Hi !
I'm thinking of updating my setup, so I've been searching all I could for advices, benchmarks and so on. But there are so many informations out there that after a few days searching, I decided to come here
So many people says so many diferent things....that you have to come down to what is most said.
I almost ONLY play games.
Here is my actual setup:
Cooler Master ATCS 840
Corsair HX - 750W
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6
Intel® X25-M 80 Go "PostVille"
Intel® Core™ i7 860 OC @ 4.0Ghz (190*21)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2
Asus GeForce GTX 670 DCU II - 2 Go (GTX670-DC2-2GD5)
G.Skill Kit Extreme3 2 x 4 Go PC12800 Ripjaws X CAS9
IIYAMA 27" ProLite B2776HDS-B1
Acer 23.6" GD245HQB (120Hz)
I feel my PC performance isn't where it should be / doesn't have enough fps / can't max settings on many last games (like BF3, PS2, GW2). I want smooth gaming at MAX ultra settings. For exemple in PS2 i strugggle at 40 fps top. Sometimes it drops to 20 fps or below. Same for Guild Wars 2. I can't play in those conditions :/
My budget is around 1000$ (800€).
Solutions I've though of so far:
- Upgrading cpu + mobo
First I've been looking into the benefits that could bring an i7 3770K + z77 sabertooth compared to my oced i7 860. I ended up on this topic : http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2257414
It shows that upgrading to 3770K would improve performance by around 5 to 15% maximum (it says up to 20% but my cpu has greater oc so I should get around 15% or less). For 510€ (665$) it feels a bit expensive.
- SLI ?:
Maybe the way to go is adding another GTX 670 (I will later anyway when price drop). But with my monitors I don't go over 1080p, and I read that SLI is only useful for higher resolution (1080p+). Should I get a 1080p+ monitor ? Or maybe SLI would just be usefull to get to 120 fps so I can use my 120hz Monitor fully ?
- SSD :
From user feedback, upgrading their SSD from 1st gen Intel® X25-M 80 to anything new didn't really improve performance, except in benchmarks....I don't care about benchs.
- Overclocking more:
Then I thought maybe I can overclock my i7 860 further more with a better cooling (the noctua NH-U12P SE2 is still one of the best cooler from the benchs I've read). So I looked to maybe buy a H100i or NH-D14, then maybe I could gain 10° to 15° and OC it further. (Actual temps are 43 idle, 65-70 under load) BUT a problem arised, I'm already very close to max VTT/QPI (1.3) and VCORE (1.375). So even with better cooling i can't oc it more and those 200 or 400 of more Mhz won't add a lot of Performance maybe 5%? I think it's not worth it.
- More Ram :
Definitely won't help improving performance, 8GB is more than enough from what I read everywhere.
I'm also not against buying a 3rd monitor if I can find the best one for gaming, but I think mines are good atm.
TL;DR
I only use my pc for games.
I want to upgrade my pc to a setup where I can have max settings, 120+ fps if possible (so I can use my 120Hz fully).
I don't want to spend hundreds dollars for 5% improvements.
I'm open to new cpu mobo, SLI solutions, or anything.
Thanks for reading and helping.
I'm thinking of updating my setup, so I've been searching all I could for advices, benchmarks and so on. But there are so many informations out there that after a few days searching, I decided to come here
So many people says so many diferent things....that you have to come down to what is most said.I almost ONLY play games.
Here is my actual setup:
Cooler Master ATCS 840
Corsair HX - 750W
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD6
Intel® X25-M 80 Go "PostVille"
Intel® Core™ i7 860 OC @ 4.0Ghz (190*21)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2
Asus GeForce GTX 670 DCU II - 2 Go (GTX670-DC2-2GD5)
G.Skill Kit Extreme3 2 x 4 Go PC12800 Ripjaws X CAS9
IIYAMA 27" ProLite B2776HDS-B1
Acer 23.6" GD245HQB (120Hz)
I feel my PC performance isn't where it should be / doesn't have enough fps / can't max settings on many last games (like BF3, PS2, GW2). I want smooth gaming at MAX ultra settings. For exemple in PS2 i strugggle at 40 fps top. Sometimes it drops to 20 fps or below. Same for Guild Wars 2. I can't play in those conditions :/
My budget is around 1000$ (800€).
Solutions I've though of so far:
- Upgrading cpu + mobo
First I've been looking into the benefits that could bring an i7 3770K + z77 sabertooth compared to my oced i7 860. I ended up on this topic : http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2257414
It shows that upgrading to 3770K would improve performance by around 5 to 15% maximum (it says up to 20% but my cpu has greater oc so I should get around 15% or less). For 510€ (665$) it feels a bit expensive.
- SLI ?:
Maybe the way to go is adding another GTX 670 (I will later anyway when price drop). But with my monitors I don't go over 1080p, and I read that SLI is only useful for higher resolution (1080p+). Should I get a 1080p+ monitor ? Or maybe SLI would just be usefull to get to 120 fps so I can use my 120hz Monitor fully ?
- SSD :
From user feedback, upgrading their SSD from 1st gen Intel® X25-M 80 to anything new didn't really improve performance, except in benchmarks....I don't care about benchs.
- Overclocking more:
Then I thought maybe I can overclock my i7 860 further more with a better cooling (the noctua NH-U12P SE2 is still one of the best cooler from the benchs I've read). So I looked to maybe buy a H100i or NH-D14, then maybe I could gain 10° to 15° and OC it further. (Actual temps are 43 idle, 65-70 under load) BUT a problem arised, I'm already very close to max VTT/QPI (1.3) and VCORE (1.375). So even with better cooling i can't oc it more and those 200 or 400 of more Mhz won't add a lot of Performance maybe 5%? I think it's not worth it.
- More Ram :
Definitely won't help improving performance, 8GB is more than enough from what I read everywhere.
I'm also not against buying a 3rd monitor if I can find the best one for gaming, but I think mines are good atm.
TL;DR
I only use my pc for games.
I want to upgrade my pc to a setup where I can have max settings, 120+ fps if possible (so I can use my 120Hz fully).
I don't want to spend hundreds dollars for 5% improvements.
I'm open to new cpu mobo, SLI solutions, or anything.
Thanks for reading and helping.
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