Anything here worth upgrading?

csber3 · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:34

I've currently got the following set up:

CPU: 4.05 gigahertz AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4096MB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
RAM: 32GB
HARD DRIVE: Crucial_CT480M500SSD1 (480.10 GB)
OS: Windows 8.1

Is there anything above that would be worth upgrading to give me a better gaming machine?

Any suggestions appreciated!

stulid · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:36

Nope.

Unless you haven't overclocked the CPU.

Sandycheeks · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:40

Monitor ?
What do you have now ?

Is there a reason for asking, do you feel it's not good enough or just merely trying to get a bit more oomph ?

foster grant · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:45

SSD ?

stulid · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:46

foster grant said:
SSD ?

He has one in the list, M500.

csber3 · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:47

Yeah just trying to see if I can get a bit more 'oomph'. Monitor is currently an Asus PB278Q 27".

Sorta feel that some games run a bit sluggish as well i.e. shadow of mordor, assassins creed unity are two examples (but assassins creed might just be a bad port).

Also graphics card fan is quite noisy!

stulid · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:48

Could add another 290 if you have a good 850W PSU.

Sandycheeks · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:49

Overclock the cpu if you haven't already, theres a guide in the CPU sub-forum.

csber3 · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:51

overclocking the CPU is probably a good idea. never done that before so will check out the guide.

would adding another 290 make a huge difference?

stulid · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:52

csber3 said:
would adding another 290 make a huge difference?

Yes, IF there is crossfire profiles that works for the games you play.

Sandycheeks · 2 Apr 2015 at 13:59

csber3 said:
overclocking the CPU is probably a good idea. never done that before so will check out the guide.

What cooler do you have ?

csber3 · 2 Apr 2015 at 19:01

PSU is a TX750M and the cooler is just the standard one that came with the CPU. could there be issues with another 290 and overclocking the CPU? would the benefits be worth it?

stulid · 2 Apr 2015 at 19:16

You will certainly need an aftermarket cooler to keep temperatures and noise incheck.

Ideally a 850W PSU is recommended for Crossfire 290s.

csber3 · 2 Apr 2015 at 19:43

ah ok. thanks for all the advice. might be worth leaving it for a while.

murah · 2 Apr 2015 at 21:35

Just OC your CPU and GPU , get a better cooler , make sure all drivers are updated and remember some games are bad ports or not very good optimization has gone into them