Worth upgrading gpu? (gibaway inside)

I'd change CPU if I was you but I ain't so have a potato.

I think you'll get a decently large performance upgrade by upgrading, at least in video games.

If you're going to upgrade, would it not be worth upgrading to a 1070 instead of a 970 or a 980? If you're willing to go up in price as high as that of a 980, then a 1070 is a better investment, based on the reviews I've seen. It quite simply out-performs the 980 TI or Titan X at a 980 price.

Your CPU is somewhat old, but still pretty good, so it's unlikely you'll be bottlenecked by it.
Your GPU isn't too bad either, but if you want to upgrade it to get a performance boost with newer games, forget about the GTX 970, and get something with at least 4 "true" GB of VRAM.
Wait for the full release of AMD's Rx 400 lineup, and compare the prices after they settle down.

You downloaded RAM? ._. I'd upgrade the GPU to a 480/1060 which would be comparable to the 980. You'll see probably a 25-50% increase in performance depending on the graphical application. That or you go 1070/1080

Sadly i think yes... This year the difference is almost 2x for the $ not the average 30-40%

Yeah go for anything GTX 960+ they are affordable now (compared to before) and you'll see a an increase in performance and they run all new games really good. Also where's the gibaway?

Look it mostly boils down to this:

• if you have the money AND can't wait for better deals (price/performance) just buy whatever you find it's best at the time you're decided to buy
• I you don't really need it NOW and can wait for better opportunities to present themselves, then it's always best to wait + you gather more money for more options

There, simple!
Technology will ALWAYS move fast, it's called "programmed obsolescence", manufacturers and those in charge WANT you to buy as many and as fast as possible, so your insert PC part here will get outdated fast or worse, break, rather sooner than expected, thus forcing you to keep purchasing.
When you buy the latest GPU, 1 week, 1 month later it will be yet another one cheaper or offering better performance for the same or a tad more money, so...
see the points above.

ps. saw the hidden gib, already have it. Have a free bump!

I have a 3770k as well, with a 970. I have to say it is a bit of a bottleneck, going to upgrade as soon as possible

Here's a nice article on TechSpot which compares six generations of GeForces.

Overclock the 3770K a bit, upgrade the GPU.
Those saying the 3770K will bottleneck any newer GPU are incorrect.

Even Skylake isn't that much faster than Haswell, so you can wait at least another CPU generation before upgrading if necessary.

Largely depends on what resolution you play at and what games. Anything over a 960 is over kill for 1920x1080 and under for most games. CPU wise only a few games will be impacted by it.

I'd keep the 670 for a while. My advice is wait for a price drop, or a nice promo from Nvidia: They've been gifting games along with their GPUs for a while. I bought my 970 because I wanted to prepare my PC for The Witcher 3, and some months later they started to gift that game along with their gpus.