Is my current build good enough...?

gillmanjr

gillmanjr

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So guys, I know that any answers to the question I'm about to ask would only be speculation at this point, but I wanted to ask nevertheless. Just give me your opinions based on what you know at this point:

I am a HUGE Fallout fan, have been since the very first one came out long ago. I am counting the days until Fallout 4 is released and I plan to have a computer that is capable of running it at MAX graphics. My current build is below and I am planning to upgrade it, BUT I want your opinions on this. Do you think this build will be able to run Fallout 4 maxed out, even with the upgrades I am planning on making? I am asking this now because I don't want to spend the money upgrading my current build if its not going to do the job. If thats the case I'll have to build a completely new PC for this game. Here is my current build with the upgrades I am planning...

550 W PSU (planned upgrade to 850 W)
GIGABYTE Z77-UD4H LGA1155
i3-3220 (planned upgrade to i7-3770k)
HD7870 (planned upgrade to R9 390 or possibly GTX980)
16 GB RAM
27" Dell 1440p monitor (planned upgrade to a 34" WQHD 4k)
 
You don't need 850 watt power supply, a good 650 would work well. The r9 390 requires a 650 watt and the 980 only requires a 520 watt unit. Either video card should do you well.
 
johnb35 said:
You don't need 850 watt power supply, a good 650 would work well. The r9 390 requires a 650 watt and the 980 only requires a 520 watt unit. Either video card should do you well.
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I'm sure you are correct, but how much more expensive is an 850 over a 650? Like 20 bucks...? There is no reason to be on the edge with power when the price difference is negligible. The PSU is the cheapest component (by far) that I am planning on upgrading, no reason not to go with the 850 in case I ever want to add a second GPU Xfire/SLI.
 
gillmanjr said:
I'm sure you are correct, but how much more expensive is an 850 over a 650? Like 20 bucks...? There is no reason to be on the edge with power when the price difference is negligible. The PSU is the cheapest component (by far) that I am planning on upgrading, no reason not to go with the 850 in case I ever want to add a second GPU Xfire/SLI.
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A decent 850W PSU is easily $100+
 
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