Next upgrade

Grumps82 · 29 Dec 2014 at 13:35

Hi guys. This is my current system :

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Dell Professional P2414H 24" Widescreen LED Monitor

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3x OC Rev2 2048MB GDDR5

Intel Core i5-4690K @ 4.21Ghz

Asus Maximus VII Ranger Intel Z97

Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO (OS)

Crucial MX100 512Gb SSD (Games)

NZXT H440 Midi-Tower

Corsair Hydro H100i

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz

SuperFlower Golden Green HX 650W "80 Plus Gold"
Razer Naga

Turtle Beach Earforce XP500 Wireless Headset
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I got an OcUK voucher for christmas plus some money i have saved so my budget is between £300-350.

I only use this machine for games. I was thinking of selling off my GPU and buying the GTX970 but im unsure if this would be the next best step. There are soooo many 970's available im also not too sure which one to got for.

Or is there any other options i should look at ?

Can you help ?

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 13:40

A GFX upgrade from a GTX760 to a GTX970 gives this improvement - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1355

This is the one to buy at the moment - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-010-GX

Grumps82 · 29 Dec 2014 at 13:54

stulid said:
A GFX upgrade from a GTX760 to a GTX970 gives this improvement - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1355

This is the one to buy at the moment - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-010-GX

Yeah i must admit i have studied that comparison a fair bit. Is that Galax one you quoted relatively quiet and overclockable ?

stulid · 29 Dec 2014 at 13:55

Its a very quiet card and has a coil whine guarantee, it can be overclocked well, there is a review of the card here - http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...rce-gtx-970-oc-silent-infinity-black-edition/

Grumps82 · 29 Dec 2014 at 14:14

Thank you for your help.

Unless you can see anything within my system that needs upgrading more ? I think that GPU is the choice

kefan77 · 29 Dec 2014 at 14:17

nothing apart from GFX.

just think that 4690K with H100i can do more than 4.2GHz.

Grumps82 · 29 Dec 2014 at 14:18

kefan77 said:
nothing apart from GFX.

just think that 4690K with H100i can do more than 4.2GHz.

Yeah i do too. Ive had it at 4.2 for a while just to check it was all ok. I'll increase it again in the near future.

hugobosslives · 29 Dec 2014 at 16:44

you should be able to sell that 760 for 100+ so that 970 will only cost you 190

Nothing else in your spec seems worth upgrading. Its a pretty dam good rig. Maybe do some modding (leds, decals) or some more silent fans like the aerocool DS (10.8dbA)

and save the money for your next upgrade to X99, DDR4 etc in a year

Grumps82 · 29 Dec 2014 at 16:48

Yeah that is a very good point.

I think I have pretty much made my mind up now. Will order it in the next few days, thank you all for your help.

Grumps82 · 31 Dec 2014 at 13:41

Sorry to add another question. Im on the verge of purchasing.

I have just seen that the Gigabyte 970 G1 Gaming is on a this week only deal. Is there any reason to pick this one over the Galax ? Im assuming its only the extra year warranty and the brand ?

stulid · 31 Dec 2014 at 13:52

Pick one, both great.

Badfish · 31 Dec 2014 at 13:54

Cobra-UK said:
Sorry to add another question. Im on the verge of purchasing.

I have just seen that the Gigabyte 970 G1 Gaming is on a this week only deal. Is there any reason to pick this one over the Galax ? Im assuming its only the extra year warranty and the brand ?

Both have great reviews, pick either of them