Looking to upgrade my build.

When I was a freshman in high school, I built my first computer. My system specs are as follows:

  • Intel Core i7 3770 (3.40 GHz)
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 (3GB)
  • Crucial Ballistix Tactical LP 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB / DDR3-1600)
  • Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
  • Gigabyte Z77N-WiFi ITX Motherboard
  • Antec 450W Power Supply

Now a freshman in college, I want to upgrade this thing. Looking back, I have no idea why I chose the parts I did, and why on earth I would put a 450W power supply in this thing. Before I proceed, I am looking for some opinions on what I should do.

I play a lot of games, and I would say that ArmA III is the most intensive on my system. I run a 1080p monitor, and want to be able to run it on Ultra and still get decent frame rates.

I am on a college budget, and am considering upgrading my GPU to the GTX 1070 and getting an SSD. If I do that though, will it be bottle-necked by my Ivy Bridge Processor and measly 8GB of DDR3 RAM? I assume I would need to get a new PSU as well.

Thanks!

Posted Jul 5, 2016, 5:30 PM UTC

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RandomDudeOPNext Time on Top Gea...oh wait wrong subreddit•

GTX 1070 on a 1080p monitor would be quite overkill, unless that said monitor was a 1080p/144hz one.

But it shouldn't be bottlenecking your cpu/ram at all. What's your budget for your upgrade?

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