I am planning to upgrade my gaming comp. I have some existing parts which I plan to reuse. Do you think the rig is ok for gaming? Mainly using for BF4 and future games.
i7 4790K
MSI Z97M Gaming
2 x 8GB Avexir DDR3 1600 (Red LED)
2 x MSI R9 290 Gaming 4GB (bought a 2nd hand card from vr-zone so going to CF the 2 cards)
4 x Plextor M6 Pro 256GB SSD (Reusing)
1 x Seasonic Platinum 1000W PSU (Reusing)
Going to Water cool my CPU and GPU (Reusing Existing WC stuff)
1 x Corsair Carbide Air 240 Casing
23" Philips 1080 Monitor (reusing)
Logitech 2.1 Speakers (reusing)
KB + Mouse (reusing)
So I will be basically just buying a new CPU, mainboard, RAM and casing.
Do you think the config will be enough for gaming at 1920 x 1080 at highest settings? I am just a bit worried about the graphics card. Not sure if it can cater. Also the RAM, 16GB is enough or do I need 32GB?
For board, do I need those high end ones like Asus ROG board or the MSI gaming one will do? Just going to do mild overclocking to 4.6GHz
i7 4790K
MSI Z97M Gaming
2 x 8GB Avexir DDR3 1600 (Red LED)
2 x MSI R9 290 Gaming 4GB (bought a 2nd hand card from vr-zone so going to CF the 2 cards)
4 x Plextor M6 Pro 256GB SSD (Reusing)
1 x Seasonic Platinum 1000W PSU (Reusing)
Going to Water cool my CPU and GPU (Reusing Existing WC stuff)
1 x Corsair Carbide Air 240 Casing
23" Philips 1080 Monitor (reusing)
Logitech 2.1 Speakers (reusing)
KB + Mouse (reusing)
So I will be basically just buying a new CPU, mainboard, RAM and casing.
Do you think the config will be enough for gaming at 1920 x 1080 at highest settings? I am just a bit worried about the graphics card. Not sure if it can cater. Also the RAM, 16GB is enough or do I need 32GB?
For board, do I need those high end ones like Asus ROG board or the MSI gaming one will do? Just going to do mild overclocking to 4.6GHz
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