Any upgrade advice/ideas?

Temuka · Oct 20, 2016

Hello everyone,my last PC upgrade was almost 5 years ago (except GPU + PSU which I bought 10 months ago). So now I'm interested if there would be any sense if I upgrade to something new,for e.g:
Z170 board
6600 or 6700k
ddr4 RAM

My PC is in my signature,I don't do editing or rendering,just gaming and full HD movie watching. I have 60Hz monitor and getting 60-100fps in games with no problem (sometimes just tweaking anti-aliasing settings for smooth fps)

I suspect there is no need in upgrading now,since I have 60Hz monitor,but I just have these inexplicable feeling to upgrade once in several years,but if there would be NO noticeable change,than I'll just wait for some new techs to show up....

Thanks everyone in advance

P.S Maybe first upgrading to 4K monitor and afterwards upgrading other tech ? (including GPU)....

slozomby · Oct 20, 2016

a 6600k wouldn't be enough of an upgrade to me. its not significantly faster than a 3570k. you should be able to do some easy light overclocking with what you have already if you're looking for a little more speed.

the i7 7700k should be shipping soon as well as the zen stuff. so i'd hold out a little longer.

Sasqui · Oct 20, 2016

I've got at 3570k and a 4970k system, my take... the 4970k has to be one of intels finest enthusiast chips to date. DDR4 will help with an upgrade to a 6x series, but not a huge amount.

Temuka · Oct 21, 2016

Would be there any sense if I upgrade to ddr4 (cpu,ram,mobo) + gtx 1070 for full hd gaming ? Or it's better (but much pricier) to make further step and upgrade to 4K TV and gtx 1080?

FR@NK · Oct 21, 2016

If you have money burning in your pocket then a better video card will help, but you would need atleast a 1070 to get a large enough boost to justify it. I would wait for the next round of hardware to come out.

Is your CPU overclocked?

Frick · Oct 21, 2016

FR@NK said:
If you have money burning in your pocket then a better video card will help, but you would need atleast a 1070 to get a large enough boost to justify it. I would wait for the next round of hardware to come out.

Is your CPU overclocked?

Aye this. At least wait for Zen/whatever Intel is up with and see what Vega's all about.

Liviu Cojocaru · Oct 21, 2016

Frick said:
Aye this. At least wait for Zen/whatever Intel is up with and see what Vega's all about.

+1...In my opinion it would be a bad idea to do an upgrade now especially when your system is still really good for 1080p gaming. Wait for Zen/Kaby Lake and Vega GPU's

Temuka · Oct 21, 2016

FR@NK said:
If you have money burning in your pocket then a better video card will help, but you would need atleast a 1070 to get a large enough boost to justify it. I would wait for the next round of hardware to come out.

Is your CPU overclocked?

Is this okay ?

slozomby · Oct 21, 2016

Temuka said:
Is this okay ?

that's plenty fine for gaming

yogurt_21 · Oct 21, 2016

to be honest a 3770k would be more of an upgrade due to how well it clocked (many saw 4.8-5GHZ) and you don't have to change memory or motherboards for that one. Though you could upgrade the mem to a 16GB kit if you wanted for more longevity.

That base platform should last you several more years for very little money. Then you could save whatever you would have spent on z170 and toss it towards a new gpu either now or a year from now.

mouacyk · Oct 21, 2016

Your best upgrades now would be a beastly cooler (240mm aio recommended) so you can run that i5 comfortably at 4.3-4.5GHz. That will be sufficient to remove most CPU induced bottlenecks.

Bring up your RAM to at least 16GB. What ever money is still left burning in your pocket, dump it into the best GPU you buy. In the next upgrade, you can up the CPU and platform but keep the beastly GPU for a while.

the_analyst · Oct 21, 2016

mouacyk said:
Your best upgrades now would be a beastly cooler (240mm aio recommended) so you can run that i5 comfortably at 4.3-4.5GHz. That will be sufficient to remove most CPU induced bottlenecks.

Bring up your RAM to at least 16GB. What ever money is still left burning in your pocket, dump it into the best GPU you buy. In the next upgrade, you can up the CPU and platform but keep the beastly GPU for a while.

