Hey,
Recently I upgraded my monitor from a 1080p 21inch model, to a 34inch 1440p ultrawide. The screen is excellent, but it does have a couple more pixels that need powering by my poor 5year-old system. It's used for video games, I primarily play either strategic/management type games (Total war, Civilization, Planet Coaster), or fantasy RPGs (The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition).
Here is my current system:
CPU: I5-4670k overlocked to 3,7 GHz (with cooler master Hyper 212 EVO cooler)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780
mobo: AsRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX
PS: Corsair CSM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
RAM: 16GB (4x4) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3k 120 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
List from the sticky is below:
Approximate Purchase Date: not for a while, I'm still doubting whether I need to upgrade.
Budget Range: max €1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, working on word/excel documents.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Whatever is necessary, probably CPU+GPU+mobo, maybe RAM? Power supply = Corsair CSM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Do you need to buy OS: Probably (a CPU upgrade will likely mean I need a new mobo, meaning new windows license)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Azerty.nl
Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
Parts Preferences: Monitor has FreeSync, so perhaps AMD GPU? Although I understood that Nvidia is playing nice these days, and will also work with FreeSync.
Overclocking: Sure
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 3440x1440
Additional Comments: It's used for video games, I primarily play either strategic/management type games (Total war, Civilization, Planet Coaster), or fantasy RPGs (The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently, I can't play with Ultra settings anymore with the more recent games, which is not terrible in and of itself. There are some upcoming games I'd like to be able to play in Ultra though, such as Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Planet Zoo. Also, my monitor has FreeSync, and I am currently not able to use this feature.
Recently I upgraded my monitor from a 1080p 21inch model, to a 34inch 1440p ultrawide. The screen is excellent, but it does have a couple more pixels that need powering by my poor 5year-old system. It's used for video games, I primarily play either strategic/management type games (Total war, Civilization, Planet Coaster), or fantasy RPGs (The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition).
Here is my current system:
CPU: I5-4670k overlocked to 3,7 GHz (with cooler master Hyper 212 EVO cooler)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780
mobo: AsRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX
PS: Corsair CSM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
RAM: 16GB (4x4) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 MHz
SSD: Kingston HyperX 3k 120 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
List from the sticky is below:
Approximate Purchase Date: not for a while, I'm still doubting whether I need to upgrade.
Budget Range: max €1000
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, watching movies, working on word/excel documents.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Whatever is necessary, probably CPU+GPU+mobo, maybe RAM? Power supply = Corsair CSM 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Do you need to buy OS: Probably (a CPU upgrade will likely mean I need a new mobo, meaning new windows license)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Azerty.nl
Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
Parts Preferences: Monitor has FreeSync, so perhaps AMD GPU? Although I understood that Nvidia is playing nice these days, and will also work with FreeSync.
Overclocking: Sure
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 3440x1440
Additional Comments: It's used for video games, I primarily play either strategic/management type games (Total war, Civilization, Planet Coaster), or fantasy RPGs (The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently, I can't play with Ultra settings anymore with the more recent games, which is not terrible in and of itself. There are some upcoming games I'd like to be able to play in Ultra though, such as Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Planet Zoo. Also, my monitor has FreeSync, and I am currently not able to use this feature.