Upgrading components

Hex_OC · Aug 30, 2016

Hi , i just want to ask if its worth to upgrade my motherboard , cpu and ram.
My hardware:
MB:MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8) @ 2400MHz CL11

Upgrade:
MB: Asus Maximus VIII Hero
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8) @ 3000MHz CL15

Thank you in advance.

P4-630 · Aug 30, 2016

Will it be for gaming?
What graphics card do you have?

Frick · Aug 30, 2016

Depending on what you're doing, the answer is definitely no, and in 90% of the use cases it's still no. Not enough performance gains, even if you can sell your old stuff for decent money.

Hex_OC · Aug 30, 2016

P4-630 said:
Will it be for gaming?
What graphics card do you have?

Yes, it will be for gaming and i have Sapphire R9 290.

peche · Aug 30, 2016

aypactivew said:
Hi , i just want to ask if its worth to upgrade my motherboard , cpu and ram.
My hardware:
MB:MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8) @ 2400MHz CL11

Upgrade:
MB: Asus Maximus VIII Hero
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8) @ 3000MHz CL15

Thank you in advance.

not worth it... you will gain .. like 3% over your current rig, its better to replace / upgrade video card...

also .. fill this, with you current specss...

alucasa · Aug 30, 2016

Don't go for it. Not worth the trouble, money, and time, for few % of increase which you won't even see.

P4-630 · Aug 30, 2016

aypactivew said:
Yes, it will be for gaming and i have Sapphire R9 290.

This:

peche said:
its better to replace / upgrade video card

Hex_OC · Aug 30, 2016

peche said:
not worth it... you will gain .. like 3% over your current rig, its better to replace / upgrade video card...

also .. fill this, with you current specss...

done with specs

dank1983man420 · Aug 30, 2016

I would definitely get an SSD drive for the OS and main programs first if the 500GB Seagate is your only drive. It will be a massive improvement in Windows/ startup time

P4-630 · Aug 30, 2016

Buy an SSD and upgrade your graphics card.

alucasa · Aug 30, 2016

Oh, yeah, if you haven't got SSD, by all means go for it.

SSD is one PC component that will clearly show its worth. When PC boots into desktop when you press power button and done yawning, you know it's flying its ass.

Hex_OC · Aug 30, 2016

I am really really thankful for all of your answers. Thank you once again brothers.

peche · Aug 30, 2016

Processor: Intel i7 4770K / [Great!]
Motherboard: Z87 MPOWER MAX / [Great!]
Cooling: CM Seidon 240M / [Great!]
Memory: Kingston HyperX beast 16 gb 2400mhz cl11 / [Great!]
Video Card(s): Sapphire R9 290 / [Weak]
Hard Disk(s): Barracuda Seagate 500GB 7200RPM / [weak]
LCD/CRT Model: Benq XL2411Z [Great!]
Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D [Great!]
Power Supply: CM 1000W Silent Pro M2 [Great!]
Mouse: SS Kinzu v1 [Great!]
Keyboard: CM Quickfire TK Blue switch [Great!]

Forget about replace / upgrade CPU + motherbard + ram,

well, a nice upgrade will be a newer video card, such as RX 4XX series, also GTX 10XX series, also adding an SSD for boot time will be another great great deal! also a bigger HDD will be noticiable for having more space,

where are you from sir? maybe we could link some great deals on storage options,

Regards,

alucasa · Aug 30, 2016

I would say R 290 is not "weak" but decent.

peche · Aug 30, 2016

alucasa said:
I would say R 290 is not "weak" but decent.

agreed, but considering the upgrade OP was planing that card seems to be the unique weak part for that hardware...

