Is this upgrade worth it?

[boyka19]

Hello! I currently have an i5-4590 and 8GBs of DDR3 1866mhz RAM (but running at 1600 because of low end motherboard).

 

I recently upgraded my graphics card to an MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 and it was a gigantic improvement from my previous low-end GPU, but my mind is not at ease knowing that maybe my 1070 is being bottlenecked by either the 4590 or the slow DDR3 RAM.

 

I'm thinking on upgrading to a newer i5, but my budget is quite tight since the 1070 almost broke my bank, so I would have to sell my current MB+CPU+RAM.
I would be able to get an i5 7600k, ASUS H710M PLUS MB, and 8GB 2666mhz Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM.
Before you say it, I know it is pointless to get a "k" i5 with a motherboard like that, but the difference between the 7600 and the 7600k is really small, so I see no point in the locked one.

 

To make this upgrade, like I said, I would have to sell my current mb+cpu+ram and put something like $170 usd (converted from my currency) to buy the new parts. Would this be worth the money? Or does it make too small of a difference?

 

BTW, I play in a 1080p 144hz monitor.

 

Thanks in advance!

[MVPernula]

Well in some titles te 4590 will bottleneck the 1070 at 144hz, but the important question is: do you feel limited?

 

If you don't feel limited there's no need for an upgrade. Hitting 144fps is basically the limit of you monitor so if you hit that you're good to go.

If you DON'T hit 144fps and feel limited you should get an i7 or Ryzen 7, upgrading to another i5/ryzen 5 wont really give you an upgrade and you'll still be somewhat bottlenecked.

[AlTech]

19 minutes ago, boyka19 said:

Hello! I currently have an i5-4590 and 8GBs of DDR3 1866mhz RAM (but running at 1600 because of low end motherboard).

 

I recently upgraded my graphics card to an MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 and it was a gigantic improvement from my previous low-end GPU, but my mind is not at ease knowing that maybe my 1070 is being bottlenecked by either the 4590 or the slow DDR3 RAM.

 

I'm thinking on upgrading to a newer i5, but my budget is quite tight since the 1070 almost broke my bank, so I would have to sell my current MB+CPU+RAM.

I would be able to get an i5 7600k, ASUS H710M PLUS MB, and 8GB 2666mhz Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM.

Before you say it, I know it is pointless to get a "k" i5 with a motherboard like that, but the difference between the 7600 and the 7600k is really small, so I see no point in the locked one.

 

To make this upgrade, like I said, I would have to sell my current mb+cpu+ram and put something like $170 usd (converted from my currency) to buy the new parts. Would this be worth the money? Or does it make too small of a difference?

 

BTW, I play in a 1080p 144hz monitor.

 

Thanks in advance!

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[AlTech]

19 minutes ago, boyka19 said:

Hello! I currently have an i5-4590 and 8GBs of DDR3 1866mhz RAM (but running at 1600 because of low end motherboard).

 

I recently upgraded my graphics card to an MSI Gaming X GTX 1070 and it was a gigantic improvement from my previous low-end GPU, but my mind is not at ease knowing that maybe my 1070 is being bottlenecked by either the 4590 or the slow DDR3 RAM.

 

I'm thinking on upgrading to a newer i5, but my budget is quite tight since the 1070 almost broke my bank, so I would have to sell my current MB+CPU+RAM.

I would be able to get an i5 7600k, ASUS H710M PLUS MB, and 8GB 2666mhz Corsair Vengeance DDR4 RAM.

Before you say it, I know it is pointless to get a "k" i5 with a motherboard like that, but the difference between the 7600 and the 7600k is really small, so I see no point in the locked one.

 

To make this upgrade, like I said, I would have to sell my current mb+cpu+ram and put something like $170 usd (converted from my currency) to buy the new parts. Would this be worth the money? Or does it make too small of a difference?

 

BTW, I play in a 1080p 144hz monitor.

 

Thanks in advance!

Your Memory capacity is more bottlenecking than the speed of RAM on an i5 based PC at the moment.

 

So, test out the i5 + 1070 combo. If it's not hitting the performance numbers you want then I would suggest getting a Ryzen 5 1600 and then a new mobo and 16GB DDR4. If you're happy with the i5 +1070 combo then just buy an extra 8GB RAM for a total of 16GB.

 

[Guest]

Short answer: no

Long answer: Not really.