To upgrade or not to upgrade

[Zenedge]

Here's my current setup

 

Intel i5-4590

Gigabyte B85m-d3h

4 x 4Gb Kingston 1600 Ram

Palit Gtx 1050Ti

120GB SSD

1TB HDD

500W PSU

 

the system still works great, but i feel like the 4th gen is already old, since the 9th gen is coming soon.

i was thinking if upgrading to a 4th gen i7 is worth it? or should i just go for the latest platform (i was thinking the 8th gen i5 or go for a Ryzen 5)

also, just wondering if DDR3 1600 is still good for 2018 standards?

 

The 1050ti is still doing great. im planning on upgrading to the 1160 when that comes out.

 

id like to see your opinions on whether i can squeeze out more life out of my current rig, or should i jump to the latest generation.

Thanks.

 

btw, i only use my pc for gaming and browsing. 

 

 

[AlTech]

8 minutes ago, Zenedge said:

Here's my current setup

 

Intel i5-4590

Gigabyte B85m-d3h

4 x 4Gb Kingston 1600 Ram

Palit Gtx 1050Ti

120GB SSD

1TB HDD

500W PSU

 

the system still works great, but i feel like the 4th gen is already old, since the 9th gen is coming soon.

i was thinking if upgrading to a 4th gen i7 is worth it? or should i just go for the latest platform (i was thinking the 8th gen i5 or go for a Ryzen 5)

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depends on the price of a 4th gen i7. If it's really cheap (e.g. $100 or less) then I'd say yes. If it's closer to $200 then at that point it might be worth it to start saving up to buy Ryzen 5 and a new motherboard and new DDR4 RAM.

8 minutes ago, Zenedge said:

also, just wondering if DDR3 1600 is still good for 2018 standards?

 

DDR3 is still "good" and isn't irrelevant yet. It's only "good" if the CPU you're using requires it.