Want to upgrade my computer for this game, need some advice.

[Judge_Xero]

I dunno. While expensive the build is pretty solid. Gotta appreciate that Quad Channel DDR4 and I bet FFXIV would be smooth as butter running 120 FPS on the TV

[CGMidlander]

Honestly, I'd probably just slap on a GTX 970 and call it a day. Doing whole new builds can be a headache sometimes when little nuances pop up

[Krindor]

I dunno. While expensive the build is pretty solid. Gotta appreciate that Quad Channel DDR4 and I bet FFXIV would be smooth as butter running 120 FPS on the TV

For streaming and other programs where the cores will be used yes, but your every day gamer would never utilize the extra cores, a better choice would be either 4790k or 6700k which performs better in games.

[CGMidlander]

I dunno. While expensive the build is pretty solid. Gotta appreciate that Quad Channel DDR4 and I bet FFXIV would be smooth as butter running 120 FPS on the TV

Quad channel only sounds good on paper. In practice, it offers no real tangible benefits for gaming over dual channel.
Believe it or not, there is no difference between single channel and dual channel memory in most scenarios either.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/does-...g-performance/
http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/13...channel/Page-3

DDR4's benefits over DDR3 atm are dubious too. (Especially when price is considered)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8959/d...-and-crucial/8

[Judge_Xero]

Quad channel only sounds good on paper. In practice, it offers no real tangible benefits for gaming over dual channel.
Believe it or not, there is no difference between single channel and dual channel memory in most scenarios either.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/does-...g-performance/
http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/13...channel/Page-3

DDR4's benefits over DDR3 atm are dubious too. (Especially when price is considered)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8959/d...-and-crucial/8

Haha yeah, that's why I used the word "Appreciate" as more from a hardware enthusiast perspective.

For streaming and other programs where the cores will be used yes, but your every day gamer would never utilize the extra cores, a better choice would be either 4790k or 6700k which performs better in games.

Definitely, due to both the 4790k and 6700k both having much stronger per-core performance.

[NoahArks]

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If you dont want a insane upgrade, just get a r9 380. You won't be bottlenecked with a higher end card either way. You got a pretty open upgrade path.

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I gotta be honest. That's a lot of wasted money that could've gone into different things. Mostly because the 2011-3 is enthusiast grade. It doesn't out perform a consumer grade i7 in daily tasks or in gaming. It's the same with the GPU. The normal gtx 980 is too expensive for what i's worth. The 970 would've been enough since there's only a 15% difference. The AIO cooling is fine, but thermal take has a bad rep with psu's and AIO cooling. Crucial SSD's arent that great, they're cheap, but not well made. Basicly what I'm saying is that your system is useless in the sense of using it as a game/stream PC. It's a nice system, but useless. The corsair headset was kind of a miss purchase if I'm going to be honest. That headset is worse than one you can buy for 70bucks (steelseries siberia v2).

I'm currently using:
MSI r9 390 8gb oc edition
corsair vengeance 1866Mhz white/black heat sinks 32gb ram ( Thought I had faulty ram, win10 had a issue. I kept the memory)
Asus sabertooth z97 mark 1 (sabertooth fanboy. Could've gotten the same features for 100bucks less)
Fractal design 750w psu
i7 4790k 5ghz OC.
Corsair h100i
Fractal design define R5 pearl black
Samsung evo 840 1tb (got this for free, after I already build my PC)
Samsung evo 850 250gb
Western digital black 1tb

Peripherals:
Corsair k70 cherry mx keyboard (I don't use the leds)
Corsair saber laser edition mouse
Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm open headset velour earbud edition
MicroAMP HA400 (money value is insane with the quality it has)

Monitor:
iiyama ProLite B2783QSU-B1 1440p 75hz 1ms

[Bourne_Endeavor]

For streaming and other programs where the cores will be used yes, but your every day gamer would never utilize the extra cores, a better choice would be either 4790k or 6700k which performs better in games.

Actually, an i5 6600k is better for games than the 6700k. The difference in performance is negligible, if outright nonexistent, and the former costs $150 less. The 6700k is better for people who render video or do graphical modeling. Strict gamers will never have any use for the additional options it provides.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Oooo, perhaps I can get some suggestions too
I have an i7 870@2.93GHz and a Nvidea Geforce GTX460 ... the game runs fine on high, but i don't know much about upgrades even though I'd like a new Graphics card ...On a budget... :3

What's your budget? If you can swing it, I highly recommend looking into Nvidia's 900 series. Probably the best cards on the market for various reasons.

[LygerZero]

amd 8320 4.0
geforce 970
msi 970 gaming mobo
24 gig ram

not a single problem with amd cpu here. Not as "good" as intel, but price point wise they're better off for the price vs what you get. I've never been one to buy intel. Best on market? Sure. AMD isn't crap, however.

[Niqote]

What's your budget? If you can swing it, I highly recommend looking into Nvidia's 900 series. Probably the best cards on the market for various reasons.

The thing is, I need two :3, my SO could use the upgrade too.
Like this? Are they all one size fits all?
I'd hate to buy something only to find it wont fit where my old card went. But they are the same brand so it should be ok right?
Does the power supply need any consideration when upgrading only a graphics card? I tried googling but I just gained more questions.