Where to go with my aging rig?

drogon

drogon

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Hi all,

thanks for taking the time to read my post. I'm looking for some advice about where to go with my aging rig. I'm happy with it for the most part. I just want some more performance. I will be playing at 1080p 144hz .. I dont want to change the screen. It's a Gsync monitor and I' am very happy with it. I just want more fps in modern titles and better frame times for less stutter.

Currently my specs:

2500k OC 4.5Ghz (needing more volts to keep stable) KRAKEN x41 AIO (bought this year and not compatible with ryzen out of the box)
Gigabyte p67 ud3p ( I have never enjoyed this board and it might have put me off gigabyte for life lol ) . It suffers from a horrible cold boot issue. So I generally leave it on 24/7
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600 Mhz
EVGA suprerclocked 970 GTX
500GB SSD Corsair
XFX non modular 650w psu (about 6/7 years old)
and an ancieant full tower lian li with ok cooling (6x 80mm fans)

Thanks all
 
I have manged to get both bioses the same and I still have this problem. In fact I'm on the lastest UEFI beta bios which isn't very flexible.

I had considered the 1070 gtx but I have noticed that I'am already a bit cpu bound in some games. I really want to improve my min and average frame rates.
Apparently you can get a Ryzen bracked from NXZT if you provide proof of purchase.So I have to by the ryzen chip and board first and then wait 2 weeks for the bracket. I'm really torn. Intel is always a safe bet. But AMD keep their sockets alive longer. But most of the affordable intel chips are 4cores.

Thanks
Andy

EDIT: nice find on the bracket :)

Basically I want a nice upgrade without totally breaking the bank. Maybe too much to ask!
 
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