I 2nd this

Temuka · Oct 21, 2016

Summing up all the comments above,I understand that 4K gaming at THIS moment is kinda early bird + really pricey,so better investing in 1080p I assume?

mouacyk · Oct 21, 2016

With my suggestion, you will be able to do 4K down sampling on your 1080p screen for superior image quality until you afford a decent 4k display.

m&m's · Oct 21, 2016

Temuka said:
Summing up all the comments above,I understand that 4K gaming at THIS moment is kinda early bird + really pricey,so better investing in 1080p I assume?

Nothing needs to be done to your computer. The only thing I can think of is a 144Hz monitor to enhance immersion.

144Hz 1440p > 60Hz 4K

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Processor	Intel 3570k
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LE
Cooling	Corsair A70
Memory	G.Skill 8GB(2x4GB)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire R9 390 Nitro
Storage	4TB HDD + 250GB SSD
Display(s)	LG 55'
Case	be quiet! SILENT BASE 800
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750
Mouse	ROCCAT Kone Pure Military
Keyboard	Logitech G710
Software	Windows 10

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Processor	i7 6700k
Motherboard	asus rog alpha
Cooling	H110i
Memory	Corsair Dominator 16gb DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080
Storage	EVO 840 500gb, EVO 850 500gb, Perc 710 Raid WD RED 4tbx4
Case	Corsair 500r
Power Supply	Antec 850
Mouse	Logitec G502
Keyboard	a cheap dell

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Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
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Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

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Processor	Intel 3570k
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LE
Cooling	Corsair A70
Memory	G.Skill 8GB(2x4GB)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire R9 390 Nitro
Storage	4TB HDD + 250GB SSD
Display(s)	LG 55'
Case	be quiet! SILENT BASE 800
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 750
Mouse	ROCCAT Kone Pure Military
Keyboard	Logitech G710
Software	Windows 10

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Motherboard	Rampage Apex
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Mouse	G903
Keyboard	G810
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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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Mouse	Logitech G602
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Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling	ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage	5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s)	Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case	Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s)	SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard	Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software	Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Just enough

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Motherboard	MSI Z590 Pro Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4, 9x aigo AR12
Memory	32GB GSkill TridentZ Neo DDR4-4000 CL18-22-22-42
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 2x Geforce RTX 3070
Storage	1TB MX300 M.2 OS + Games, + cloud mostly
Display(s)	Samsung 40" 4k (TV)
Case	Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic EVO Black
Audio Device(s)	onboard HD -> Yamaha 5.1
Power Supply	EVGA 850 GQ
Mouse	Logitech wireless
Keyboard	same
VR HMD	nah
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	no one cares anymore lols

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Processor	9900K 5.2GHz @1.312v
Motherboard	MXI APEX
Cooling	Raystorm Pro + 1260mm Super Nova
Memory	2x16GB TridentZ 4000-14-14-28-2T @1.6v
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 LiquidX Barrow 3015MHz @1.1v
Storage	660P 1TB, 860 QVO 2TB
Display(s)	LG C1 + Predator XB1 QHD
Case	Open Benchtable V2
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi
Power Supply	MSI A1000G
Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G815
Software	Gentoo/Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Always only ever very fast

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Processor	i7-6700k OC-4.59Ghz
Motherboard	MSI Z-170 Gaming Titanium Edition
Cooling	Corsair H115i
Memory	32Gb G-SKill Ripjaws V Series DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 980ti G1
Storage	SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 256GB / Seagate 1tb
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Case	NZXT H440
Power Supply	Corsair RM850X 80PLUS GOLD
Mouse	Wireless Dell Mouse
Keyboard	Corsiar Strafe RGB MX Silent
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Firestrike - 16,754

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
Memory	2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4-3200MHz CL16 1.35V
Video Card(s)	MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X 8G
Storage	Crucial MX100 512GB + Samsung 870 EVO 2TB
Display(s)	MSI Optix MAG24C
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS GX-550
Mouse	Razer Viper Ultimate
Keyboard	Corsair K60

Any upgrade advice/ideas?

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