Upgrade Internals or New Build?

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FamousVQ
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:46 am

Hey everyone, I have a monster of a Gaming PC and been looking to upgrade. While computers are one of the things I'm more versed in, I do need help from time to time.

Currently I am looking to take 2 paths with my build. First one is just an upgrade of the internals (mostly just 2 1080 Ti) if I don't have to do much with upgrades internal wise. Second way is just going to with a new build and going with a Mid ATX instead of the current Full ATX tower I have if the cost isn't that much more than getting the 2 GPUs.


Current Setup:
https://i.imgur.com/Dwh2iI4.jpg

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit

CPU
AMD FX-8350
Vishera 32nm Technology

RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (11-11-11-28)

Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (Socket 942)

Graphics
Acer H236HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Acer H236HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Acer H236HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Acer H236HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Acer H236HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
Acer H236HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (MSI)
3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (ASUStek Computer Inc)
ForceWare version: 385.41
SLI Disabled

Storage
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 (SATA)
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 (SATA)
111GB SanDisk SDSSDA120G (SSD)

Optical Drives
ASUS BW-12B1ST a

Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Saltymuffingaming
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:47 am

In my honest opinion, I would stick with 1 1080ti, and upgrade your processor. The FX 8350 is okay, but is getting dated, and 90% of games don't even support SLI right now. Getting 1 ti is a good idea though, as you can sli later should the occasion arrise, but being 800 bucks, you could easily get a new board and processor. AMD Ryzen is pretty solid, and 6th/7th gen processors are a solid choice still. If you're worried about all the monitors, use one of the older gpus' to dedicate to displaying to them and using the 1080ti for gaming.

TLDR, Buy 1 1080ti, Get a newer board and processor and ram. Keep 1 of your older gpus for monitor display

I hope this helps!
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:18 pm

[QUOTE="Saltymuffingaming, post: 47633, member: 106872"]In my honest opinion, I would stick with 1 1080ti, and upgrade your processor. The FX 8350 is okay, but is getting dated, and 90% of games don't even support SLI right now. Getting 1 ti is a good idea though, as you can sli later should the occasion arrise, but being 800 bucks, you could easily get a new board and processor. AMD Ryzen is pretty solid, and 6th/7th gen processors are a solid choice still. If you're worried about all the monitors, use one of the older gpus' to dedicate to displaying to them and using the 1080ti for gaming.

TLDR, Buy 1 1080ti, Get a newer board and processor and ram. Keep 1 of your older gpus for monitor display

I hope this helps![/QUOTE]
Sounds good. I might also get a mid tower and transfer over the internals as long as everything works accordingly space wise.
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