Upgrade Suggestions for a 6 year old PC that still runs games of today

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lukema

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These are my current specs and all i'm after are upgradable suggestions of what i could do to make it a bit more upto date within reason of costs etc.

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III WHITE CASE (Limited Edition!)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX SAVAGE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB Kit)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11 AC1300 867Mbps/5GHz, 400Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Monitor
ASUS VX278H 27" LED DISPLAY
Keyboard & Mouse
Corsair Gaming Bundle - Keyboard, Mouse, Headset & Mouse Mat
 
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lukema

Member
Martinr36 said:
What monitor do you have resolution & refresh rate or make and model, what games do you want to play and what's your budget
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i have an asus vx278 with a desktop resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a refresh rate of 60Hz and well to be honest theres no definite set budget it's just for suggestions for people who know more about computing than myself..... i'm an avid gamer but not immensely clued up on gaming pc builds as a whole ... i knew my one would be good for quite some while, i just want to get some suggestions

many thanks
 
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Ash_

Master Poster
Agreed. I wouldn’t touch it, it should easily be getting 60fps at 1080p, in fact... i imagine a 1080 can hit 120fps, so maybe a new 1080p monitor, is the upgrade you need.
 
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GeaFit

Bronze Level Poster
The 1080 is actually a brilliant GPU and still crushes most titles at 1080. If you want to upgrade to a new 1440p monitor you can think about it then but if you are happy gaming at 1080 I'd leave it for now. It's also a bad time to be buying new graphics cards.
 
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