Le upgrading pc

[Tyler]

I got a new job recently and am going to want to upgrade my pc.


I'm running an
i7 2600
16 gb ram
2tb hd
Gtx 560 ti
dual 21' 1080p monitors
RAZR death adder
And a black widow ultimate 2013
no headset but 150$ sound system.



what would you update first?
I want to ideally go to 3 monitors and a wall mounted large screen. (But my currently card can't handle more than two monitors)

 

[Kae Takara]

GPU and CPU

 

[Tyler]

GPU and CPU

what would you reccomend?

 

[Kae Takara]

Not sure.

Need to know what Motherboard you have.

Got a link? Also, budget?

 

[Tyler]

Not sure.

Need to know what Motherboard you have.

Got a link? Also, budget?

oh my bad, here is the base model. All thats been done is more ram added
http://www.laclefdesol.com/en/catalog/product/114396-Gateway-FX6860-EF30P

i would say 1k budget. If i could grab another 560ti and run it sli and have that run 3 monitors and overhead that would be ideal.

I have a bit more money to work with though

 

[Kae Takara]

Doesn't really give the needed information. However, I am going to assume you have atleast 2 PCIe 3.0 slots.

I would advise upgrading the GPU from the 560. Even a 660 would be better imo.

Could get two of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6&cm_re=nvidia_gtx_660-_-14-127-756-_-Product

Also, not sure what socket your CPU is so I will just throw this as a suggestion since you already have an i7.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116941

 

[Tyler]

Doesn't really give the needed information. However, I am going to assume you have atleast 2 PCIe 3.0 slots.

I would advise upgrading the GPU from the 560. Even a 660 would be better imo.

Could get two of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6&cm_re=nvidia_gtx_660-_-14-127-756-_-Product

Also, not sure what socket your CPU is so I will just throw this as a suggestion since you already have an i7.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116941

Hey, thanks i do have 2 pci express slots. what affects a cpu other than cores and Ghz, because thats almost the exact same cards in that retrospect

 

[Tyler]

Bump.

 

[Tyler]

Bump.

 

[Tyler]

Bump.

 

[70i]

How about getting a SSD? Faster and much more durable than a HD. I wouldn't recommend upgrading anything else though because it would be expensive and only increase the performance very slightly. Your computer can do practically everything already.

 

[Tyler]

How about getting a SSD? Faster and much more durable than a HD. I wouldn't recommend upgrading anything else though because it would be expensive and only increase the performance very slightly. Your computer can do practically everything already.

Well I can't run 3 monitors and a wall mount like I mentioned in the thread.


I also can't stream watchdogs on ultra without my computer sounding like a jet airplane. My comp is over 3 years old. There's a lot of possible improvements

 

[70i]

Well I can't run 3 monitors and a wall mount like I mentioned in the thr

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• I also can't stream watchdogs on ultra without my computer sounding like a jet airplane. My comp is over 3 years old. There's a lot of possible improvements

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  Get another graphics card if you want another display. I figured you knew that. Like I said your computer can do practically everything for personal use from a performance standpoint. I never said you can't make improvements I said they would be expensive and simply not worth the few milliseconds of improvement(unless hundreds of dollars mean nothing to you). The only reasonable performance upgrade I see is getting an SSD. If your fans making too much noise get a better fan.

 

[Tyler]

Get another graphics card if you want another display. I figured you knew that. Like I said your computer can do practically everything for personal use from a performance standpoint. I never said you can't make improvements I said they would be expensive and simply not worth the few milliseconds of improvement(unless hundreds of dollars mean nothing to you). The only reasonable performance upgrade I see is getting an SSD. If your fans making too much noise get a better fan.

its not an issue with my fan, its an issue with my computer running the newest games on ultra settings.


I was looking for suggestions on graphics cards to upgrade to, through peoples opinions

 

[SomaliaKappa]

First of all, replace your Intel with anything from AMD. Just a suggestion. Huehuehue. You don't need that Razr gear, it's just a name, like Alienware. Shop cheaper and smarter for more efficient gear.

That's the only couple of tips I have for you.

 

[Tyler]

First of all, replace your Intel with anything from AMD. Just a suggestion. Huehuehue. You don't need that Razr gear, it's just a name, like Alienware. Shop cheaper and smarter for more efficient gear.

That's the only couple of tips I have for you.

I much perfer intel.

I like my keyboard and mouse. I would sure as hell take it over a 10$ logitech mouse and keyboard combo.

 

[70i]

its not an issue with my fan, its an issue with my computer running the newest games on ultra settings.


I was looking for suggestions on graphics cards to upgrade to, through peoples opinions

You asked "what would you update first?". Not recommend a graphics card. You never said you can't run your games on ultra. You said when you do run it the computer gets loud. Where do you think the noise is coming from?

If you're not going to consider people's opinions don't ask for them.

 

[3ugene]

How about getting a SSD? Faster and much more durable than a HD. I wouldn't recommend upgrading anything else though because it would be expensive and only increase the performance very slightly. Your computer can do practically everything already.

Why do you say SSDs are more durable? They slow down over the years because of read/writes (which is the reason people store things like OSes and games that don't change much)

 

[3ugene]

its not an issue with my fan, its an issue with my computer running the newest games on ultra settings.


I was looking for suggestions on graphics cards to upgrade to, through peoples opinions

It will be your fan. If you're looking to upgrade your CPU, you could get a simple watercooling setup for it, which would also mean you could overclock.

 

[70i]

Why do you say SSDs are more durable? They slow down over the years because of read/writes (which is the reason people store things like OSes and games that don't change much)

SSD's are obviously more durable than hard drives. Hard drive have an average life of like 4 years. SSDs don't have moving parts like hard drives do, sort of like a flash drive. Furthermore they increase boot time drastically. As displayed in this PCworld article: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2048...-upgrades-deliver-huge-performance-gains.html