what should i upgrade for performance

[GeorgeEllis]

Hi i am wanting to upgrade my PC without buying a new PC. what upgrade should i do to get a better playing experience. My pc is a Alienware aroura R7 and it only has 2 fans FYI. Any feedback appreciated

NVIDIA geForce RTX 2080 Super
Intel Core I7-8700 @ 3.2GHz
32GB RAM 2666 MT/s

 

[Tetras]

What resolution do you play games at?

Which games are you having problems with?

To be honest unless you're playing at 4K and can just plug in a 9070, I think you're going to struggle without doing both CPU and graphics.

Your CPU is similar(ish) to the 10600K in this video:

 

[adrichardson81]

The easiest drop-in upgrade would be your GPU, but the 8700 is risking a bottleneck. What's driving the upgrade?

 

[GeorgeEllis]

What resolution do you play games at?

Which games are you having problems with?

To be honest unless you're playing at 4K and can just plug in a 9070, I think you're going to struggle without doing both CPU and graphics.

Your CPU is similar(ish) to the 10600K in this video:

I run at 1920x1080 but when I play rust for example I am on roughly 50-60 fps with the occasional 40fps at times. My fans are really loud as well when running games like rust, rainbow six siege and any other game that requires a lot of graphics.

 

[GeorgeEllis]

The easiest drop-in upgrade would be your GPU, but the 8700 is risking a bottleneck. What's driving the upgrade?

When im playing games such as rust or siege i have to play on the lowest settings to maximize performance and even then its not that much difference. My pc fans are also really loud but i dont know if that is just down to only having 2 fans.

 

[Freddie1980]

A 9700 non XT would be a substantial upgrade but your going to be leaving some performance on the table with that CPU and ram.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070-gaming-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gra-spr-03986.html

If I were you I would save up a bit more and do a complete overhaul.

 

[GeorgeEllis]

A 9700 non XT would be a substantial upgrade but your going to be leaving some performance on the table with that CPU and ram.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-9070-gaming-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gra-spr-03986.html

If I were you I would save up a bit more and do a complete overhaul.

If i were to upgrade my GPU and CPU would running 2 fans be a problem with performance?

 

[Th3D0n]

i take it you have it set up as 1 intake and 1 out?
gpu should be fine if it fits and cpu would be fine depending on the cooler

 

[GeorgeEllis]

i take it you have it set up as 1 intake and 1 out?
gpu should be fine if it fits and cpu would be fine depending on the cooler

Yes i have 1 intake and 1 out. My CPU has a fan on top of it, no cooler

 

[almostgfx]

Gotta be a GPU upgrade but just check your psu etc can run it ok

 

[Freddie1980]

If i were to upgrade my GPU and CPU would running 2 fans be a problem with performance?

If it's not causing you issues currently then it will still work fine when/if you upgrade.

 

[pastymuncher]

Yes i have 1 intake and 1 out. My CPU has a fan on top of it, no cooler

What do you mean by no cooler? You must have a cooler on the cpu otherwise the pc would shut down within seconds of starting up. What case do you have? Any chance of a photo of the inside of the case?

 

[adrichardson81]

Fan wise, 2 in 1 out is a better setup if your case will support it.

It sounds like you're using the stock CPU cooler too, so you might be able to squeeze out better performance or an overclock with a better cooler.

 

[GeorgeEllis]

What do you mean by no cooler? You must have a cooler on the cpu otherwise the pc would shut down within seconds of starting up. What case do you have? Any chance of a photo of the inside of the case?

On top of my CPU is just a single fan its not water cooled or anything. The case is Alien Ware Aroura R7

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