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Altecice
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Hey guys just wanting your opinions on if I should upgrade or not

 

Proposed upgrades:

 

Mobo:Asus Maximus VII Formula       £251.96 

CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K                    £259.76 

                                                    total:£511.72

 

I think I could sell my current CPU+Mobo for around £200 so I would recoup some of the money spent.

 

Here is my current build:

 

  • CPU
    AMD FX-8350 @ 5Ghz (1.515v)
  • Motherboard
    Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
  • RAM
    Corsair Vengence 16GB (11-11-11-30) @ 2248Mhz
  • GPU
    x2 Asus AMD R9-290X (ref) @ 1100core,1300mem
  • Case
    In Win S-Frame (Number 263/500)
  • Storage
    Samsung 830 128GB x2 in Raid0 (128kb stripes), WD 2TB HDD 7200RPM, WD 500GB HDD 7200RPM(Backup)
  • PSU
    EVGA Supernova G2 1000W
  • Display(s)
    x3 Asus VN248H 24" IPS (5760x1080p)
  • Cooling
    EKWB Triple Rad, EK 12V Pump, x3 SP120's, 3/8 OD Piping, Compression Fittings
  • Keyboard
    Corsair K70 (Red switches)
  • Mouse
    Razer Deathadder 2013
  • Sound
    SupremeFX X-Fi 2 (onboard)
  • Operating System
    Windows 8.1 Pro

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I don't really think it's worth it. The 8350 has a little weaker core performance.

But other than that, it's pretty marginal with video rendering and such. 

 

Unless you need to save some power. Then the i7 will be more efficient. 

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I don't really think it's worth it. The 8350 has a little weaker core performance.

But other than that, it's pretty marginal with video rendering and such. 

 

Unless you need to save some power. Then the i7 will be more efficient. 

 

Yeah but currently this forum is of the opinion that my 8350 bottlenecks my 290x's... with the new up and coming games like Unity etc I think it could be time to upgrade to remove the bottleneck.

 

 

Holy shit you got an s-frame? NICE

 

Yup its smexy :)

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Are you unhappy with your current pc preformance?

Yes: Upgrade.

No: Dont Upgrade.

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Yeah but currently this forum is of the opinion that my 8350 bottlenecks my 290x's... with the new up and coming games like Unity etc I think it could be time to upgrade to remove the bottleneck.

 

 

 

Yup its smexy :)

 

Well the real test is. Do you actually experience lag and reduced performance? 

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Well the real test is. Do you actually experience lag and reduced performance? 

 

quite honestly I do.... I was playing the newish Tomb Raider in eyefinity and every so often the whole game would lag and the fps would drop to 5-10fps. Unsure what's causing this as my GPU's never hit full load (due to the bottleneck of the CPU). I doubt its SSD related so I can only assume its the CPU.

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That upgrade would give some performance improvement, and if the money isn't tight (looking at your case, that might be the case xD), why not go for it.

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quite honestly I do.... I was playing the newish Tomb Raider in eyefinity and every so often the whole game would lag and the fps would drop to 5-10fps. Unsure what's causing this as my GPU's never hit full load (due to the bottleneck of the CPU). I doubt its SSD related so I can only assume its the CPU.

 

Yep. That sounds like the CPU. The 4790K will be the correct fix then.

5800X3D - RTX 4070 - 2K @ 165Hz

 

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That upgrade would give some performance improvement, and if the money isn't tight (looking at your case, that might be the case xD), why not go for it.

 

haha thanks for the input it was worth every penny!

 

Yep. That sounds like the CPU. The 4790K will be the correct fix then.

 

this is what I thought :P... It would be nice to use my GPU;s to there full potential + I really want to OC a haswell (I can reuse my current loop as the EK Clean CSQ supports the socket)

 

it would cost me about £350 if I can get £200 for my current items I am replacing so not bad.

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haha thanks for the input it was worth every penny!

 

 

this is what I thought :P... It would be nice to use my GPU;s to there full potential + I really want to OC a haswell (I can reuse my current loop as the EK Clean CSQ supports the socket)

 

5GHz on a 8350 is pretty cool. 

Though with your case I would expect something like a 4930K. 

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You should DEFENETLY consider a much cheaper motherboard...motherboard won't impact performance and/or overclocking on haswell...i'd suggest looking for a much cheaper Z97 motherboard if you are to perform this upgrade...maybe the MSI Z97 G45 gaming or MSI Z97 gaming 5...both support SLI/CFX and are a hell of a lot cheaper...again same performance and overclocking features.

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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You should DEFENETLY consider a much cheaper motherboard...motherboard won't impact performance and/or overclocking on haswell...i'd suggest looking for a much cheaper Z97 motherboard if you are to perform this upgrade...maybe the MSI Z97 G45 gaming or MSI Z97 gaming 5...both support SLI/CFX and are a hell of a lot cheaper...again same performance and overclocking features.

 

Yeah I was thinking about moving down to the HERO perhaps. I have always built my PC's with ROG boards and I know it is stupid but I just cant buy another kind :(

Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500)

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Yeah I was thinking about moving down to the HERO perhaps. I have always built my PC's with ROG boards and I know it is stupid but I just cant buy another kind :(

it is indeed really stupid...those boards are way overpriced for what they have to offer...look at this one for a second would ya:

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| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  |  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  |  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 2 VR

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5GHz on a 8350 is pretty cool. 

Though with your case I would expect something like a 4930K. 

 

Nah that is just being silly. For almost no gain.... Yeah the 5ghz is cool but the near 300W TDP is not cool :D

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I wouldn't it seems pretty solid. Also switching will break your raid since your using that motherboards onboard raid controller.

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Best CPU (4790K) upgrade you could do for gaming but if you render stuff, X99 is really interesting.

PC : | CPU: Intel 4790K | COOLER: Corsair H105 w/ JetFlo's Push/Pull | MOBO: EVGA Z97 Classified | GPU: EVGA FTW 4GB GTX 970 X2 | RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 1866Mhz 32GB | CASE: HAF Stacker 945 | PSU: Corsair AX1500i | DISPLAY: Asus MX299Q | SSD: 2 X Corsair Neutron GTX 480 GB in RAID0 | mSATA SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 500 GB | HDD: 4 X Western Digital RED 4 TB in JBOD |

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well if you got money I could advise on the x99 platform the 5960x :) just for the extra bling factor if not the haswell refresh i5/i7

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if i were in your shoes id go bigger than that as an upgrade. this just looks like wasting money settling at this level

System: Intel Core i3 3240 @ 3.4GHz, EVGA GTX 960 SSC 2GB ACX 2.0, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Kingston HyperX RAM, ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 Motherboard, Corsair CX430 W Power Supply

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