Gaming PC upgrade suggestion

[General0208]

Hi Guys,

Approximate Purchase Date: July, 2015
Budget Range: USD >600
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (VR + non VR), surfing the internet
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Asking for Advice
Do you need to buy OS:No
Parts Preferences: Asking for Advice
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 2560x1440
Additional Comments: I would like a quiet PC.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
I am a gaming enthusiast and love to play witcher 3 at 2560x1440 and <50FPS
Unfortunately, my current PC can only handle around 30-40FPS and therefore would like to ask for your generous advice.


Please find my PC configuration below:

Main Components:

• 
  Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.00GHz
  ASRock Z97 Professional
  2x 8GB Kingston HyperX Fury
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6GB)

Storage:

• 
  476GB Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512G SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
  1863GB Seagate ST2000DM 001-1CH164 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)

Power Supply:

• 
  Corsair HX1000i/1000W ATX Powersupply
  Cooler Master CM 690 III

Many Thanks
Best Regards

Mark

 

[Barty1884]

Replace the 980ti with a GTX1080 - that's the only element that you'll see any substantial improvements. You could SLI the 980ti, but you've answered 'no' to that, so I assume you're looking for a single card setup.

Nothing else really worthwhile (or cost effective) to upgrade.

 

[General0208]

Replace the 980ti with a GTX1080 - that's the only element that you'll see any substantial improvements. You could SLI the 980ti, but you've answered 'no' to that, so I assume you're looking for a single card setup.

Nothing else really worthwhile (or cost effective) to upgrade.

Appreciate for your suggestion, Barty
Regarding your advice, i received unconfirmed news on GTX 1080Ti will be release in October- November, therefore, wonder if i should wait until then ?

Cheers

 

[Barty1884]

Ultimately, your current setup is still essentially the 'top end' of consumer hardware. Not the 'latest and greatest', but definitely comparable to those that are.

The 980TI is still a great GPU. While the GTX 1080 is the best 'upgrade' you can do at the moment, if you can wait for the next release or two, I'd certainly recommend doing so.

Consider AMD too. Where nVidia launch their 'flagship', top of the line cards first, AMD have gone for the low-medium end to capture that market. I'm sure AMD have a top of the line offering too, and that should likely be announced relatively soon.

 

[Geekwad]

Even though you said 'no' to SLI, I would confirm that W3 works well in SLI (and of course not all games do). There are also some pretty good deals right now if you hunt:

Only other real option now is 1080.....though can always wait for 1080ti (do expect these to be VERY spendy for the first 3-6 months after a paper launch.....well well into 2017 for sure) as you have to go through the 'founders edition' time period, short supply, and finally better boards at normal stock levels and prices.