Xbox Scorpio and PS4 Neo in full swing games will move forth strongly as far as looks and tech) even that 2nd gen i7 is going to start being long in the tooth. This category MAY be a good one to consider an upgrade. To upgrade to a 6th gen i7 will require a new motherboard and new memory, and since you are already looking at a new video card and an SSD, at that point you might as well just replace the whole thing.
Category 3 would require a complete upgrade, as none of your current components other that the HDD as a 2nd drive are VR ready.
So figure out which category or blend of categories you are in, and have fun!
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The really important thing is to have the OS and your favorite demanding games on the SSD, stuff you constantly use in other words. I am pretty sure a lot of what you have on your SSD easily could be on the mediadrive as well.
The price difference just ain't worth $300. If you must have 1TB SSD it is smarter to use 2 0,5 instead (you could merge them if you for some matter feel that you must have all that on a single drive but it is better to use 2 if you need to uninstall or something).
There is no point to upgrade for category 2 yet. With a good GFX card he will last 1-2 years even for them and it is better to wait for the rest unless OP really have loads of money burning holes in his pockets. Once he feels the upgraded computer is slow it would be time to get a new but I bet it would be 2 years more then one for that.
VR is really the only reason to get a new computer but I think with a truly high end card that would work as upgraded as well (like a Titan or 1080 hydro copper card).
I am gonna get a SSD drive (500gb) now, and I will think about the card.
I have the feeling that proccessors are gonna make a big change soon, looking at the new i7. So I will have to change the full PC in no more than 2 years.
In the other hand, I can buy a graphic card now, and use for the next PC as well.
Intel has already confirmed that it's next processors are another maybe 10% performance improvement compared to previous processors.
There's small constant improvement, but I don't think there are any large processor performance leaps expected in the future.
But, Intel i7-6900K 3.2Ghz Box is a 8 core with 16 threads proccesor. Maybe it is not important for videogames, but it is a huge difference for 3D rendering.
So even though I am an Intel guy (best friend works for them) I am rooting for a big surprise from AMD, the sooner the better!
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CPUs haven't changed a lot on the Intel side since Sandy Bridge (the Core 2xxx line) - all their R&D has gone into integrated graphics and power management.
The only reason consumer core counts haven't gone up, is because nothing really takes advantage of them. Most consumers won't notice the difference between a dual core and a 4C/8T i7, let alone your 8C/16T that you talk about - simply because nothing really requires that much CPU muscle that a typical consumer does on a day to day basis. Even gaming is relatively light on CPU use, as it tends to skew much more toward GPU performance than CPU performance.
Sure, 3D rendering might stress out a CPU, but a lot of that is GPU accelerated now, and if your a professional doing that for a living, your either going to have a large GPU farm or a large blade data center sitting behind you to do your rendering for you, it won't be done on the computer your playing MMOs and other games on.
Also I7-6900K is out now, so I don't know how that qualifies as "big change soon". Any change to new computers it's going to make, it's already made.