Last Update 2013 - Where to go now?

wibble1

wibble1

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Last PC update was June 2013 and I went down the i5-4670k (Haswell) route with a nvidia GTX 660 2048mb RAM supported by a GA-Z87X-D3H mobo.

That has been sufficient for my gaming needs - in between this, i've upgraded to a 27" 4K Monitor and this is where things started to slow down.

I bought Ghost recon at the weekend and It's at 1920x1200 on LOW settings even that struggles at points dropping down to around 25fps. Figure i'd look into what is needed now to give me a decent perf. boost to it.. with a budget around £600

I'm keen to stick with Intel/Nvidia family.. with that in mind, i did some reading into the new chipset and got rather confused when reading the upgrade recommendations from Haswell - Skylake/Kaby Lake.

So, do i need to do a complete rebuild, new mobo/cpu/ram/gfx (Is it worth it?) or is it a case of just slapping in a new gfx card and hoping for the best? If I was to do this, I'd probably just look at a GTX 1060
 
I would start by getting a modern GFX card, overclock the CPU if its not already (may need a fat cooler).

Do you also have a SSD and 16GB of RAM and a 64bit OS?

P.S for 4K you need a 1080Ti atleast.

P.S what Case+PSU do you have?
 
I'm running a super old Antec P160 case that I haven't changed in 10-12 years :rolleyes:

Bought my SSD and new PSU when I did my last upgrade in 2013

Samsung 256GB SSD 840 PRO SATA 6Gbs Basic
XFX Pro 650W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
 
Good PSU+SSD.

Maybe change the case (so you can accommodate all types of coolers+sizes and GFX cards etc.
 
Your CPU is fine. All you need is a new GPU and a minimum of 8 GB RAM. I would suggest the GTX 1070. Save the extra pennies for a major upgrade next year or the year after. I'm gaming at 4K with a 3770S.
 
Slap in a new graphics card, then try and tweak the rest of your system. If you find yourself still wanting for more performance then you can upgrade the CPU/Mobo/RAM etc.
 
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