Deaf Spacker
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That's now the plan.
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"I need a New PC!" 2013 Part 1. Haswell, Crysis 3, and secret fairy sauce. Read da OP
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That's now the plan.
I dunno which I'd do first, I'd lean towards the GPU maybe as it is quite old but MMOs traditionally favour better CPUs. Since he's already rocking a quad core maybe do the GPU first.
CPU wise if he is adamant he doesn't want a new mobo you're looking at the AMD FX 8320 or the 8350. That motherboard supports them but you'll have to run them at stock speeds as it is not cut out for overclocking. You could try it but it might not be able to go very far. Again there are discounts to be had at a local Microcenter, 8350 is about $20 cheaper than everywhere else but the 8320 is only $5 cheaper. AMD will have new CPUs coming out too this year, October is the target date iirc. Expecting 30% IPC increase over Piledriver.
Depending on your motherboard, you might actually be bottlnecked by PCI-E bandwidth. Are you running at x8/x8 or x16/x16?
The 2500K isn't an issue at all.
Irresistable Thing
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I would say that there is absolutely so issue with your PC. It has enough horsepower to last a long, long, long time.
Of course, we don't know what your financial situation is. If for some reason you have wads of cash lying around that you want to spend, go upgrade your RAM for an 8 or 16, grab a 250gb SSG, and go grab a Haswell (because why not).
Of course, any upgrades will be pretty much unnoticeable in day to day use.
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Crossposting from B/S/T thread:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=64635921&postcount=11446
Selling:
Geforce GTX TITAN Superclocked
$850
Does not compute.
If he's not being starved of PCIe bandwidth with the board there is 0 reason to move to Haswell.
SSD and an overclock is all I'd do it.
Deaf Spacker
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Just for future reference what SSD's do you guys recommend?
Sandisk Ultra Plus, Samsung 840 (for 250GB+), Samsung 840 Pro, Kingston V300 and HyperX 3K, Seagate 600.
Deaf Spacker
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Thanks, I'll have no problems with a SSD with my PSU will I? Cable wise do the SSD's come with all necessary cables to connect to the motherboard?
Oh and Intel stuff is OK too.
Na you'll have no issues, they use very little power. Cable wise you'd need to check, not all come with SATA cables. If they don't (and you've none lying around) you could pick one up for literally a quid.
Deaf Spacker
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Thank you, I'm looking now.
No problem. If you're looking to spend low the V300 would be my choice http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A1ZTZOG/ Has been as low as £65 in the past, price bounces around. If you've more money to spend and/or want a bigger drive then I'd look to the 250GB 840 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009LI7C9Y/
Wth lol
Deaf Spacker
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This is gonna sound stupid but what do Sata III cables look like? I'm looking to see if I have one in my motherboard box.
I fancy the SanDisk 256GB Ultra Plus.
These 72p ones will do SATA 3 for you http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002UUSX5C/
They'll deliver the speeds you need as long as they're in a SATA 3 port.
Don't you game at 1600p? One Titan won't be enough for that res.
Say what now
Yes it is
One Titan allows games to run very well at 5760x1080 which is higher than 2560x1600.
Deaf Spacker
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Sweet I already have some, sorry for all of the questions.
Last one, my motherboard is a Gigabyte X79-UD3 which is fine isn't it?
Yep you've two SATA 3 connectors on that board. Just make sure the SSD goes into one of those and not into a SATA 2.
I game on SLI Titsns at 1440p and some games, Tomb Raider, Metro LL, Crysis 3 and etc., I have to lower settings for lock 60fps.
Deaf Spacker
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Sorted, thank you very much.
No bother! SSDs are a phenomenal upgrade, using a PC without one feels like going back in time to a darker age.
Eraser_Arcade
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Just did this myself, and also ran into the same exact issue. Have you received your Bioshock Infinite key yet?
