just looking for some suggestions! recently decided that instead of buying a PS4, I was going to upgrade my gaming PC (and after trying to run SWTOR in Ultra mode and having video start to stutter, I figured upgrades are justifiable)
here's my current box...
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz
RAM: 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333MHz DIMM PC3-10666
HDD Samsung 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive, 256GB (definitely need to upgrade, or at least add in an additional drive... I use this exclusively for my game installs and it's at about 90% capacity; I've got a same-model 128gb ssd that Windows is sitting on)
Video Card: Radeon HD 6950 (the oldest component in my desktop and the most in need of an upgrade)
thinking about using my PS4 money plus any Christmas gift cards to buy a GTX 980, just wanted verification that my line of thinking is sound or if I should also think about upgrading my CPU/RAM as well in order to play modern games on high/ultra settings.
here's my current box...
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz
RAM: 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333MHz DIMM PC3-10666
HDD Samsung 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive, 256GB (definitely need to upgrade, or at least add in an additional drive... I use this exclusively for my game installs and it's at about 90% capacity; I've got a same-model 128gb ssd that Windows is sitting on)
Video Card: Radeon HD 6950 (the oldest component in my desktop and the most in need of an upgrade)
thinking about using my PS4 money plus any Christmas gift cards to buy a GTX 980, just wanted verification that my line of thinking is sound or if I should also think about upgrading my CPU/RAM as well in order to play modern games on high/ultra settings.