Thinking of upgrading

[Draxexo]

Hey folks, I'm thinking of upgrading to a Gtx 1660ti, I currently have an I5 4460 with a GTX 960 2g, I have read that my cpu shouldn't bottleneck anything more than a 1070-1060, but it is pinned at 100% in GTA V on medium/high with my gpu only being at 50%

 

So should I upgrade my cpu or my gpu? If so to which one, I don't have a very large budget. 

 

Thanks in advance

[SidM]

I dont know about that, you should instead(in my opinion) buy a lower end rtx 2060 bcuz

-No DLSS on 1660ti

-No raytracing

-No tensor cores

-Better performance by a 2060 in most fields

[Draxexo]

2 minutes ago, SidM said:

I dont know about that, you should instead(in my opinion) buy a lower end rtx 2060 bcuz

-No DLSS on 1660ti

-No raytracing

-No tensor cores

-Better performance by a 2060 in most fields

Thanks for your opinion, but my cpu is approximately 5 years old, so wouldn't the 2060 have the same problem as now? With my cpu being pinned and the gpu barely being touched? 

[SidM]

7 minutes ago, Draxexo said:

Thanks for your opinion, but my cpu is approximately 5 years old, so wouldn't the 2060 have the same problem as now? With my cpu being pinned and the gpu barely being touched? 

Ya, that could be a problem, what is ur mobo  chipset?

[Draxexo]

3 minutes ago, SidM said:

Ya, that could be a problem, what is ur mobo  chipset?

I believe its Z97

[191x7]

13 minutes ago, Draxexo said:

I believe its Z97

Can you check the local prices of an i7 4770, 4770K, 4790 or 4790K?

 

What's your total max budget for the upgrade? Could you sell the old parts (CPU, MBO, RAM, GPU) before buying the new ones?

[Draxexo]

12 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Can you check the local prices of an i7 4770, 4770K, 4790 or 4790K?

 

What's your total max budget for the upgrade? Could you sell the old parts (CPU, MBO, RAM, GPU) before buying the new ones?

The i7 4770 is about £150 used, 4770k is about £190 and 4790 and 4790k are about £200-£220 all used 

 

My budget is about £300-£330, I don't feel like selling old parts, but if I absolutely have to I can. 

[191x7]

Going the "old i7" route you might sell your CPU for some £80-£100, buy the i7 and still have enough for a decent graphics card.

 

The other route would be selling the CPU, MBO, and RAM, adding the £330 and buying a Ryzen 5 + MBO + DDR4 + GPU.

Roughly £500 should be enough to get the system up-to-date.

[Draxexo]

3 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Going the "old i7" route you might sell your CPU for some £80-£100, buy the i7 and still have enough for a decent graphics card.

 

The other route would be selling the CPU, MBO, and RAM, adding the £330 and buying a Ryzen 5 + MBO + DDR4 + GPU.

Roughly £500 should be enough to get the system up-to-date.

I don't feel like selling everything, so if I got a 1660ti for £260 and I could probably afford one of the i7s but which would give me more performance without OC, the 4770 or 4790 and is it worth it to go for the more expensive one? 

[191x7]

36 minutes ago, Draxexo said:

I don't feel like selling everything, so if I got a 1660ti for £260 and I could probably afford one of the i7s but which would give me more performance without OC, the 4770 or 4790 and is it worth it to go for the more expensive one? 

Why "without OC"? Overclocking is what keeps Haswell relevant to this date.

 

4770 and 4790 are almost the same, no real noticeable difference. Go with a K model and overclock it.

[Draxexo]

3 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Why "without OC"? Overclocking is what keeps Haswell relevant to this date.

 

4770 and 4790 are almost the same, no real noticeable difference. Go with a K model and overclock it.

I don't really feal comfortable overclocking a cpu, I've overclocked a gpu through afterburner, I could give it a shot, can you give me some guides on overclocking? 

[191x7]

Basic overclocking of a K series CPU includes nearly the same steps as overclocking a GPU. You increase the CPU multiplier to gain a higher clock and test stability with an app each step. Once you reach some stability issues, you increase the CPU voltage by a bit and retest the stability, then if it's stable you continue overclocking.

 

Here are a few videos you can use to learn the basics...

 

LTT Intel Haswell OC guide:

 

 

LTT X99 OC guide:

 

 

JayzTwoCents Intel OC guide:

 

LTT Skylake OC guide:

 

 

[Draxexo]

6 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Basic overclocking of a K series CPU includes nearly the same steps as overclocking a GPU. You increase the CPU multiplier to gain a higher clock and test stability with an app each step. Once you reach some stability issues, you increase the CPU voltage by a bit and retest the stability, then if it's stable you continue overclocking.

 

Here are a few videos you can use to learn the basics...

 

LTT Intel Haswell OC guide:

 

 

LTT X99 OC guide:

 

 

JayzTwoCents Intel OC guide:

 

LTT Skylake OC guide:

 

 

Thanks, will take this into consideration, hopefully soon I can have a smoother experience