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Hello,

I was looking for some advise on what to do, i have a gaming computer which is about 4 years old now, my current setup can run games like CSGO fine at 200 FPS however with the new generation of games its really struggling and rainbow six siege on the lowest settings is dropping FPA quiet often.

i have attached below my current setup, what i want to know what should i upgrade? i was thinking of upgrading the RAM and also the graphics card (nvidia gtx970?)

what would you do, what needs to be upgraded. or should i look at a whole new PC and sell this one off?

Thanks,

Gamer Infinity i7 DDR3 Configurator (NO MONITOR)

*BASE_PRICE: [+535]
CAS: Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Black [+92]
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CS_FAN: 3 x 120mm Silent Case Cooling Fans in key area for selected case for ultra silent operation [+25] (500-1,200 RPM SHARKOON Silent Eagle SE 120mm Modular Fans with Dimple Surface Blade and Twister Bearing 8-14 dBA (Custom PC Award Winning !!) [+14])
CPNR1: Cyberpower Sound Absorbing Foam -- reducing audible noise transmitted through solid case panels by up to 75% [+19]
CPNR2: Cyberpower Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts -- reducing the noise generated from Fans [+5]
CPNR3: Cyberpower Power Supply Gasket -- reducing the noice generated from Power Supply [+3]
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 920 @ 2.66GHz 8 MB cache LGA1366 ***Overclockable XXX***
CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)
CD2: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color) [+16]
CABLE: None
EXPAN: NONE
FAN: CoolerMaster V8 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan (Extreme Silent Operation at only 22dBA + Overclock Proof) ***Overclockable XXX*** [+49]
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 52in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+6] (BLACK COLOR)
FA_HDD: None
FLOPPY: NONE
HOMEINSTALL: NONE
HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives [+21] (2TB (1TBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache HDD [+48])
HDD2: NONE
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: NONE
MOUSE: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard SAS Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA w/ eSATA,Dual GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio ***Overclockable XXX*** [+80]
MEMORY: 6GB (3x2GB) PC12800 DDR3/1600mhz Triple Channel Memory [+82] (Corsair XMS3 w/Heat Spreader ***Overclockable XXX***)
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MODEM: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Ultimate [+128] (64-bit Edition)
OS_UPGRADE: None
POWERSUPPLY: Corsair Power Supplies [+66] (1,000 Watts HX1000W Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+96])
PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chassis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+11]
RUSH: NONE
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: NONE
TEMP: NONE (AS SHOWN)
TVRC: NONE
UPS: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5850 PCI-E 16X 1GB Video Card [+169]
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEO3: NONE
VC_PHYSX: None
WNC: NONE
WAP: NONE
WEBCAM: NONE
WARRANTY: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE
 
Yeah i know, it doesn't feel solid. It really depends on what needs changing to be honest.

its all about bang for buck but i can probably throw 500 into it at the moment.
 
There isn't anything wrong with the CPU, RAM & Motherboard so I would look at getting a new GPU. Assuming you're gaming at 1080p I would suggest a GTX970 which should give a nice boost when gaming. If you don't already have one, an SSD would be a great addition.
 
Took a while to decipher ( i think i could have done the enigma code faster ) but here are the specs a little easier on the eyes for everyone :)

CASE: Antec P183 Advanced Super Mid Tower Black
CPU: i7 920 @ 2.66GHz
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster V8 Gaming CPU Cooler
HDD: 2TB Raid 0 configuration SATA-II
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58
MEMORY: 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3/1600mhz
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
PSU: Corsair HX1000W
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5850

From the above i would say a SSD is a must!!! along with a new GPU a 970 would be great for 1080p If you are running a higher res monitor you may want to save for a 980Ti
 
Thanks guys. Yeah 1080p is all im playing in. dont have the money for 4k screen aswell right now ha.

I think a gtx 970 is the one then!
 
ive only had this system a few months.

My friend got this from them, he paid £1600 i think at the time as well

harry5522 said:
Not being funny but seriously that could have been balanced to give you a much better experience ( i don't mean to cause any annoyance by saying that )
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:D Just to mention you might want to remove the competitors name :D but yeah upgrading to the SSD and gpu will give really decent performance boost.
 
As above, 970 and SSD and you'd be set. Moving to new architecture now may give you some visible increase in performance but overclock that beauty - easily get 4.5ghz on a decent cooler :)
 
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