Hi guys, thanks for looking!
I'm planning to upgrade my current PC as at the moment I'm not getting what I need out of it. I play Battlefield 3 competitively, have a 120Hz monitor and require 120 FPS as much of the time as I can get it. I play BF3 @ 1080p on the lowest graphics settings. With my current rig I fluctuate between 60-100 FPS with the occasional 20-30 FPS spike in either direction. I'm after a solid 120 FPS whilst running a PC that's not overly hot or loud.
Here are the specs of what I've got now:
MOBO: Intel DP67BA
CPU: i7 2600
GPU: Sapphire HD6970
CASE: CoolerMaster Centurion 5 II with 500W
PSU: "Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus RS-500-PCAR-J3 500W ATX12V V2.3 Power Supply"
HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda
Important things to note about current setup:
1. Current motherboard does not allow me to over-clock my CPU
2. Current motherboard does not allow Crossfire or SLI
3. Case supports GPU up to 27cm or 10inch in length
4. GPU is @ 100% usage (or close to) when running BF3, it is what is currently bottlenecking my FPS
Now unfortunately I don't have a huge budget to be spending here. It's likely that I'd only be able to spend $3-400 (maybe $500 at the very most) at a time on parts every couple of months so picking the right part that can slot in with the previous parts to improve the system is ideal.
With all this in mind, how would the lovely members of overclock.net go about upgrading this system if they were under the same constraints? First and foremost I wish to address the FPS issue then to go about reducing heat/noise. What products should I be looking at?
I'm planning to upgrade my current PC as at the moment I'm not getting what I need out of it. I play Battlefield 3 competitively, have a 120Hz monitor and require 120 FPS as much of the time as I can get it. I play BF3 @ 1080p on the lowest graphics settings. With my current rig I fluctuate between 60-100 FPS with the occasional 20-30 FPS spike in either direction. I'm after a solid 120 FPS whilst running a PC that's not overly hot or loud.
Here are the specs of what I've got now:
MOBO: Intel DP67BA
CPU: i7 2600
GPU: Sapphire HD6970
CASE: CoolerMaster Centurion 5 II with 500W
PSU: "Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus RS-500-PCAR-J3 500W ATX12V V2.3 Power Supply"
HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda
Important things to note about current setup:
1. Current motherboard does not allow me to over-clock my CPU
2. Current motherboard does not allow Crossfire or SLI
3. Case supports GPU up to 27cm or 10inch in length
4. GPU is @ 100% usage (or close to) when running BF3, it is what is currently bottlenecking my FPS
Now unfortunately I don't have a huge budget to be spending here. It's likely that I'd only be able to spend $3-400 (maybe $500 at the very most) at a time on parts every couple of months so picking the right part that can slot in with the previous parts to improve the system is ideal.
With all this in mind, how would the lovely members of overclock.net go about upgrading this system if they were under the same constraints? First and foremost I wish to address the FPS issue then to go about reducing heat/noise. What products should I be looking at?
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