CPU Question

[Greep]

so i have i7-4770k CPU @3.50GHz and im currently looking to upgrade my Video card from a GTX 760 to a Radeon RX 580 , my question is , is my Cpu good enough to merit a Video card upgrade rather then a complete new build (2014 build BTW). also gamer on a budget . any suggestions would be much appreciated . Thank you 

[HoneyBadger84]

You'll of course see further gains when you upgrade cpu etc later, and you're not going to see the numbers advertised by most reviewers on the RX580, but it will be a pretty noticeable upgrade still compared to what you have now. 

 

I just got done upgrading from an early 2012 build (i7 3930k) and it's like it gave my 1080 Ti new life. Lol

[CharminUltraStrong]

A 4770k should be more than capable and shouldn't bottle neck an RX 580. I think upgrading to an RX 580 would be a great idea and you'll be quite happy with your purchase.

[TrigrH]

yes but you should atleast get to 4.2ghz

[CharminUltraStrong]

Just now, HoneyBadger84 said:

You'll of course see further gains when you upgrade cpu etc later, and you're not going to see the numbers advertised by most reviewers on the RX580, but it will be a pretty noticeable upgrade still compared to what you have now. 

I have some pretty high doubts on that. The 4770k is still a very capable CPU and if he sees a difference in FPS between a modern 580 rig and his it would be within a margin of error.

[BobVonBob]

You'll still get respectable performance out of a 4770. Very rarely will a CPU upgrade net you a larger performance boost than a GPU upgrade. Unless you play super CPU heavy games that is.

[Adorable Cat]

I have an even older/lower CPU, i7 3770 non k, and from my anecdotal experience it handles 1080p 60hz amazingly and would probably do good beyond that if I had a better monitor

[HoneyBadger84]

17 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

I have some pretty high doubts on that. The 4770k is still a very capable CPU and if he sees a difference in FPS between a modern 580 rig and his it would be within a margin of error.

Really depends on how cpu intensive the title is. I saw gigantic gains in certain areas of some games after going from my old i7 3930k setup to the setup in my signature, same video card. 

 

Granted the RX580 is less powerful, but it's entirely possible he'll see a similar improvement when he upgrades platforms later, depending on what he plays. 

[Nilesh Gonsalves]

What's the best possible configuration to video editing. I am just starting up with my YouTube channel and my laptop (i3 gen 4, 12 GB ram, and 2gb dedicated M230 graphics,) doesn't let me view the videos without any stutter in shotcut. I am ok with the long time it takes for processing the final video, but the jerky video and audio while editing the video is really hampering.

 

Will the core i5 or Ryzen 5 help?

[CharminUltraStrong]

38 minutes ago, HoneyBadger84 said:

Really depends on how cpu intensive the title is. I saw gigantic gains in certain areas of some games after going from my old i7 3930k setup to the setup in my signature, same video card. 

 

Granted the RX580 is less powerful, but it's entirely possible he'll see a similar improvement when he upgrades platforms later, depending on what he plays. 

That's going from a 3930k to an i9 9900k that's like comparing an FX9590 to a TR 1920x...A 4770k is a decent oc'er  with great single core perf, you're also running a 1080ti which is a whole other ball game compared to an RX 580.

[Nilesh Gonsalves]

On 2/22/2019 at 7:25 AM, CharminUltraStrong said:

That's going from a 3930k to an i9 9900k that's like comparing an FX9590 to a TR 1920x...A 4770k is a decent oc'er  with great single core perf, you're also running a 1080ti which is a whole other ball game compared to an RX 580.

Sorry I have just fallen out from the face of the earth on this. Thanks for the inputs. I recently built my own rig which is gaming centric. As expected, the Youtube channel didnt reach high enough to compete with LTT(lol). But then, that happens when you fall off the face of the earth.

 

Current rig 

i5-12400f

DDR5 base(B760M DS3H AX Rev. 1.X + Adata Premier 8 X 2 RAM 4800 MT )

3060 windforce OC Gpu

 

Works well for light editing and medium tier gaming.