Regards,

Tomgang · Aug 30, 2016

Just as all the others say. Forget all about upgrade cpu. That is more pain in your pocket than gain for your brain. If you really want to upgrade cpu aleast wait for Intels kaby lake cpu like the I7 7700K, even that i dont think will be worfh the upgrade.
Heck im even on an over 7 year old I7 920 oc to 4 GHz and even that old sucker can still handel most games close to maxed you combined with two GTX 970 in sli that is transfer to single gpu power is a GTX 980 TI or GTX 1070 area.

what you shut do is overclock that cpu you have now and if you have a poor cpu cooler now replace it with a better one. That is cheap ekstra power and i even think with a proper oc you can come close to I7 6700K performence area. For reference my old I7 920 after OC to 4 GHz it performence like a stock I7 3770K. I know by fact that most I7 4770K are good for around 4,5 GHz oc just as long you keep it cool and not giving it to much voltage.

Get a SSD if you dont have one now. That is properly the bedst upgrade you can ever do to a pc for a speed gain you will feel. Your pc will boot faster, open program so much faster and games will also load faster. For short your pc will be so much more responsive in your gaming and in your normal use. Just remember an SSD will not give you more fps in games (unless your HDD is slow af fuck) but only allows you to load games faster much faster infact. Have you first tried an SSD you are never and mean never going back to HDD again for OS/game drive, it will simply bee to much a pain in the ass. I have tried it and i regreed it very fast after that and got another ssd again. Get one big drive for combined OS/game drive or two smalle ones for one OS and one game drive or if you can live with the risk, you cut try raid 0 with two drives for even better speed. but the risk is that in raid 0. If one drive dies all your data is lost also if the other drives still work properly cause your data is then spitted up between the two drives. So raid 0 gives more speed but greater risk for data lost.

And maybe get a better gpu like GTX 1070 or if you can live with used hardware a GTX 980 TI is not a bad choise, gut it has a bigger power use than GTX 1xxx series card.

You still have enough memory aswell. The rest of your pc is just fine as it is.

System Name	CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X62 280mm
Memory	GSKILL Trident Z Royal 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-4266MHz CL19-19-19-39 1.40V (F4-4266C19D-16GTRS)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon™ RX 6900XT
Storage	0: Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, 1:Samsung 970 PRO 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s)	ZOWIE BENQ XL2546 - 240Hz DyAc™ 24.5 Inch Gaming Monitor For Esports
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS C700M
Audio Device(s)	Logitech PRO X Gaming Headset with Blue VO!CE Microphone
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1000W FULLY MODULAR
Mouse	Logitech G PRO X Superlight Pink Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G PRO TKL [GX Blue Clicky Switches]

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Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
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Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
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Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
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Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
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Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
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Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
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System Name	CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X62 280mm
Memory	GSKILL Trident Z Royal 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-4266MHz CL19-19-19-39 1.40V (F4-4266C19D-16GTRS)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon™ RX 6900XT
Storage	0: Samsung 990 PRO 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, 1:Samsung 970 PRO 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD
Display(s)	ZOWIE BENQ XL2546 - 240Hz DyAc™ 24.5 Inch Gaming Monitor For Esports
Case	Cooler Master COSMOS C700M
Audio Device(s)	Logitech PRO X Gaming Headset with Blue VO!CE Microphone
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1000W FULLY MODULAR
Mouse	Logitech G PRO X Superlight Pink Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G PRO TKL [GX Blue Clicky Switches]

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

Upgrading components

Hex_OC

P4-630

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

Hex_OC

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

alucasa

P4-630

Hex_OC

dank1983man420

P4-630

alucasa

Hex_OC

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

alucasa

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

Tomgang

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Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570
Cooling	Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4a - NH-D15 chromax.black with IPPC Industrial 3000 RPM 120/140 MM fans.
Memory	G.SKILL TRIDENT Z ROYAL GOLD/SILVER 32 GB (2 x 16 GB and 4 x 8 GB) 3600 MHz CL14-15-15-35 1.45 volts
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 4060 OC LOW PROFILE - GIGABYTE RTX 4090 GAMING OC
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Display(s)	Asus 27" TUF VG27AQL1A and a Dell 24" for dual setup
Case	Phanteks Enthoo 719/LUXE 2 BLACK
Audio Device(s)	Onboard on both boards
Power Supply	Phanteks Revolt X 1200W
Mouse	Logitech G903 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Software	WINDOWS 10 PRO 64 BITS on both systems
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