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System Name | 紅白 [Kōhaku] |
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Processor | i5 3570K @ 4.5GHz 1.290v |
Motherboard | ASUS Maximus V Formula / Thunder FX |
Cooling | EK Supremacy Nickel/Plexi + Alphacool 240 XT45 and EK FC670 Nickel/Plexi + Phobya 400 |
Memory | Kingston HyperX Beast 2x 4096MB DDR3 2133MHz |
Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX670 SLI Unlocked [GPU1 @ 1320MHz max, GPU2 @ 1220MHz max] [RAM @ 7.2 GHz] |
Storage | 2x Micron C400 256GB RAID0 [System] / 2x 250GB 7200RPM 2.5" [Data] |
Display(s) | Dell u2913WM 2560x1080 21:9 |
Case | Corsair Graphite 600T SE White |
Audio Device(s) | Supreme FX IV |
Power Supply | Zalman ZM850HP |
Software | Windows 8.1 Pro x64 |
Hi everyone.
Joined up TPU in hopes to get some valuable advice on an upgrade for my 4 year old rig. Ever since Borderlands 2 came out that I suspect that my CPU became a liability, and now with FarCry 3 it became slightly more evident.
I have a fairly tight budget, no more than €600 (Roughly 800USD) so I decided it was time for an upgrade (a little Christmas present ).
What makes me think that my CPU is bottlenecking is that when playing FarCry 3, with Ultra settings on DX11 but without MSAA AA I get between 35 and 70 FPS. Looking at an area that I get about 50FPS, I noticed that my GPU was being only used at about 85% and that all of my CPU cores were over 90% usage sometimes one or two hitting 100%. So I take that the CPU has really reached its limit.
Now, I thought of a few options:
- Sabertooth Z77 along a 3570K setting me back about €430, and maybe later dumping the Quadro FX3800 and getting another 470 for SLI for about an extra €130, totalling around €560.
- Maximus V Extreme and a 3570K for about €570 and "Future proof-ness"
- "Dump" the GTX470 and get a GTX680 for about €480 if the problem is really not the CPU.
What do you guys think? I'm all ears for suggestions!
EDIT: Current rig specs are already filled up.
Cheers
Joined up TPU in hopes to get some valuable advice on an upgrade for my 4 year old rig. Ever since Borderlands 2 came out that I suspect that my CPU became a liability, and now with FarCry 3 it became slightly more evident.
I have a fairly tight budget, no more than €600 (Roughly 800USD) so I decided it was time for an upgrade (a little Christmas present ).
What makes me think that my CPU is bottlenecking is that when playing FarCry 3, with Ultra settings on DX11 but without MSAA AA I get between 35 and 70 FPS. Looking at an area that I get about 50FPS, I noticed that my GPU was being only used at about 85% and that all of my CPU cores were over 90% usage sometimes one or two hitting 100%. So I take that the CPU has really reached its limit.
Now, I thought of a few options:
- Sabertooth Z77 along a 3570K setting me back about €430, and maybe later dumping the Quadro FX3800 and getting another 470 for SLI for about an extra €130, totalling around €560.
- Maximus V Extreme and a 3570K for about €570 and "Future proof-ness"
- "Dump" the GTX470 and get a GTX680 for about €480 if the problem is really not the CPU.
What do you guys think? I'm all ears for suggestions!
EDIT: Current rig specs are already filled up.
Cheers