Upgrade

Hello! So i have thinking to upgrade my pc i got this from my friend for 500e and he gave screen 2 its about 1 year old aaand its factory build. So what i want is to run games like farcry, watch dogs etc. with a good graphics and i'm willing to pay 400-800. Thanks!

Mainboard : ASRock Z77 Pro3
Chipset : Intel Ivy Bridge
Processor : Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3400 MHz (max : 3800)
Physical Memory : 8192 MB (2 x 4096 DDR3-SDRAM )
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Hard Disk : Seagate ST1000DM005 HD103SJ (1000GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : ASUS DRW-24B5ST
Monitor Type : Asus ASUS VW193D - 19 inches
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
DirectX : Version 11.00
Windows Performance Index : 5.9 on 7.9

And im living in Finland so if u can use this website http://www.jimms.fi/ or something whats in Europe would be nice

 

Get a GTX970 GPU so you won't have to upgrade your PSU. You could also get a new monitor if you want that yourself, 19 inches is pretty small nowadays.

GPU:
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5

Monitor is up to personal peferences, but get one that has a 1/2ms reaction time

 

That is a pretty darn good pc honestly.
I would just buy a ssd and a monitor. But since you are willing to spend the money anyway, buy another 8gb of ram aswell.
And what you could also do is get a watercooler for the cpu to overclock it another ghz. (not sure what cooler you have now)
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/MZ-7TE250BW (very good ssd)
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX (you should try to get the same 8gb of ram as you have now)
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/CW-9060009-WW (good water cooling set)
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/273V5LHSB/00 (just a random monitor with the price range you should use. it really depends on your preferences)

 

I don't know much about these things but ill ask this xd
Is it possible or is there any sense to add that GTX970 with 660 Ti?
And i dont wanna overclock my cpu for now. And @Bloody can u explain more about that ram ^^ and maybe about that ssd too.. like is it hard to install? xd

 

You can replace your GTX660 Ti with the GTX970, not add another one. Getting a SSD is also recommendend, it's easy to install. Right now you don't have to upgrade you ram, 8GB is fine.

 

Try to find out how many sticks of ram there are in the pc and brand/model etc.
About the ssd, like Nomy said you will have to reinstall Windows. but no its really easy to install. Just like hooking up an usb stick to your pc.
About the videocard, tbh with the games you want to play I do not think it's worth it. I have the GTX 660 and I can play bf4 on ultra.
the GTX 970 is indeed a sick card but you don't realy need it. I would rather upgrade the cpu instead.

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Why would you get an overkill 970 but not 16gb of RAM lol

 

@Nomy PSU : XFX PRO550W Core Edition

@Bloody Ram : Kingston HyperX Red x2

 

These right? http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/KHX16C9B1RK2/8
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/BX80637I73770
http://www.jimms.fi/tuote/MZ-7TE250BW
This would almost be overkill but note the "almost"
You'll have an awesome pc with that, that'll keep you going for a good while.
But then again, if you'd rather save the money, just buy the ssd and you'll be good to go aswell.
Really depends on what you want. Could you maybe give some more examples of what you'll be doing with your pc?

 

So all i need is SSD and THIS xd ?

 

I think you got that twisted around mate. Bishop is currently fine with 8GB ram and I think he should wait until DDR4 comes out in stock and by then new CPU's will be out aswell. His current CPU is fine as it is and there's only 5% difference. I don't know anyone who would pay €200 + €70 for a 5% difference. Getting a GTX970 is not overkill as the GTX660 Ti is getting older by the day and probably won't be able to handle games like Far Cry 4 or GTA V maxed out. I would also recommend getting a SSD.

 

1. The I7 3770 is actually 30% better than the cpu he has currently.
2. If you would watch some youtube videos, you will see that ddr4 is the same if not worse than ddr3.
3. By the looks of it, the 660ti will run both gta5 and far cry4 on ultra

But yeah as I said, buying just the ssd and a monitor will be fine aswell.

 

Can you prove your 3rd point?

 

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=8147&game=Far Cry 4
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1308&game=Grand Theft Auto V
But yeah since the games aren't released yet I said "by the looks of it"

Getting a new gpu would be money down the drain imo. But it's obviously not for me to decide.
Just saying that my GTX660 serves everything just fine. And I THINK that i'm doing/ I'll be doing heavier shit with my pc. And since the GTX660ti is even better, should be good.

But yeah you can atleast be sure of the fact that you have to buy an ssd.

 

wait 8gb's of ram could not be okay for someone? Unless you're an enthusiast and.. I don't know what I guess.. I'm getting really old.