Pc Upgrade Time

[kiranearitachi]

Taxes will be here soon and I am looking to upgrade somewhat on my current build i have someone who is going to be selling a 980 ti to me for $250. I am wondering if my current cpu mobo will bottleneck it. Also I am thinking about upgrading the ram to 16gb what kind would be good.

 

Current build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6c7k7P

 

Thanks!

[Moress]

I would say yes slightly. If you can I would say pick up a secondhand 4790 or Xeon 1231v3

[Droidbot]

you'll feel a little bit bottlenecked in CPU bound games but mostly not that bad

 

and the cheapest RAM you can get, quality doesn't mean shit

[kiranearitachi]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

you'll feel a little bit bottlenecked in CPU bound games but mostly not that bad

 

and the cheapest RAM you can get, quality doesn't mean shit

was thinking these, but any reason higher mhz is cheaper supply im guessing https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-HyperX-FURY-2x8GB-1866MHz/dp/B00J8E8Y5C/ref=s9_simh_gw_g147_i1_r?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=BX6VT7TNRJWEP1PFNNGY&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1cded295-23b4-40b1-8da6-7c1c9eb81d33&pf_rd_i=desktop

[Herman Mcpootis]

37 minutes ago, kiranearitachi said:

was thinking these, but any reason higher mhz is cheaper supply im guessing 

Ddr3 is old stock, alot of them are gone at this point. There's a kit of 2400mhz g.skill sniper 2x8gb for $100 on newegg, can try using those. The rest of your pc shouldn't bottleneck but if you're using a 144hz monitor an upgrade to a 1231 v3 would be advised.

[kiranearitachi]

On 3/16/2017 at 10:42 PM, herman mcpootis said:

Ddr3 is old stock, alot of them are gone at this point. There's a kit of 2400mhz g.skill sniper 2x8gb for $100 on newegg, can try using those. The rest of your pc shouldn't bottleneck but if you're using a 144hz monitor an upgrade to a 1231 v3 would be advised.

so would more ram or an ssd be better for dollar to performance wise. I assume more ram as i am noticing some games get close to my max ram. also only a 60hz monitor

[Drake10114]

13 minutes ago, kiranearitachi said:

so would more ram or an ssd be better for dollar to performance wise. also only a 60hz monitor

SSD would definitely speed up your system, No idea on the Ram though, since it depends on how much your system is actually using, for instance my work pc has 8gb installed, but uses about 5gb throughout the day, so if your hitting your max, then both will upgrade your speed.

[kiranearitachi]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

SSD would definitely speed up your system, No idea on the Ram though, since it depends on how much your system is actually using, for instance my work pc has 8gb installed, but uses about 5gb throughout the day, so if your hitting your max, then both will upgrade your speed.

I am noticing games like the division maxing out the ram. but also sometimes some windows process with randomly make my disk usage 100% for no reason

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, kiranearitachi said:

so would more ram or an ssd be better for dollar to performance wise. I assume more ram as i am noticing some games get close to my max ram. also only a 60hz monitor

If you're running out of ram now upgrading it will provide better performance for games while an ssd only provides better boot speeds. I'd see if there's any used ddr3 2x8gb sticks for cheap, get those and sell off your old sticks and see if you can use the money left for an ssd.

[kiranearitachi]

It seems my issue with those games is actually.cpu and ram based. What could you recommend for a cpu. And just for the heck.of it if needed a new Mobo for.a different socket

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, kiranearitachi said:

It seems my issue with those games is actually.cpu and ram based. What could you recommend for a cpu. And just for the heck.of it if needed a new Mobo for.a different socket

E3 1231 v3 or a used haswell i7 should give a decent performance increase.