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Current parts:
CPU: i7 4790k
CPU COOLER: Cooler master 212 EVO
MOBO: MSI Gaming z97 gaming 5
RAM: 16gb ddr3 ripjawz 1600hz
GRAPHICS: Windforce GTX 970
3 ssd's and a hard drive(windows is on one of the ssd's)
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I'm heading to college in the fall and would like to upgrade a few parts before I go, I have $600 saved up, my monitors are good I don't want to replace them. I was thinking either upgrade cpu and motherboard or just upgrade my graphics card when the gtx 1080ti or whatever comes out if it does this summer/fall. Any suggestions are appreciated.
CPU: i7 4790k
CPU COOLER: Cooler master 212 EVO
MOBO: MSI Gaming z97 gaming 5
RAM: 16gb ddr3 ripjawz 1600hz
GRAPHICS: Windforce GTX 970
3 ssd's and a hard drive(windows is on one of the ssd's)
CASE: Fractal design define r5 black with window
I'm heading to college in the fall and would like to upgrade a few parts before I go, I have $600 saved up, my monitors are good I don't want to replace them. I was thinking either upgrade cpu and motherboard or just upgrade my graphics card when the gtx 1080ti or whatever comes out if it does this summer/fall. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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What's the resolution and refresh rate on your current monitors?
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1920x1080 I have two of them 60hz refresh rate 2ms response time, they do the job I really don't want to spend the money I have on new monitors because I'm noticing that I can't max out games anymore. I know I could spend the $600 on a 4K 1ms gaming monitor but I'm looking to upgrade the pc itself.
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You can definitely max out games at 1080p with an i7 and GTX 970. CPU upgrade would be totally illogical and any GPU upgrade would be a waste for 1080p.
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A 970 would have a hard time playing 4k with decent settings, if i were you i'd get an AIO cooler and a higher refresh rate 1080p monitor. If you could include a pcpartpicker link i could see how the airflow is with your computer
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X62 is a waste of money. The only reason to spend the $40/$50 premium would be literally for the LEDs. Also a higher refresh rate 1080p monitor would be stupid since you've shown zero interest in higher refresh rate, and a GTX 970 isn't going to be any good for beyond 1080p60 really, other than for games like CSGO obviously.
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1440p PLS panel, so it's already better than that $270 PoS above, but the QX2710's are also known to overclock great, many people push them to 100-120Hz easily so that would be a much wiser purchase considering it's cheaper, and better. The QX2710 is probably what I'd recommend for you, and a CPU cooler upgrade, but there's zero need to spend $160 for a new cooler. GTX 970 will let you play at 1440p comfortably for the most part, but you can turn down the settings/resolution if necessary.
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1440p PLS panel, so it's already better than that $270 PoS above, but the QX2710's are also known to overclock great, many people push them to 100-120Hz easily so that would be a much wiser purchase considering it's cheaper, and better. The QX2710 is probably what I'd recommend for you, and a CPU cooler upgrade, but there's zero need to spend $160 for a new cooler. GTX 970 will let you play at 1440p comfortably for the most part, but you can turn down the settings/resolution if necessary.
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