Looking to upgrade my graphics card and monitor
What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.
I'm mainly looking to be able to play Overwatch at 144fps on a new 144hz monitor. Doesn't need to be on high settings, however I'd prefer to not have to upgrade again for a few years.
What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?
I'm hoping to keep it under about $600 between the two of them, but that's flexible. I'm also very unsure whether I'll need to upgrade any other components to make this possible, and can budget a bit more if that's needed.
When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.
This weekend or next if possible.
What, exactly, do you need included in the budget?
Graphics card, monitor, and any other components that need to be upgraded for compatibility.
Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?
Washington, USA. Not very close to a Microcenter, but if it's a very significant difference then I may be able to go to one next month.
If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.
This is essentially what I'm working with right now:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/31IlE
Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?
Nope
Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)
Nope
Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?
Not looking for a case, don't care about colors of anything.
Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?
Nope, already have one
Posted Sep 22, 2016, 12:04 AM UTC
not sure if this is what you mean, but here are the 2 parts under 650. a 1070 is a great gpu and you will see a big boost between that and the 760.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Thanks, basically what I was looking for. I don't know too much about hardware, so I wasn't sure if I could simply plug those two things into my current rig (since it's not exactly brand new) or if I'd have to upgrade anything else for compatibility
You should be good to just replace the GPU
and maybe consider a PSU upgrade in the near future. According to http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html OP's GPU is Tier 4 (same PSU as me) so I recommend looking at a T1-3 replacement.