upgrade from 4930k and r290x to what?

[pnico]

hello everyone,
I was wondering what would be the best upgrade path for me to take my 4930k to.
I have 32 gig of ddr memory.
a r290x amd card..
and an sabertooth board..

are the latest intel chips a different socket than the 4930? ive been out of the field for some time kind of lost track..

1200 watt power supply, I figure im good with that.

3 hd monitors.. not 4k, just regular 1080-..

suggestions?thank you

 

[pnico]

also am I understanding this correctly that this video card is just smaller and still runs on pci express version 3 like the r290x?

 

[Archaic59]

You have a great system. Plop in a MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G and you're set for a few more years.

 

[pnico]

Archaic, is that video card better than this new stuff from amd?

 

[pnico]

I guess I can sell the r290x.. does it pay go to 4k? ..I use the system for watching movies, mostly streaming from netflix or amazon hd, blueray and 3rd and 1st person gaming..

 

[Archaic59]

Nvidia cards run better, cooler, use less power and have better driver support. The GTX 980 ti is an awesome card. I don't know what monitors you have but there's some really nice ones out now although they can get expensive. If the 290X is doing the job you need it to do then you really don't need any upgrades.

 

[pnico]

is it worthit to even upgrade to 3 4k monitors?

 

[pnico]

my primary games are witcher , any first/3rd person shooter, mass effect.. not that many games interest me.. crysis even or call of duty..etc..

 

[pnico]

also I figured if I waited until christmas I could get some 4k monitors maybe for a special rate? I dont know holiday sale?

 

[Archaic59]

You'll need a GTX 980 ti to drive 4K monitor smoothly.

 

[ko888]

It'll take more than one GeForce GTX 980 Ti to drive three 4K monitors at a decent frame rate.