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TT Kairen

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I've decided it's time for an upgrade. I can run Witcher 2 on high, but I'm seeing the fidelity of Dragon Age: Inquisiton and Witcher 3, and I just don't think my rig will stack up.

I do not need a new case or power supply. Budget is roughly $2500.

Vital components are a CPU, GPU, and Motherboard.

Nice extras would be new RAM and an SSD.

All help is appreciated.
 

Syntax Error

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Haven't followed the specs much, but here are some general insights:

1. NEVER SKIMP OUT ON THE POWER SUPPLY. Get a true-rated PSU. Wattage depends on the chosen specs but usually the higher the better. This is THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE in your system, because it's the one literally powering everything hence, the name, OBVIOUSLY... I'm being redundant... Anyway, make sure that the one you pick has: Enough wattage to power everything you have: The Motherboard, GPU, Hard Disk(s) and any accessories you might fancy, like intake and exhaust fans. Also make sure that all the power connectors you will need are there.

2. Pick a good case with a lot of room for good ventilation and wire management. Heat has a tendency to do bad things to good computer parts.

Now, I know you mentioned that those two aren't needed, but just in case the dimensions of the new parts you pick or their power consumption will not be enough for your current PSU, you will need to buy new ones of those as well. Just putting it out there.

As for your budget, you can probably get a Titan (or something equivalent) and still have at least $1500 remaining. That's a lot of money you can then use for the other parts. Even then you can probably splurge on those new-fangled 4K/G-Sync monitors (G-Sync if you use Nvidia GPUs) and have some more extras.
 

AWAR

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It's not wise to spend more than $1200 on a gaming PC. At higher price levels the price/performance ratio is ridiculously small, and enthusiast components require quite a bit of know-how in order achieve their full potential.

Also yeah, you'd want a new quality PSU for an expensive new system.

Check here for a comprehensive list of components. I'd recommend the "excellent" tier
 

TT Kairen

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The reason I said I don't need a new power supply or case is because I don't, I'm running a 1200w 80+gold power supply in a Cooler Master HAF case. Plenty of wattage, space and ventilation.

Syntax Error said:
As for your budget, you can probably get a Titan (or something equivalent) and still have at least $1500 remaining. That's a lot of money you can then use for the other parts. Even then you can probably splurge on those new-fangled 4K/G-Sync monitors (G-Sync if you use Nvidia GPUs) and have some more extras.
AWAR said:
Check here for a comprehensive list of components. I'd recommend the "excellent" tier
However your other advice is much appreciated. Checking out thank link now. =)
 

Albino Boo

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My personal philosophy has been to buy a high spec cpu and motherboard because replacing those bits means whole new build. Looking at you budget I would go with a i7-4770K, 8GB of ram, a gtx 770 or R9-280x, ASUS Z97-PRO motherboard, a sata 3 2 TB HDD and a 120 gig ssd. That comes in about ~$1500 and will play crysis 3 at 1900x1080 with something like 60-65 fps. As Awar has said you don't get much more bang for your buck by spending $2500 on bleeding edge components.