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#21
May 11 2016 03:39pm
Quote (stoupe @ May 11 2016 05:25pm)
Yeah I could do it with 2x HDMI cables, but I'm looking to upgrade a bit before doing so. Right now I'm only at ~250 FPS in CSGO, and with streaming and such it will drop a bit, which seems crazy considering my specs. I'm just wondering what the best upgrade would be for myself given my current computer specs.

e; I was thinking of upgrading my memory to 24GB (3x 8GB)


Alright. Well upgrading your ram would likely be 100% useless, other than maybe being cosmetic.

You do have a pretty nice PC as is, but you could upgrade to a new i7 with a cooler and overclock it, which should offer close to double the cpu performance, at least per core, though you would have 2 less physical cores if you got a 6700k.
You could also wait and grab a new gpu. New gpus come out at the end of the month. If you have 1 single card however, no card gives you 2 hdmi ports, you would need an adapter or a monitor that uses DVI or display port.

If i was in your shoes and wasn't upgrading both, I'd upgrade the cpu.
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May 11 2016 03:47pm
Quote (Rapture @ May 11 2016 04:39pm)
Alright. Well upgrading your ram would likely be 100% useless, other than maybe being cosmetic.

You do have a pretty nice PC as is, but you could upgrade to a new i7 with a cooler and overclock it, which should offer close to double the cpu performance, at least per core, though you would have 2 less physical cores if you got a 6700k.
You could also wait and grab a new gpu. New gpus come out at the end of the month. If you have 1 single card however, no card gives you 2 hdmi ports, you would need an adapter or a monitor that uses DVI or display port.

If i was in your shoes and wasn't upgrading both, I'd upgrade the cpu.


Alright well I'll probably keep it as is then until i graduate lol, definately dont have the bread for a new CPU right now. Maybe I'll see what I earn this summer. But anyways, thanks! I appreciate the help.
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May 11 2016 03:50pm
Actually one more question, what about overclocking my current processor a bit? Is that possible or would it be a bad idea?
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May 11 2016 05:50pm
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Actually one more question, what about overclocking my current processor a bit? Is that possible or would it be a bad idea?


Yeah, very possible. You could easily grab some more performance doing that. If you don't have a decent cooler yet, you will need one. A 25-30 dollar Hyper 212 Evo should be sufficient though, for a decent overclock. But there are some better coolers if you want to spend a bit more. ^_^
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May 11 2016 07:11pm
Quote (Rapture @ May 11 2016 06:50pm)
Yeah, very possible. You could easily grab some more performance doing that. If you don't have a decent cooler yet, you will need one. A 25-30 dollar Hyper 212 Evo should be sufficient though, for a decent overclock. But there are some better coolers if you want to spend a bit more. ^_^


Alright, I will be looking into this now. Thanks for all the help =)
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