What is generally the next step in upgrading my PC for the next generation? (specs in the description)

[yassodude]

I'm not really sure what components influence gaming the most, but I would like to know what is the "weakest" component I have right now that I should replace. And if they are all equal, what I should start with to still be able to easily play next gen games. Even in some current gen games I get less than 60 fps on ultra.
Specs :
- Saphhire HD 7970 Dual-X OC Edition
- Asus P8 Z77-V PRO Motherboard
- Thermaltake SMARTM650W PSU
- G.Skill ARES 2x4GB RAM
- Intel Core i7-3770K Processor
- Samsung LED Monitor 1920x1080

Again what I'm asking is, which of these is still good for a while and which of them is starting to get outdated.
P.S: The processor's not overclocked, but I know that it can be oc'ed to 5GHz, which I would do but it needs water cooling to not overheat. And the shop where I assembled this pc is pretty far from my house and the pc's heavy yada yada , that's why I'm asking, so that if I'm hauling the PC over there I know exactly what I'm buying and how much I'm paying .

P.P.S: While you're at it, If I'm transporting the PC in a car, are there any things I should remove for fear of "snapping" off If I hit a bump in the road ? I was thinking of removing the GPU since it's perpendicular to the mother board and horizontal when the pc's upright.

 

[faalin]

your system looks good, the best you could do is CF the 7970 and a better PSU. An i7 is a little over the top for gaming, you have 8gb of ram.

As for transporting the case, I always laid the case on its side, it will put less stress on the board with the gpu and if you have a big tower cooler on the cpu.

 

[ewok93]

Your processor is probably the weakest link with newer games. New games, like BF4, utilize threads much more efficiently than previous generations, meaning an AMD with 8 cores will perform much better. A 9590, if it's in your budget, will mean you shouldn't need a new part for quite a while. In addition to that, you also want a SSD and more RAM. I suggest 16gb of 1866mhz, Corsair is a good brand for it, and a Samsung 840 Evo 120gb to put your OS and game files on. As for transportation, just put it in your backseat and buckle it up, if you have everything installed correctly, video card screwed into the brackets, etc, it will be fine.
TLDR:
8350 or 9590, depending on budget, with a compatible motherboard.
16GB of RAM, 1866mhz
Samsung 840 Evo, 120gb.
With that setup you should be pretty future proof.

 

[RobCrezz]

Your processor is probably the weakest link with newer games. New games, like BF4, utilize threads much more efficiently than previous generations, meaning an AMD with 8 cores will perform much better. A 9590, if it's in your budget, will mean you shouldn't need a new part for quite a while. In addition to that, you also want a SSD and more RAM. I suggest 16gb of 1866mhz, Corsair is a good brand for it, and a Samsung 840 Evo 120gb to put your OS and game files on. As for transportation, just put it in your backseat and buckle it up, if you have everything installed correctly, video card screwed into the brackets, etc, it will be fine.
TLDR:
8350 or 9590, depending on budget, with a compatible motherboard.
16GB of RAM, 1866mhz
Samsung 840 Evo, 120gb.
With that setup you should be pretty future proof.

Totally disagree. changing a i7 3770k to a 8350 (or the pointless 9590) is madness. If overclocked, the 3770k will easily match or beat the 8350/9590, and in more single threaded games/apps it would blow the AMD cpus away. I do like the 8350, but changing from the 3770k to one is very wrong.


IMO, I would get a nice cooler and overclock your CPU (around 4.3-4.5 on a good air cooler) and either another 7970 to run crossfire or a new 290x/780 Ti (when released).

 

[ewok93]

An overclocked 9590 will destroy any intel processor, especially the 3770k I don't know what you're talking about.

 

[Gaidax]

lawl?

You want him to switch I7-3770k for FX-9590? Umad dude?

There you go - stock I7-4770k beating FX-9590 in BF4: http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http--www.gamegpu.ru-images-stories-Test_GPU-Action-Battlefield_4-test-bf4_proz_2.jpg

I7-3770k would be 5% slower than I7-4770k. Basically this means that at stock I7-3770k is equal FX-9590 even in the supposedly multi-threaded next gen game.

Obviously if you overlclock I5-3770k even by something modest like 500 Mhz it will totally slaughter FX-9590... Wanna try overclocking FX-9590? Be my guest, don't forget liquid methane and a personal nuclear power to power that overclock too.

As for OP, the only "issue" I see is only 8 GB RAM, I'd toss another 8 GB to the total of 16 GB and it will be all you will need in the next 2 years.

 

[RobCrezz]

An overclocked 9590 will destroy any intel processor, especially the 3770k I don't know what you're talking about.

lawl?

You want him to switch I7-3770k for FX-9590? Umad dude?

There you go - stock I7-4770k beating FX-9590 in BF4: http://gamegpu.ru/images/remote/http--www.gamegpu.ru-images-stories-Test_GPU-Action-Battlefield_4-test-bf4_proz_2.jpg

I7-3770k would be 5% slower than I7-4770k. Basically this means that at stock I7-3770k is equal FX-9590 even in the supposedly multi-threaded next gen game.

Obviously if you overlclock I5-3770k even by something modest like 500 Mhz it will totally slaughter FX-9590... Wanna try overclocking FX-9590? Be my guest, don't forget liquid methane and a personal nuclear power to power that overclock too.

As for OP, the only "issue" I see is only 8 GB RAM, I'd toss another 8 GB to the total of 16 GB and it will be all you will need in the next 2 years.

+1

I think the 8350 is a decent CPU and dont blame anyone for buying it. But changing from a perfectly good and very high performance i7 3770k to one is just stupid.

At stock clocks the 3770k is a fast cpu, overclocked its very very fast.


And the comment about the 9590 destroying any intel processor... show me it "destroying" a 4960x.