Should I upgrade anything?

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SamuelSil

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Alright, so by the title you probably know what this thread is gonna be about. Here are my specs:

-Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.4
-Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 CPU Fan
-Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H MOBO
-G.Skill Ares 4x4 GB DDR3
-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
-Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 Mid Tower Gaming Case
-Antec Basiq 650W PSU
-EVGA GTX 980 ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ SC GAMING, Whisper Silent Cooling
-Microsoft Windows 10

I feel really insecure when it comes to this setup. I have only recently upgraded the GPU (from a gtx 670) and after a bit of research I feel like the PSU, the *DDR3* ram, the fact that I have no SSDs and the non (-k) cpu, are pretty bad for a gaming build. I definitely need a second opinion on this. What do you think? Was it a wise choice to choose such a high end graphics card with this type of setup, or is it a good build the way it is? (As you can guess it's mainly for gaming- fps and rpgs)

I mainly feel like the power supply or the cpu are the things that are drawing me back the most...
 
What makes *DDR3* bad? Haswell doesn't support DDR4. Also the only difference between K and non-K CPU is the unlocked multiplier. At stock speed they're negligibly different (I think the K has a 100 MHz higher stock clock).

SSD would help a lot for general seat-of-the-pants in Windows.

Also, where specifically is it falling short in expectation? Do you see low benchmark scores or less than expected FPS in particular games? The 3770 shouldn't bottleneck that setup and you should see decent performance in pretty much every instance.
 
beers said:
What makes *DDR3* bad? Haswell doesn't support DDR4. Also the only difference between K and non-K CPU is the unlocked multiplier. At stock speed they're negligibly different (I think the K has a 100 MHz higher stock clock).

SSD would help a lot for general seat-of-the-pants in Windows.

Also, where specifically is it falling short in expectation? Do you see low benchmark scores or less than expected FPS in particular games? The 3770 shouldn't bottleneck that setup and you should see decent performance in pretty much every instance.
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I don't have the gtx 980 ti installed just yet. I was just wondering if perhaps it was a bad call to buy such a high end gpu in relation to my current specs. How about the power supply? Will that hold me back once I get my new gpu installed?
 
i7 3770 still are decent CPU to today standard.
Grab 250GB SSD and install GTX 980ti, and it should last another couple years before getting brand new PC
 
That's a pretty sick set-up. If you want to future proof it more you could get another 8GB of RAM and you will be set for the next few years.
 
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