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Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER
Hi Capt L
My rig specs are
Dell XPS8100 > Windows 7 Home Premium > 64 Bit
I7-860 Processor 2.8Ghz 4 cores 1333Mhz
16 Gig Ram
ATI Radeon HD5770GFX 1 gig
1 TB Sata 7,200rpm
If I went for the 2gig instead of the 4 I could probably afford an SSD as well.
Peter
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Ya you have two problems. First your gpu is in dire need of a replacement. If you want absolute gaming power and want to use a 4k monitor then I would suggest you go with a gtx 760 or above, Keep in mind that will run you between 3-700 bucks. Better off waiting till the 800 series comes out end of this year early 2015. At the absolute minimum, I would go with a 560 ti although a 660 would be better performance for your buck. You should have no problem finding a 600 series for 200 or less on newegg. They also come in 2 and 3 gig versions.
Second problem is you have a dell. They suck. The problem with buying from manufacturers is that #1 they will charge you a arm and a leg for components and #2 the components they put into there pc's is very limited in terms of upgrading. For example, if you ever want to upgrade your cpu then you will most likely need a new motherboard otherwise the cpu's that are compatible for the (dell) mobo will not provide enough of a performance gain to justify the super high cost of some of the newer cpu's.
Rule of thumb is NEVER EVER buy components from a manufacturer such as dell. They will charge you 2-3 times what the item is actually worth. I highly recommend newegg for pc shopping. You will literally save thousands by shopping with them.
Other then that your good. you have a decent cpu and you have 16 gigs of ram which is awsome. Also I would highly recommend a ssd. They are 10 times faster then a mechanical drive and last much longer because they have no moving parts. I hope this helps. If you have any questions I'd be happy to help.
EDIT, You can usually find a 120g ssd on newegg for around 60 bucks.
EDIT#2, I only listed nvidia cards because I have very limited knowledge of amd cards as I've never used them.