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Gaming at 1440p @ 144Hz, should I upgrade my GPU or everything else?

Question by Ernie from Canada | Answered by Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Feb 25, 2016 11:29 PM CST

Hello TweakTown..I am looking for some upgrade suggestions. I currently have an i5 2500K at 4.6 GHz. 8 gigs ddr3 1600. ASUS Maximus iv Gene-z MoBo. Sapphire HD7950 Vapor-x. Samsung 850 pro 256 gig and 1TB HD. Play alot of the new games like Blackops 3 and GTA V. at 1080p@60, but looking to move to 1440p@144. Just wondering if you would be worthwhile to upgrade everything or the video card. Thank you.

Should I upgrade my AMD FX-6300, or wait to upgrade later this year?

Question by Chris from United States | Answered by Anthony Garreffa | CPUs, Chipsets & SoCs | Feb 15, 2016 11:58 PM CST

Should I upgrade to a faster AMD CPU or save to buy a new motherboard, CPU and RAM? I currently have an AMD FX-6300, 8GB of GDDR3 and 2 MSI Radeon r9 280x's in crossfire. I think I might have a CPU bottleneck and was thinking about switching to an Intel build (i5 6600k).My other option might be to get a better AMD CPU (AMD FX-8350) and use the rest of the build I currently have, and upgrade to an Intel base system in about a year.

Will my Core i5-2500K be enough for VR gaming on the HTC Vive?

Question by André from Portugal | Answered by Anthony Garreffa | CPUs, Chipsets & SoCs | Feb 4, 2016 8:55 PM CST

Hi there. Great site, one of my favorites, by the way. I am getting pretty pumped regarding VR (particulary the HTC Vive) and I believe it will reVIVE my taste for Pc Gaming, a taste that as been diminuishing in the last years. I have a 2500K CPU (overclocked to 4.2Mhz) and a GTX670 GPU. Of course I will have to upgrade my GPU (will follow your advice and wait for the Pascal GPUs, lets just hope the performance increase is as good as everyone expects) but regarding my CPU, do you believe it will be enough? When I run the Oculus Rift Requirements Tools it says its not compatible but from my research the Intel i5-4590 equivalent they recommend has less performance that a 2500K overclocked, right? It´s a bit early, I know, but what do you thing?

Cheers, André Mendes.

Will my DDR3 RAM hold back NVIDIA's next-gen Pascal GPU?

Question by Ronald from United States | Answered by Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Feb 3, 2016 5:16 PM CST

I have a i7 4790k paired up with an MSI Z97 PC Mate motherboard that only supports DDR3 memory. I plan on upgrading to the Pascal's high-end GFX when it launches, do you think my DDR3 or any other spec will bottle neck the new generation of NVIDIA's GPUs in anyway? Thanks in advance!

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