How can I get the most out of what I have

[snail915]

So after overcoming various issues upgrading here are my specs. I would say i'm still a pc noob so with what I have... How can I get the most out of it?

Case: Sharkoon Bulldozer With 5 case fans. 1x back and 2x top are exhaust, 2 front are intake
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VI HERO
RAM: 2x 8GB Corsair Vengeance
CPU: I7 4790K
Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
GPU: 2x GTX 760 2GB
PSU: Corsair CX850M
Storage: 1x 500GB HDD, 1x 120GB SSD
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Not yet overclocked anything. Nvidia's control panel has optimized every game at Max spec.
Is there anything more I can do to ensure I am getting the most out of what I have bought?

 

[tiny voices]

There is no CX850m. What PSU do you have?

Overclocking is all there really is you can do to get more power.

 

[i7Baby]

Play only games made for SLI.

The CPU will self turbo to 4.4GHz. So I'd leave it at that.

What make and model gtx760s?

 

[snail915]

There is a CX850M but thats the wrong one anyways haha. I have the Corsair CS850M (Gold rated).

The GPU's are both ASUS.

Ah ok so no need to overclock. I use to have an I5 3570... 3.4Ghz turbo 😛

 

[i7Baby]

The Asus GTX760s will have a lot of head room to be overclocked.

See http://www.overclockers.com/asus-gtx760-directcuii-oc-graphics-card-review/ -

"Overclocking comes to the GTX 760 DCU II courtesy of ASUS’ GPU Tweak software. For those used to overclocking NVIDIA with offsets, they conveniently include both offset and actual measures on these screens. This sample managed a 24/7 stable +125 MHz GPU offset and +1200 MHz (300 MHz actual) memory offset, not bad at all."

 

[tiny voices]

That PSU is not great quality(uses poor quality capacitors). I honestly might look into replacing it.

In the words of JohnnyGugu (one of the top PSU review specialists) "If you actually need 850W then you definitely want something better than this, and probably have the budget for something better than this."

Luckily your system will barely pull 500w, but I would still replace this unit when you have the time.

 

[snail915]

The Asus GTX760s will have a lot of head room to be overclocked.

See http://www.overclockers.com/asus-gtx760-directcuii-oc-graphics-card-review/ -

"Overclocking comes to the GTX 760 DCU II courtesy of ASUS’ GPU Tweak software. For those used to overclocking NVIDIA with offsets, they conveniently include both offset and actual measures on these screens. This sample managed a 24/7 stable +125 MHz GPU offset and +1200 MHz (300 MHz actual) memory offset, not bad at all."

Ah I never thought of overclocking the GPUs. Is it a worthwhile process to do?

 

[tiny voices]

In some cases. Sometimes the tiny gains are not worth the extra heat/power/stress on the card.

 

[snail915]

In some cases. Sometimes the tiny gains are not worth the extra heat/power/stress on the card.

Ah ok so what I really should be asking is... At this stage is there any game my computer would struggle to run on ultra at this stage that may be aided by OC?

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, Dying Light it might struggle with at 1080p full ultra settings. There are probably tons of games you can run locked at 60fps at 1080p will full AA enabled. Will overclocking help? Sure. Will it get you more an 5-10 (or evens sometimes less) FPS? No.

 

[snail915]

Yes, Dying Light it might struggle with at 1080p full ultra settings. There are probably tons of games you can run locked at 60fps at 1080p will full AA enabled. Will overclocking help? Sure. Will it get you more an 5-10 (or evens sometimes less) FPS? No.

Ah yes i just ran the checks. My spec passes recommended on everything by a long shot apart from GPU. It picks up 1 GTX 760 rather than 2 but then states the stats of both running in SLI. Stats wise it says I can but Name wise it says i Cant? 😛

 

[tiny voices]

Don't even worry about games unless you actually plan to play them.

 

[snail915]

I did look at the game. It does look pretty good and like something i may be into. I believe you two have managed to answer my question. Only possible upgrades to get more for what I have is CPU overclock and GPU overclock. Is it worth it? CPU no, GPU something I can look into doing if it ever seems necessary. Thank you for your help both of you.