What should i choose first?
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Hello, So christmas and my birthday is right around the corner and i was wondering what to get first. My current specs are: gtx 970, I5 6400 and 8gb ddr4 ram my computer is a prebuild computer and the model name is G3-710. so im thinking about upgrading to gtx 1660 Ti and 16 gb ddr4 ram but i dont know what to choose first.
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It really depends on what you use it for. For regular computing the biggest bang is going to be a combo CPU upgrade to 6th gen i7 and memory upgrade to 16 or 32GB. The i7 runs double the threads of an i5 simultaneously and bumping beyond 8GB is a no brainer for modern OSes. If you are primarily into gaming then the graphics card is top, though be aware you might also need a bigger PSU. Either way it should be a nice improvement over the stock system!
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Benny_DK said:Hello, So christmas and my birthday is right around the corner and i was wondering what to get first. My current specs are: gtx 970, I5 6400 and 8gb ddr4 ram my computer is a prebuild computer and the model name is G3-710. so im thinking about upgrading to gtx 1660 Ti and 16 gb ddr4 ram but i dont know what to choose first.
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It really depends on what you use it for. For regular computing the biggest bang is going to be a combo CPU upgrade to 6th gen i7 and memory upgrade to 16 or 32GB. The i7 runs double the threads of an i5 simultaneously and bumping beyond 8GB is a no brainer for modern OSes. If you are primarily into gaming then the graphics card is top, though be aware you might also need a bigger PSU. Either way it should be a nice improvement over the stock system!
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billsey said:It really depends on what you use it for. For regular computing the biggest bang is going to be a combo CPU upgrade to 6th gen i7 and memory upgrade to 16 or 32GB. The i7 runs double the threads of an i5 simultaneously and bumping beyond 8GB is a no brainer for modern OSes. If you are primarily into gaming then the graphics card is top, though be aware you might also need a bigger PSU. Either way it should be a nice improvement over the stock system!0
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Good, though remember there are more potential power needs than the GPU. Upgrading memory to a larger size increases the power draw as does some CPU upgrades, and power supplies gradually drop in output as they age. As long as you are aware of that you can watch for subtle signs you are at the edge, and drop a bigger supply in before they stop being subtle.
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