Question Time to upgrade PC?

[BigHigh]

Hey all,

I built my PC a few years back now, I want to know if it is worth my time to rebuild a new PC or just upgrade my graphics card. The PC is used for internet browsing, statistical software, Microsoft office and of course gaming. I would like to be able to play current and future triple-A titles on high settings, would just a GPU swap be sufficient?

Also, I have never overclocked my CPU, would this help?

Parts:

i7-6700k
EVGA GTX 770 2gb
16gb DDR4 2133 MHz ram
MSI M7 Gaming Motherboard
SSD + 2 HDD
Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
750 W EVGA PSU 80+ Bronz
Corsair 230T case

Thank you for all the input!

 

[WildCard999]

CPU is still really good so no reason to change that. Upgrading the GPU would be ideal, what resolution/refresh rate is your monitor?

Overclocking the CPU could give you a decent bump in performance for gaming and your other applications. The Intel Temperature Guide by CompuTronix has all the info as well as tools required to overclock.
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/intel-temperature-guide.1488337/

 

[BigHigh]

CPU is still really good so no reason to change that. Upgrading the GPU would be ideal, what resolution/refresh rate is your monitor?

Overclocking the CPU could give you a decent bump in performance for gaming and your other applications. The Intel Temperature Guide by CompuTronix has all the info as well as tools required to overclock.
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/intel-temperature-guide.1488337/

The display is 1920x1080, 24 inches, 60Hz refresh rate. It is a decent screen, but it seems that color accuracy is a bit off, it's from Asus. I will look into the overclocking.

 

[WildCard999]

The display is 1920x1080, 24 inches, 60Hz refresh rate. It is a decent screen, but it seems that color accuracy is a bit off, it's from Asus. I will look into the overclocking.

Depending on your upgrade budget a GPU/monitor upgrade could be good.

 

[BigHigh]

Depending on your upgrade budget a GPU/monitor upgrade could be good.

I would be willing to spend around 600 dollars to upgrade.

 

[WildCard999]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - V277U 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor ($267.14 @ Walmart)
Total: $617.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-13 19:20 EDT-0400


https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html

 

[BigHigh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GAMING Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - V277U 27.0" 2560x1440 75 Hz Monitor ($267.14 @ Walmart)
Total: $617.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-13 19:20 EDT-0400


https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-run-gsync-on-freesync-monitor,6072.html

Sounds good, thank you for the help sir!

 

[WildCard999]

Your welcome!

If you decide not to upgrade the monitor then my next suggestion would be getting the RTX 2070.

 

[BigHigh]

Your welcome!

If you decide not to upgrade the monitor then my next suggestion would be getting the RTX 2070.

I will definitely look into that as well!

 

[JonhySmith]

Take 1060 6gb or 2060.