Been out of the loop do I rebuild or upgrade

hornett

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Sorry seems to be a few of these posts but I can't decide where to rebuild my PC or just upgrade some of the parts.

This is my current spec

i7 930
Gigabyte X58-UD3R
6Gb DDR3 Triple Channel "Patriot" Ram
5770 Vapor X
64Gb SSD
Corsair 600 PSU
Antec P180 Tower

At the moment the gcard is a major issue really needs replacing but I have tried to crossfire on this Mobo before and the slots are to close.

So do I just spend a nice chunk of cash on a Gcard and be done with it or do I use what I have and upgrade Mobo, Chip, Ram, Gcard ???
 
I would look at upgrading the Gpu, depending on what games and res. you play at.
Is your 930 OCed?
There are some good deals at the moment for 670`s and 7950`s or even the VTX3D 7870LE.
 
I have had the 930 OC'd its running stock at the moment.

I was considering just throwing in a 670 but was worried the rest of the kit might be a bottleneck for it
 
hornett said:
I have had the 930 OC'd its running stock at the moment.

I was considering just throwing in a 670 but was worried the rest of the kit might be a bottleneck for it
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With a stable OC around 3.8Ghz, I doubt it would bottleneck. If you get a 670 and find it does, then upgrade the Cpu.
But you could ask in the Graphics or Cpu forums for better clarification.
 
a nice 7850/7950 would suit you tbh,esp with the current deal on

everything else would be ok imo,till skylake arrives then I would upgrade

3.8ghz should be do able,if you need settings I can help you
 
not with your current setup,it would be quicker but theres new cards coming out soon

a 7950 would be best imo but its up to you at the end of the day

I own both a 7850/7870 and tbh the 7850 is plenty,but that's with a 2600k @ 4.5ghz idk if your cpu would give less gaming performance,if it did it wouldn't be much less
 
wazza300 said:
not with your current setup,it would be quicker but theres new cards coming out soon

a 7950 would be best imo but its up to you at the end of the day

I own both a 7850/7870 and tbh the 7850 is plenty,but that's with a 2600k @ 4.5ghz idk if your cpu would give less gaming performance,if it did it wouldn't be much less
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There are some real bargains on the HD 7950s at the moment.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-190-MS
 
Right just bought the MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III should keep me going for a bit.

Will look at overclocking the i7 later
 
vtx is good for the price,the msi does have a better cooler though

plus it can be overclocked just the same
 
my 930 @ 3.8 and a 7950 eats anything including metro at 1080p.... maybe if you game at higher resolutions then a full rebuild could be in order.
 
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