Help me spend $1600

[Aidan Johnston]

With the release of Star Citizen and (I know this was a while back) DayZ SA, I have decided to upgrade my current rig. I just need more FPS!!! Here's what I've got:

Windows 7 (x64) Ultimate
Asus P6X58D-E
6GB Ram
intel i7 930 w/Corsair H60
ATI Radeon HD 5700
Silencer MK 3 750W

I would LIKE dual 780's, but one is acceptable (until I make enough for the second). Will I need a new motherboard? I probably want 16 GB of RAM. Would you upgrade your processor? I'd like to stick to i7, as I will start my own YouTube Channel... Think I can keep my PSU? So what would y'all do?

 

[NBSN]

Well here is a bit of links for you to look at:
http://ark.intel.com/products/41447/Intel-Core-i7-930-Processor-8M-Cache-2_80-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P6X58DE/specifications/

Those are for you CPU and MoBo. Your system does support up to 24 GB of RAM, but your CPU only officially supports up to 1066 MHz unless they have updated their specs elsewhere. You do not need to upgrade your PSU for a GTX 780 since it only has a power draw of around 250 wattage max ( http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-3788-KR ) and a recommended minimum power supply of 600 watts. According to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4H81E87008 your PSU supports SLI, so theoretically it would have the appropriate power connections for dual 780s, but you would have to double check that yourself by looking at the hookup it has and what connections would be required. Although I don't see the purpose of dual 780s at this time since a 780 can already max games. I would not upgrade the processor at this time because it should work fine still, and if you upgraded the processor then you would need to change out the motherboard since it supports LGA 1366 and most processors/motherboards that would be better would be LGA 1150 or LGA 2011.

 

[Timball760]

Build something New while transferring over some old parts.
Save your PSU, HDD, optical drive, and maybe you Mobo and CPU.
If you upgrade go for:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 340$ (optional http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-930-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4770K)
Mobo: MSI Z87-GD65 162$ (optional)
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit $139.99
GPU: Gtx 780 (go with Evga, ASUS, MSI) 520$
total: 1162$
Now you could go two gtx 780s but one should be more than enough and you would probably have to upgrade you PSU if you did to like 800w which puts you a bit to high for you budget.

 

[James Mason]

This is what it would cost to get two 780s, but you can get one now and save for the other:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($333.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.28 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.28 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($126.52 @ Amazon)
Total: $2021.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-08 14:59 EDT-0400)

I believe Star Citizen is going to require LOTS of VRAM so, you do need the 6GB models.