Upgrading my hardware

[Captain Nivek]

Hey guys. I recently upgraded my graphic card from GTX 780 to a 1080 TI and now i'm thinking about improving my CPU.

Currently i'm using a Asus Sabertooth Z87 motherboard with a i7 4770k CPU @ 3.5 ghz and 16 gig of ram.

 

I'm planning to use this computer for video editing, graphic rendering, streaming and gaming so I've been looking into the Ryzen 7 1700 CPU along with the Prime x370 pro motherboard and two 8gb 3200 RAM.

 

I can't say I always know what i'm talking about when it comes to hardware so i'm interested in hearing what you guys think about this and my choice of hardware. Am I throwing my money away for a change and upgrade I'll barely notice or does this seem like a good decision?

 

Not going to buy anything until the threadripper has been released so I can look at all options but in the meanwhile i'm looking at potential upgrades.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[airdeano]

what is the main usage of PC? gaming, vid edit/render, game streaming? video resolution and refresh?

i cant see that a replacement $600USD will gain you the value over what you have now. but it will matter to what your main intentions are.

[Billy_Mays]

Right now your rig is fine all you need to do is do what your doing 

[PineyCreek]

Find out where your bottleneck is first, if any.  Wait for Threadripper as you mentioned, see what your options are then.

[Captain Nivek]

18 minutes ago, airdeano said:

what is the main usage of PC? gaming, vid edit/render, game streaming? video resolution and refresh?

i cant see that a replacement $600USD will gain you the value over what you have now. but it will matter to what your main intentions are.

All in all, I will be playing games, recording and streaming along with alot of graphic rendering and editing. 

 

Currently i'm running at 3440x1440 100hz g-sync.

 

But as you and others say, it seems to be a small gain for the money spent.

 

 

[NoMercy]

1 hour ago, Captain Nivek said:

All in all, I will be playing games, recording and streaming along with alot of graphic rendering and editing. 

 

Currently i'm running at 3440x1440 100hz g-sync.

 

But as you and others say, it seems to be a small gain for the money spent.

 

 

Ryzen 7 will give you major improvement in streaming and recording.