Need advice on new pc

[ladygothica]

Ok, I want to either upgrade or buy a new gaming pc and need advice so I don't get ripped off. What I have now is win 7' i7. 8 gig mem 120 gig ssd drive, nvidea gt 560, 1tb spare drive, (I'm blond). Lets not worry about money, help me build a great gaming pc that will blow skyrim away please. Do I get nvide gt 680 or higher, what does it mean gt, Gtx, ti. Please help, this is my baby I'm building.

[Valkyrie]

Id just get another 560 and run them in SLI. You could always check your mobo specs and see if it will take a higher cpu. If ya have windows ya can actually go to the control panel and then to performance and it will show you what the week points of your puter are. Unless ya just wanna plain old build a new puter but what ya have looks upgradeable.

[Pevey]

I love my 680. Some games don't scale well with SLI, especially when they first come out. Skyrim in particular runs like a dream with a 680. Ultra settings, lot of mods, and 2560 X 1600 resolution for me. Runs like butter. 680 is costs a pretty penny though. It's really up to you whether it's worth it

 

Everything else in your PC looks pretty up to date. If you really want to splurge, you could pick up a larger (or second) SSD.

[Georgiegril]

You can go to the NVidia site and see descriptions of their various cards. Generally, a GTX is a gaming card, and ti stands for titanium, which is the higher level of card.

 

The GTX 560 ti is a great card for the money.

Techradar.com has a bunch of reviews, benchmarks, etc of various cards (and other components).

The geforce forum is a good place to look at what real-world issues various cards are having.

You can also go to places like Tom's hardware and read all kinds of discussions about the cards you are considering. EVGA has a great forum, too--folks there are very helpful, I've found.

Remember to check your power supply--a great card without adequate power supply is like shooting yourself in the foot.

Also, I wouldn't bother with more than 2gb VRAM. As I understand it, anything beyond that provides steeply diminishing returns. (though don't take my word, you can easily research that, too.)

 

I agree with previous posters, your set-up is already very good, and getting a second card may be all you need.

If you do get a second card, I would look just as carefully at manufacturers as the card itself. There are a couple excellent manufacturers who provide consistent quality and excellent service.

 

The only concern I have about 2 cards is that skyrim seems picky about sli. But if you get a card of a little better performance, even if you have to force 1 card, then you will still see improvements.