Looking to upgrade from GeForce GTX570

[dergo67]

Hi Guys,

I am currently looking to upgrade my graphics card, memory and monitor and I’m looking for some advice. With the upgrades I have listed below can I expect to see a significant improvement over my current setup or is the amount of money this will cost not really worth it?

My current specs are:

Motherboard: ASUS P6X58D-E (LGA1366)
Memory: 6.00GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 534MHz (8-8-8-20)
GPU: GeForce GTX 570
CPU: Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz

The graphics card I have been looking at is a: MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr HDMI DVI-I DP Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, DDR5, 256 Bit) which has got a lot of good reviews on Amazon and I'm sure it's compatible with my board.

The memory should be the easy part as I was just going to buy more of the same type, or replace what I have with PC3-12800 (1600 MHz) which I think my board supports, after reading the ASUS web site.

And finally the monitor I have been reading about is: BenQ XL2720Z 27 inch 144hz LED gaming monitor which again has great reviews. I am totally open to suggestions about the monitor.

Sorry if I should of split this up into 3 separate posts and will if neccessary, but any suggestions or information would be very much appreciated. The specs of my motherboard are here http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P6X58DE/specifications/

 

[stavrosmast]

Yes a 970 would be a big Bump and give you a lot more fps

But I would either wait for the gtx 1070 which will have probably 8gb vs 3,5gb and will be more efficient


If you are in a hurry then I would get the r9 390 cause it has 8gb


Whats your PSU?

 

[coozie7]

A GTX 970 should be big upgrade, but bear in mind the current CPU is a little slow by current standards, to get the best out of the faster graphics card it'll be a good idea to overclock the current CPU.

Those old/er i7s' don't benefit too much from fast memory, don't expect a big boost in performance from the memory upgrade.

I'm now a firm advocate of fast displays but I'm on a 27" 1080 display and it's a little too big for the rez, either downsize to 24" or move up to a 1440 monitor because you may very well find that at that screen size the display is a little too coarse.

 

[dergo67]

Yes a 970 would be a big Bump and give you a lot more fps

But I would either wait for the gtx 1070 which will have probably 8gb vs 3,5gb and will be more efficient


If you are in a hurry then I would get the r9 390 cause it has 8gb


Whats your PSU?

 

[dergo67]

I just checked and my psu is a corsair cx600 so its 600w. I do have a corsair liquid cooler on the psu so overclocking would be an option, although I've never overclocked before and would probably end up with a pile of ash!

while I was checking the psu i noticed that the 6gb of ram is made up from 3 stick of 2gb so I suppose I could just buy 3 stick of the same MHz value but with a higher capacity, maybe 4 or 8, not sure whats available.

a 27 inch monitor probably is a bit on the large size for the space it would be sitting in so down sizing would be the best option. I take it the gtx 970 would be perfectly ok running a 144hz monitor?

 

[Geek Jed]

I just checked and my psu is a corsair cx600 so its 600w. I do have a corsair liquid cooler on the psu so overclocking would be an option, although I've never overclocked before and would probably end up with a pile of ash!

while I was checking the psu i noticed that the 6gb of ram is made up from 3 stick of 2gb so I suppose I could just buy 3 stick of the same MHz value but with a higher capacity, maybe 4 or 8, not sure whats available.

a 27 inch monitor probably is a bit on the large size for the space it would be sitting in so down sizing would be the best option. I take it the gtx 970 would be perfectly ok running a 144hz monitor?

I don't know why that guy is telling you to wait for the next GPU. I would just get the 970, it is a great card. Yes,it will go with a 144Hz monitor quite well.

 

[king3pj]

Depending on what kinds of games you play, the 144Hz monitor may or may not be used to it's full potential. If you play games like CS:GO, League, or Dota 144 FPS will probably be achievable.

If you are talking about games like The Witcher 3, GTA V, and Fallout 4 it's not going to happen. The 970 can't play at 144 FPS in those games even with a brand new, overclocked i7-6700k.

Your processor is pretty old. There are a lot of games where it might be good enough for 60 FPS but it won't be able to hold those high framerates for your 144Hz monitor.