Upgrade Ready - last check
Hi all,
I'm about to pull the trigger on upgrading my current PC and just want to get confirmation all the parts will fit/are compatible.
Long story short, i was gifted an Acer Predator (1440p 144hz) monitor and can't afford a new pc yet. I want to upgrade what i have to make the most of my new monitor. This will be used mostly to play DotA 2, CSGO, ArmA 2 and Overwatch.
Current PC:
1 ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Motherboard 1 Intel Core i5 2500K (OCed to 4.2ghz) 1 Corsair Hydro Series H40 CPU Cooler 1 Fractal Design Arc Mid Tower 1 Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P 1 Samsung SH-222BB SATA DVDRW Drive OEM 1 Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD 1 Seagate Barracuda 1TB ST31000524AS 1 Sapphire Radeon HD7870 2GB GHZ Edition OC 1 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
Upgrades:
RAM: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/21770/corsair-vengeance-cmz16gx3m2a1600c9-16gb-2x8gb-ddr3
Apologies for some potentially dumb questions, but I'm still learning a lot of this stuff.
- Is this ram compatible with my mobo?
- Is there anything wrong with this brand of GTX 1080? It's the cheapest 1080 on the Australian market by almost $200 - is there something about it im missing.
- Do i have enough power to run the GTX 1080?
- Is there anything else I'm not considering/missing?
Appreciate the help.
Posted Aug 29, 2016, 11:45 PM UTC