Don't upgrade if you don't need to!

[Flavlus]

I am constantly being asked by people whether they should buy the 1080 or 1070. Although this decision is an important one to make there is another aspect that must be taken in consideration.

 

A large amount of people asking about this upgrade are going from cards such as the GTX 670 or similar and are playing games such at CS:GO, League Of Legends and Dota 2. They don't spend too much time playing AAA titles and are only gaming oat 1080p anyways. 

 

Most of them are already running their games at 60+ fps at max settings meaning they are running the game better than the monitor can handle. To some I have suggested down sampling to 1080p from a higher resolutions as even their current car can handle those games. 

 

Some have come to me asking about this upgrade while they are sunning a core 2 duo and 4gb of ram...... we can all see where the bottleneck is here.

 

So this message goes out to all people looking to buy a 1070,1080  or simply upgrading your current.

As yourself these questions:

1. Are there any games I play that do not run at the settings I want?

2. Do I have the monitor to run at higher fps and higher resolutions?

3. Is my GPU even my main bottleneck or is it my RAM or CPU?

4. How much better of a car will I need? 

5. Will a previous gen card suffice my needs?

6. Should I upgrade my pc/monitor first?

 

Take in consideration these questions and you may be surprised that you may not need an upgrade or you may need to upgrade other bottlenecking components first.

 

Good luck on your purchasing decisions. 

[DarkBlade2117]

I must admit, I do play Minecraft and such and I swear I see MC youtubers with 980Tis and shit... Why, I understand a 6700k or 5820k for rendering and recording but no need for the GPU.

Oh, if anyone wants a laugh go watch PrestonPlayz build a PC or be amazing at 160FPS on Bo3 maxed on the GTX1080.

[Flavlus]

3 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I must admit, I do play Minecraft and such and I swear I see MC youtubers with 980Tis and shit... Why, I understand a 6700k or 5820k for rendering and recording but no need for the GPU.

If you run Minecraft with mods, they can get quite intensive! Then again I see Hearthstone players using sli 980 for some reason .... hmm 

[DarkBlade2117]

Just now, Flavlus said:

If you run Minecraft with mods, they can get quite intensive! Then again I see Hearthstone players using sli 980 for some reason .... hmm 

CPU wise, while a GPU did help with Shaders, anything above a i3-6100 and R7 260x is useless for purely MC.

[Flavlus]

1 minute ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

CPU wise, while a GPU did help with Shaders, anything above a i3-6100 and R7 260x is useless for purely MC.

In a way yes. Go look at some of the mods out there that really make any pc struggle for power.

[i_build_nanosuits]

i must admit...i play way too much rocket league since i bought my 980ti

[ivan134]

You're not my real dad and you can't tell me what to do.

[QFA350]

I totally agree. I have always said don't upgrade if you don't need to.

[Brandonsr]

Title kind of misled me. Upgrading just for the sake of upgrading is a good enough reason. 

 

But yes, you brought up good points. Some people aren't fully aware of what to upgrade, and often don't make the wisest choice.

[Flavlus]

1 minute ago, Brandonsr said:

Title kind of misled me. Upgrading just for the sake of upgrading is a good enough reason. 

 

But yes, you brought up good points, it's best to make smarter upgrades

Im trying to make more people click and read it and be a bit more informed.