Recently, I tried to play BF4 and find that my pc is lacking.. as it is laggy and will hang in the middle of the game.. I am also looking forward to AC4 Black Flag and GTA V... so, I am thinking of doing an upgrade on some of my parts..
I will be using the PC mainly for gaming and other normal usages like browsing and watching videos.. I won't be overclocking my PC..
I will be using the new parts most probably for the next 3-5 years.. with a possibility of upgrading the GPU and PSU 1-2 years down the road.. and I am hoping to not spend more than USD700 on the 3 things..
I would like to have some advice on if my choices are ok.. or could be better...
Only thinking about upgrading the 3 parts below:-
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770
RAM: GSkill TridentX F3-2400C10D-8GTX / 8GB (4GB x 2) / 2400Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
Things I won't be upgrading:
GPU: ATI Radoen HD 5770
PSU: Silverstone Strider 560W
HDD: Mixture of WD normal and Caviar Green
1. Should I be getting an i5 instead of i7 for CPU? I was reading some articles which states that future games will utilize more on multi-threading.. which was why I opted for a quad core 8 threads CPU.
2. Is 8GB RAM enough? Do I need a high performance RAM? Or should I opt for a cheaper RAM but go 16GB instead?
3. Will my PSU be sufficient to support everything? I am using Coolermaster Storm Trooper case, with an additional fan at the side panel.. other than the mouse and keyboard (Logitech G15 - not sure if it matters).. I will most probably have 3 additional USB devices connected to my PC from time to time.. I have a total of 4 HDD.. all of which should have normal power usage.. with 1 DVD-RW ROM.. I have checked using online PSU calculators.. it seems fine.. but I am just not too sure..
Thanks in advance for the advice..
I will be using the PC mainly for gaming and other normal usages like browsing and watching videos.. I won't be overclocking my PC..
I will be using the new parts most probably for the next 3-5 years.. with a possibility of upgrading the GPU and PSU 1-2 years down the road.. and I am hoping to not spend more than USD700 on the 3 things..
I would like to have some advice on if my choices are ok.. or could be better...
Only thinking about upgrading the 3 parts below:-
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770
RAM: GSkill TridentX F3-2400C10D-8GTX / 8GB (4GB x 2) / 2400Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
Things I won't be upgrading:
GPU: ATI Radoen HD 5770
PSU: Silverstone Strider 560W
HDD: Mixture of WD normal and Caviar Green
1. Should I be getting an i5 instead of i7 for CPU? I was reading some articles which states that future games will utilize more on multi-threading.. which was why I opted for a quad core 8 threads CPU.
2. Is 8GB RAM enough? Do I need a high performance RAM? Or should I opt for a cheaper RAM but go 16GB instead?
3. Will my PSU be sufficient to support everything? I am using Coolermaster Storm Trooper case, with an additional fan at the side panel.. other than the mouse and keyboard (Logitech G15 - not sure if it matters).. I will most probably have 3 additional USB devices connected to my PC from time to time.. I have a total of 4 HDD.. all of which should have normal power usage.. with 1 DVD-RW ROM.. I have checked using online PSU calculators.. it seems fine.. but I am just not too sure..
Thanks in advance for the advice..