Gaming Rig Review?

[TitanWulf]

Hi guys, this is my current build so far, looking for maybe a possible set forward and also what you guys think in general cheers!

Operating System
Windows 8.1

CPU
Intel Core i7 980 @ 3.33GHz
Gulftown

RAM
6.00GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz

Motherboard
Gigabyte G1.Sniper

Graphics
Xfire-
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series Sapphire
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series Sapphire

Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM162 ATA Device (SATA)

PSU
Corsair RM750

Any other information you need let me know

 

[Jomari Gonzales]

what might be your budget and purpose of your build? maybe i can help you out with a better build all in all

 

[TitanWulf]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/qsGmpg

just did a pcpartpicker , bit easier to read


I dont really have a budget, if i need to spend the money to get better performance, I will

in saying that im not looking to spend thousands

Purpose is Gaming.

 

[Jomari Gonzales]

just to clarify, do you already own the items or some of the items listed or are you planning to buy it?

 

[TitanWulf]

That is everything I own and am running at the moment

 

[turbopixel]

So, do you experience any problem with it? What is your intention by this posting? What are you playing and what do you want achieve? Try some of the benchmark utilities (like something from Unigine) and in game benchmark tools (like in GTA V, Tomb Raider). Do you want upgrade and you don't know what?

 

[ProtoAMP]

Hi guys, this is my current build so far, looking for maybe a possible set forward and also what you guys think in general cheers!

Operating System
Windows 8.1

CPU
Intel Core i7 980 @ 3.33GHz
Gulftown

RAM
6.00GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz

Motherboard
Gigabyte G1.Sniper

Graphics
Xfire-
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series Sapphire
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6970 Series Sapphire

Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DX001-1CM162 ATA Device (SATA)

PSU
Corsair RM750

Any other information you need let me know

What sort of games are you playing as well? If I could upgrade anything there it would probably be the ram because going off of the idea that you want the 64 bit version of Win8?, that already takes up 2GB of RAM. This leaves 4GB for games, which is okay but chances are you're also running background processes such as an antivirus... and may make the image stutter!

 

[Jomari Gonzales]

i see, simple answer is your rig is still quite decent. there are things you could improve upon let me list them down for you:

first off is GPU, though i know it can still play recent games, i think it's already struggling on high graphical settings, a possible option now is that you can get a 970 which will outperform your 6970s plus it has dx12 support for future gaming
OR wait for about a week or so for AMD's release of new cards and check their performance

Adding an SSD would be nice, very good time to purchase one since prices are low right now.

your CPU is still very capable though i think it'll just be another 2-3 generations left for it, it might be next step upgrade for you since skylake for intel and zen for amd are just around the corner.

 

[TitanWulf]

OKay awesome!

Thats the kind of advice i was looking for, i just didnt know where to go nect with my upgrades, thankyou so mcuh, ill have a look into all of that

 

[Jomari Gonzales]

no prob! also consider what @ProtoAMP also said, though i haven't consumed more than 6GB of RAM in my system since im the kind of person which hates apps running the background, you might want to get another 3x2GB kit but it must be the EXACT same one as you have currently to avoid issues, or get a 3x4GB kit and just sell/dispose your current one.