Hi,
I currently have the following config (have been upgrading it piece wise over the last 3 years):
I5 2500k
Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard
Gskill F3-12800 CI9S 4GB RL Ram (x 3) - 12 GB in total
1 TB – Western Digital Sata Hdd (Black)
2 TB - Western Digital Green
512 GB Adata SSD (SP900) - Primary
Asus 560 Ti PCi Express Card - (Direct CUII 1 GB DDR5 Graphics Card)
Asus Dvd Writer 24x
Seasonic 750watts Smps
Cooler Master 690 (Transparent side)
Samsung 24 inch monitor (HDMI input) - HD
Off late, most of the games I play (Assassins Creed Syndicate, Mad Max, etc) are forced to run on minimal settings (low). I generally play games at HD resolutions - 1080p (but have had to lower it for the newer games)
I'm looking to beef up significantly the graphics capability of my rig (high to max settings on a 1080p monitor), and wanted advice on which card I should go for with the following considerations:
1. Should I buy an additional card and plug it in along with my existing card into the mother board:
- will there be any advantage of having two graphics cards in the same rig (SLI?)
- will my mother board be able to support the new card, along with my old card?
- Will there be enough of space for the new card? Will there be sufficient power for the card given other card / devices? are there any other considerations I should be aware of (bottlenecks, etc.)
2. Or should I instead just replace my existing card with a new one altogether? - again meeting compatibility with my motherboard and power supply / bottleneck and compatibility with the processor
Taking the above into account, what's the best card I can get to significantly boost my performance - budget of anywhere between 20 - 25k (can push it up to 30k - if there's something that's worth it) - either option 1 or 2? and accordingly whats the best brand (again in terms of compatibility with my existing rig) and config I should go for?
Lastly, I had my rig assembled by someone earlier - with a new graphics card I assume it would be easier for me to install it on my own?
Thanks!
I currently have the following config (have been upgrading it piece wise over the last 3 years):
I5 2500k
Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard
Gskill F3-12800 CI9S 4GB RL Ram (x 3) - 12 GB in total
1 TB – Western Digital Sata Hdd (Black)
2 TB - Western Digital Green
512 GB Adata SSD (SP900) - Primary
Asus 560 Ti PCi Express Card - (Direct CUII 1 GB DDR5 Graphics Card)
Asus Dvd Writer 24x
Seasonic 750watts Smps
Cooler Master 690 (Transparent side)
Samsung 24 inch monitor (HDMI input) - HD
Off late, most of the games I play (Assassins Creed Syndicate, Mad Max, etc) are forced to run on minimal settings (low). I generally play games at HD resolutions - 1080p (but have had to lower it for the newer games)
I'm looking to beef up significantly the graphics capability of my rig (high to max settings on a 1080p monitor), and wanted advice on which card I should go for with the following considerations:
1. Should I buy an additional card and plug it in along with my existing card into the mother board:
- will there be any advantage of having two graphics cards in the same rig (SLI?)
- will my mother board be able to support the new card, along with my old card?
- Will there be enough of space for the new card? Will there be sufficient power for the card given other card / devices? are there any other considerations I should be aware of (bottlenecks, etc.)
2. Or should I instead just replace my existing card with a new one altogether? - again meeting compatibility with my motherboard and power supply / bottleneck and compatibility with the processor
Taking the above into account, what's the best card I can get to significantly boost my performance - budget of anywhere between 20 - 25k (can push it up to 30k - if there's something that's worth it) - either option 1 or 2? and accordingly whats the best brand (again in terms of compatibility with my existing rig) and config I should go for?
Lastly, I had my rig assembled by someone earlier - with a new graphics card I assume it would be easier for me to install it on my own?
Thanks!