Next upgrade path?

[Greysonj]

I currently have an AMD FX-8350, a GTX 770, a 1TB HDD (having an SSD isn't too important to me, I'm fine with a hard drive) and 8GB of ram. Which should I upgrade first?

 

[ruecklm14]

how much money are you willing to spend?

 

[Greysonj]

how much money are you willing to spend?

500 tops.

 

[mlga91]

why are you upgrading? on the amd route there is not much else to do, get a better cooler and overclock the cpu maybe, or you can get a 4570k and a z97 motherboard.

 

[ruecklm14]

yeah id get an intel cpu or a gtx 780 or a second 770.

 

[Beezy]

770 in sli if gaming is main use, and if the PSU can handle it

 

[ruecklm14]

770 in sli if gaming is main use, and if the PSU can handle it

if you go sli you will want at least a 700w psu but your performance will be better than a single 780.

 

[T3PShooter]

Personally, I'd go with an SSD but I would also agree with the i5-4690K http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KPRWB9G and an ASUS Maximus VII Hero http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K2MASE4.

I currently have the Maximus VII Hero and the 4790K. The VII Hero is an excellent performing board and also has plenty of features you would want without extra frills that are over the top and unnecessary. The 4690K would also be a significant upgrade from your 8350.

 

[ruecklm14]

I looked at some cpu benchmarks thinking there wasnt that big of a difference between the 8350 and 4690k for gaming. Wow. I'd go for the 4690k. look at the difference. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/07/03/intel-core-i5-4690k-review/5 I think if you went duel 770 the 8350 could bottleneck it too. Also, I have done a build with the Maximus VII Hero and its a really nice mobo. its pricy though.

 

[Beezy]

I don't think the CPU will bottleneck 2 770s. The 8320 or the i5 will both be fine with no bottleneck . games aren't largely CPU dependant still. Their bottlenecks lay in the GPU still before the CPU. With two 770s he woulnt have to upgrade for many many years . assuming games and game engines continue to move towards heavy multi threading (which it appears they are). Plus over time I think well continue to push certain aspects of processing a game into the GPU (and lighten the CPU load ), kinda like how nvidia has PshyX set up.

A new CPU and mobo might have small gains but not worth the costs that's for sure. It could also mean you need a new copy of windows to go with it too..save the Intel for the Glnext big build. Start saving up now for the next rig in some years time. Then get a true 6 core Intel 😛