Most logical upgrade? Full specs inside

jaybee82 · 27 May 2015 at 13:38

Hi,

System is still holding up pretty well as I'm playing Witcher 3 on pretty much max at a steady rate, but looking at making getting a new case soon and starting to swap over a few components and add to what I have. The core of me system is below. What would be the best to go for? New CPU? New card?

Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD)

Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM

MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Series Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard

Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail

TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99

Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache WD10EZEX - OEM ** Single Platter

stulid · 27 May 2015 at 13:39

Is the CPU overclocked?

Do you have a nice monitor, keyboard and mouse etc.

jaybee82 · 27 May 2015 at 13:44

I've not touched the CPU to overclock yet, thought about it in the past but never been brave enough. Monitor is below, but more looking at upgrading from a performance view.

IIyama Prolite E2473HS 24" Widescreen LED Monitor

stulid · 27 May 2015 at 13:47

Theres nothing worth changing that is going to make you think "wow thats was well worth the ££"

Just make the most of the CPU (add a fat cooler) and enjoy the system.

dacads · 27 May 2015 at 15:02

Maybe a larger SSD, if you're low on space

new boy · 27 May 2015 at 19:00

Yup, buy a nice cooler and get overclocking.

jaybee82 · 28 May 2015 at 10:18

appreciate the feedback fellas! I'll stick with what I have and read up on overclocking.

mahius · 28 May 2015 at 10:32

If you feel you want more FPS, then consider looking at a new graphics card after AMD release their new R9 3XX series. Of course, to make the upgrade worthwhile, you'd need to spend at least £400. So perhaps not. Maybe spend £200 on a bigger, better monitor, possibly spend a bit more for freesync. Otherwise, that spec should do you good for a year or two more.