Oh you were talking about 60fps. The only game I play on a consistent basis is BF3 and it handles that just fine in Mp with 64p. If I really want the smoothness I'll just hook up one of my asus' for 120hz @ 1080p.
Deaf Spacker
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I think I'll use it as my OS drive whilst using my hard drive for games etc.
Perfect way to so it.
PoweredBySoy
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SSD's bring enlightenment to games too though. Everything but your porn should be on SSD.
I was going to say media, but you really cut through the bullshit here.
I wonder if I can e-mail Newegg and ask them for a free code for Metro LL. I bought my 770 from them.
!! Just noticed that NCIX.ca has the i4670k on for sale for $249. The i3570k is $239.
I already bought the Asus P8Z77-V LK motherboard. Is it compatible?
If so, I'm assuming jumping to the i4670k is a no brainer?
Edit: yeah, I need a new motherboard. I can take the Asus back though. Thoughts?
I already bought the Asus P8Z77-V LK motherboard. Is it compatible?
If so, I'm assuming jumping to the i4670k is a no brainer?
Edit: yeah, I need a new motherboard. I can take the Asus back though. Thoughts?
appaws
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Tom Logan has a 14 minute first look up...full review next week he says.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg0qJY_PsVM&feature=c4-overview&list=UU_SN80_V2GymyCWM2oTYTeg
At first glance me likey, especially at that price.
alright, almost ready to order most of my parts listed below (I'm still thinking about which non-reference gtx770 I want). Prices are NCIX/CanadaComputers because I'd rather buy it there because they are literally 5/10 minutes out from where I live and more convenient for pickup or if I need to replace defectives or whatnot.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor - 250$
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler - 30$
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - 165$
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - 65$
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk - 170$
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - 65$
Case: Corsair 550D ATX Mid Tower Case - 135$
This comes out to 880$ CDN. Only thing really on a time limit I'd care about is the CPU which ends tonight and goes back to 275$ on NCIX.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor - 250$
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler - 30$
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard - 165$
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory - 65$
Storage: Sandisk Extreme 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk - 170$
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive - 65$
Case: Corsair 550D ATX Mid Tower Case - 135$
This comes out to 880$ CDN. Only thing really on a time limit I'd care about is the CPU which ends tonight and goes back to 275$ on NCIX.
Only thing I'd do is change the SSD http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_1088&item_id=053766
Already got a PSU?
Hey, I'm in the same boat. I think I'm going to stick with the i3570k and ASUS mobo recommended in OP. both are known quantities whereas the haswell mobos have not been put through their paces. There's only a 5-10% bump between the 3570k and 4670k. Both can be over locked to 3.8+ ghz easily.
Thats what you should be shooting for
I went Haskell to be the guinea pig. I haven't tried to ocerclock it yet. I hear it is an emulation beast, though. 22 or so percent gain from last gen processor. I need to try some of my games on stock clock to test that.
Hammer and vice should be added to the OP as part of the builds for the Enthusiast and Excellent.
Will do!!
Yes, a big fat xfx 750 watter because when I bought it money > sense.
Good catch with the SSD, didn't see it but isn't the memory on a non-pro 840 series a little short lived regardless? Either way SanDisk shouldn't be a bad pick since they are a flash memory manufacturer.
Ah nice. Longevity on the 250GB model of the 840 is nothing to worry about.
Want to test it for GAF first and make a tutorial and/or blooper video?
Is there any reason there's very little information about new GPU releases until a month or less before launch? Granted, this is the first year of I've taken an interest in new releases, but so far it seems like there's nothing, no new information for a while, then all of a sudden all the details are known and the GPUs come out in a week or two.
I thought you were supposed to start at 4.5/4.6 @ 1.2v to check where on the curve you lie for the silicon lottery.
Ha. I am afraid of doing that but I suppose I could play that game of Russian roulette.
I haven't done any crazy OC'ing but I'm almost certain these days if you do try and it doesn't take it's just going to BSOD or something and not go pop, flash and burn your motherboard down.
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