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xPyramidHeadx

xPyramidHeadx

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Hi, I have been hunting round the internet looking at benchmarks and racking my brain to try and figure out whether or not its worthwhile upgrading my rig, I have been looking at the new skylake setups but still unsure if it will be worth it.

My current specs are:

i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz
Asus P8P67
8gb DDR3 1600mhz
2x XFX DD R9 280x
1tb WD Black

I am definitely going to pick up an SSD regardless but would it be better to get a new CPU, board and ram or a new GPU/GPU's. I game mainly @ 1080p occasionally 1440p but may go for 4k soon.

All help will be much appreciated!

Thanks :)
 
Hi, I have been hunting round the internet looking at benchmarks and racking my brain to try and figure out whether or not its worthwhile upgrading my rig, I have been looking at the new skylake setups but still unsure if it will be worth it.

My current specs are:

i5 2500k @ 4.5ghz
Asus P8P67
8gb DDR3 1600mhz
2x XFX DD R9 280x
1tb WD Black

I am definitely going to pick up an SSD regardless but would it be better to get a new CPU, board and ram or a new GPU/GPU's. I game mainly @ 1080p occasionally 1440p but may go for 4k soon.

All help will be much appreciated!

Thanks :)
 
I can play most games 60fps (I like to use vsync) I only really have issues with games that have known problems or when I try to push for max settings, I would like to be able to max almost anything and play the witcher 3 perfectly if possible?
I also didn't think the skylake would be worth the price for the performance boost, DDR3 to 4 and PCIE2 to 3 seem minimal also.
 
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Do you think a 980ti will run full potential in my system? 1080p most of the time 1440p if I can get consistent frames, I'll be looking to go for 4k when I get my new screen, apparently my current cards will do 30fps in a lot of games?
 
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Do you think it is worth the difference price wise going skylake? how much do you think I'd benefit? 10fps+?
Should I get a GPU with it also or stick with my CF setup?
I am getting a 4k screen and apparently my cards can do 30fps in most games which I could live with capped.
I'm not too fussed about running at 60fps in 4k that would just be far too expensive and OTT
 
So if I went for a whole new system in the future, in the meantime would it be better to swap my platform or my GPUs?
You already answered my question before I posted it haha so you think a 980ti will do the job? how about a fury x? (AMD fan boy)
 
Well it's looking like a GPU upgrade and shifting my old cards will take a bit off the price which is a bonus! So here are my options:

980ti
Fury X
R9 390 X2

The question I am left with now is which would benefit me most in my current setup and which would be better moving forward onto a new platform with SLI/CF for 4k?
 
Think i'm gonna go with the 980ti for now just to up the frames a bit, save heat and power and increase the available VRAM. Then when I turn to 4k gaming I'll double up the GPUs and also get the best platform for the job.

Thanks for all the help/advice fellas! :D
 
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