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May 4 2013 08:00pm
1 x Corsair Graphite 600T Gaming Case
1 x Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor
1 x 8GB ram (2x4gb)
2 x AMD Radeon HD 6870 - 1GB - HIS IceQ X Turbo
1 x Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V LX
1 x 700 Watt power supply
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May 4 2013 08:02pm
non shit power supply ( a major brand one)
better graphics card.
hyper 212+

if you're buying something off cyberpowerpc or w/e , build it yourself instead .
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May 4 2013 08:03pm
assuming this is what you have.

Quote (PiKA_HP @ May 5 2013 02:00am)
1 x  Corsair Graphite 600T Gaming Case
1 x  Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor
1 x  8GB ram (2x4gb)
2 x  AMD Radeon HD 6870 - 1GB - HIS IceQ X Turbo
1 x  Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V LX
1 x  700 Watt power supply


1gb vram is going to be a problem.... hell i even hit over 2gb in not really pretty games at 1440p

then the psu... please elaborate.


Everything else is fine.
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May 4 2013 08:06pm
Quote (dolarsignzeroxeighty @ 4 May 2013 21:02)
non shit power supply ( a major brand one)
better graphics card.
hyper 212+

if you're buying something off cyberpowerpc or w/e , build it yourself instead .


This is just from a build I did last January off of Newegg.

Would I need to upgrade my cpu/mobo for a better gfx card? Also, currently looking for a bigger power supply, better fans and more internal memory.
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May 4 2013 08:08pm
you don't just slap ore power into a computer, your current likely doesn't even hit 60ow.

efficiency > wattage claimed.

mobo is fine.
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May 4 2013 08:09pm
Quote (PiKA_HP @ May 4 2013 10:06pm)
This is just from a build I did last January off of Newegg. 

Would I need to upgrade my cpu/mobo for a better gfx card?  Also, currently looking for a bigger power supply, better fans and more internal memory.


ahh.
no need for a new cpu & mobo for a better graphics card.

bigger doesn't mean better , you need a major brand one that the internals aren't junk, unless you don't mind bsod's.
more then 8gb of ram is useless for gaming btw.
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May 4 2013 08:13pm
Quote (GEZodiac @ 4 May 2013 21:08)
you don't just slap ore power into a computer, your current likely doesn't even hit 60ow.

efficiency > wattage claimed.

mobo is fine.


Quote (GEZodiac @ 4 May 2013 21:03)
assuming this is what you have.



1gb vram is going to be a problem.... hell i even hit over 2gb in not really pretty games at 1440p

then the psu... please elaborate.


Everything else is fine.


Power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037

Quote (dolarsignzeroxeighty @ 4 May 2013 21:09)
ahh.
no need for a new cpu & mobo for a better graphics card.

bigger doesn't mean better , you need a major brand one that the internals aren't junk, unless you don't mind bsod's.
more then 8gb of ram is useless for gaming btw.


My wife does a lot of video editing and such for work, that's mainly the reason I need to upgrade the computer. I should have specified sooner.

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May 4 2013 08:17pm
everything is fine then, i guess the best thing to do would be get hyperthreading with an i7.

psu is fine.
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May 4 2013 08:20pm
cooler + overclocking
new video card
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May 4 2013 08:20pm
Quote (PiKA_HP @ May 4 2013 10:13pm)
Power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171037



My wife does a lot of video editing and such for work, that's mainly the reason I need to upgrade the computer.  I should have specified sooner.


it's not too bad , tho it's not the greatest unit.
you don't need a new psu.

upgrade your cpu to this one : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117288
it will render 2 times faster then your current cpu. downside for you is you have a locked multiplier if you want to overclock.

get this graphics card : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133466

cuda cores help with video editing.

Quote (GEZodiac @ May 4 2013 10:17pm)
everything is fine then, i guess the best thing to do would be get hyperthreading with an i7.

psu is fine.


i'd rather recommend to get a xeon with a locked multiplier over a i7 tbh.

This post was edited by dolarsignzeroxeighty on May 4 2013 08:23pm
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