upgrade suggestions instead of xbox one

bbbearrr · 4 Sep 2014 at 18:22

Hi all.

So here is my current set up.

Intel Core i7 CPU 920
ATI Radeon HD 5800
Gigabyte GA-EX58 UD5 Mother Board
750W PSU
Corsair 1600 Mhz XMS 3 DDR3 RAM (3x 2GB)

Average price of an xbox one without games is £350. With that as a budget what would you suggest I upgrade to play recent titles

Thanks

Notes: I use 2 x 24" monitors and a bitfenix shinobi case.

bbbearrr · 4 Sep 2014 at 18:34

cwgk91 said:
Think many people here will tell you to keep your cpu (over clock it if it is not!) and invest in a new graphics card. For £350 you can get a really decent powerhouse =>look towards a R9 290

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-166-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

Free games and you get some new ram to boot

Hey,

Yeh it's overclocked but only to 3.0ghz

bbbearrr · 6 Sep 2014 at 12:24

I prob could push the CPU abit more but I don't like messing with it incase I **** it up. Haha.

I do like the look of that 290 and with 3 games too !

bbbearrr · 6 Sep 2014 at 12:26

CNt remember the name of the cooler but it's one of them giant noctua coolers.

bbbearrr · 7 Sep 2014 at 17:15

Hey guys, if im happy with playing things on high, not overly bothered by ultra and all the anti aliasing turned up to max would a mid range £150-£200 card be sufficient ?

Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 4096MB GDDR5 - as an example.

bbbearrr · 7 Sep 2014 at 17:55

jamiehavok said:
radeon 5870-6950-7870-270x are kind of similar and only small steps up so i dont think you will see a great improvement, i'd say at least a 280x to see a big enough boost to be worth it.

Noticed your set up isn't much different to
Mine at the mo.

How is the 920 holding up with modern games ?

You've also got the 290. What sort of graphics settings do you play at ?