Gaming PC Upgrade Advice!

Prospire

Prospire

Prospire

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Hi Guys,

So about 5 - 6 years ago i built a full gaming rig that has served me quite well over the years but it's getting abit old now. I'm looking to make some upgrades but i'm not sure where to start as my friend helped me put her together. I'm competant to make the upgrades myself but need some advice on what components I should upgrade.

I want to be able to play most current gen games on Full HD 1080p Ultra/High Settings and hopefully get 60fps if i can.

My current spec is:
Operating System - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU - Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz (Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology)
RAM - 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (10-10-10-28)
MOBO - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-V LX2 (LGA1155)
GPU - 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
STORAGE - 698GB Western Digital WDC WD7500BPKT-00PK4T0 (SATA)
OPTICAL DRIVE - TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB
PSU - CORSAIR GS600

I'm hoping to upgrade piece by piece to avoid to much a money whack.

Any recommendations would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks Guys :D :D :D
 
Get yourself a new GPU - GTX 1060, preferably 1070 - and, if budget permits, a SSD. And you're not overclocking that CPU: get yourself a decent cooler and go for it!
 
It came pre overclocked but i can't remember what too. I'm planning on a small SSD and migrating my OS over to speed up boot times.

Will my system take the 1070? i wasn't sure because of the PSU and MOBO?

Sorry i've been out of since the day i bought my PC lol
 
Also i was looking a the 1070. I was thinking KFA2
GeForce GTX 1070 "Reference Blower" 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (70NSH6DHK6VK)
 
if you are worried about the PSU holding up, then there's this Gigabyte 1070FE, it comes with a free 750w gold rated unit.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...s-graphics-card-gv-n1070d5-8gd-gx-186-gi.html

600w will be fine with a 3570k/1070, however as it's 5-6 years old, it may have lost a bit of stability, I don't know what the GS series was like.

alternatively, you could sell the PSU to offset some of the cost.

for the rest of the system, adding an SSD would make the whole system feel massively more responsive, in everything from boot time, to desktop use, and loading games. I'd look at a 250GB, as it would give you room for a few games on there as well as OS/apps.

As Quartz also said, get a half decent cooler on that CPU, and it should reach 4.2-4.4 fairly easily, at which point there would be little point upgrading CPU unless you're doing some video encoding as well and want this to be faster (in which case, X99, 6 core CPU, lots of money!)
 
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