Upgrading my pc

[rrangel88]

My current pc specs are:

GPU: Gtx 980 g1 gaming.
CPU Cooler: H100 hydro Liquid cooling
CPU: i-7 3770k
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133
Storage: Seagate SV35.5 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Power Supply: Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower White

So my question is what should I upgrade I want to run higher fps on Blade and Soul.

My fps in beta for BnS is @under 50fps but sometimes dips to 30fps. I am also thinking about a more silent power supply and I am transferring my components to my new case the Define R5. I got a few suggestions saying that I should get another gtx 980 and sli them if I did that would that help my fps? Also would running the 2 980s bottleneck the cpu?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I'm off to bed now but I will look at this forums tomorrow.

Thanks for any help I also live in Australia for price comparison wise.

 

[EarthDog]

Im assuming you are gaming at 1920x1080? Overclock the GPU and CPU really...

I wouldn't SLI. While it will surely give you more FPS, I find that incredibly costly for little reason on those games. I would try overclocking that CPU and GPU before you spend a penny.

 

[Mandrake4565]

What screen resolution are you running? I doubt anything in that pc is holding you back, it's likely just the game being in beta.

 

[EarthDog]

$1K CPU for a CPU heavy game and 2 $1K CPUs... yeah, I bet he has more FPS than you!

With the clocking I've never really done it before any advice on that.

Sure! Check out the guide located in my signature (Sandybridge/Ivybridge overclocking guide).

EDIT: Heh, you deleted your post RR!!!

 

[rrangel88]

I'm running at 1920x1080 2 monitors 27inch asus and 24inch samsung. I've seen streamers with a gtx 980 that run the game at constant 60fps but have a different mobo/cpu. I've seen one streamer from twitch that is on a constant 120fps but he has a 5960x and 2 titans ahah. With the overclocking on cpu/gpu I've never really done it before is it safe for a long time and will it really increase my fps?

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Yeah I made a mistake I'm on my phone ahaha. I'm temped to get another gtx 980 so later on get a better monitor and maybe try 1440p or 4k gaming.

 

[EarthDog]

A single 980 is fine at 1400p. 2 980's, not sure I would go 4K because of 4GBof vRAM though. You may have to edit some settings (lower AA, etc).

With the overclocking on cpu/gpu I've never really done it before is it safe for a long time and will it really increase my fps?

When done right, and yes.

 

[rrangel88]

Damit why do I keep deleting my post ahah anyways I am going to transfer my component's from my phantom 410 to my define r5 as I like silence.

 

[EarthDog]

Not sure.. I restored the previous post for you though.

 

[rrangel88]

Oh thanks with the cpu cooler I checked is the h100 that I have now ok?
I do have a noctua nh-d14 laying around that I could use. Also is the define r5 case fine for this?

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The overclocking that is and the airflow in the case.

 

[EarthDog]

H100 is fine, better than the D14 or the same.

As far as compatibility for water... its on the Define R5's website:

Water cooling compatibility

Front – 360, 280, 240, 140 and 120 mm radiators of all thicknesses (requires removal of drive bays)
Top – 420, 360, 280, 240, 140 and 120 mm radiators. (A thickness limitation of 55mm for both radiator + fan applies on 420, 280 and 140 mm radiators) (420 and 360 mm radiators require removal of the ODD bay)
Bottom – 120 or 240 mm radiator (Use of radiators in the bottom position limits the PSU length to 165 mm)
Rear – 120 or 140 mm radiator

 

[rrangel88]

Okay thanks and any advice for the gpu overclock?

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Errr anything on when you would upgrade on my system to dual cards or cpu/mobo?

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I do know Blade and Soul is very demanding on a system the graphics on the game is insane.

 

[EarthDog]

Advice for GPU overclock? Try it and see! All cards are different! Just raise the power limit and see where you can go without additional voltage on the clocks.

As I said earlier, there is nothing I would touch for upgrading for those games.

BaSoul is an MMORPG. While it looks good. It is still using a lot of CPU!

 

[rrangel88]

Alright cheers I'll have a look at it tomorrow I'm off to bed gn and thanks again.