upgrade or full replace

[no_cd]

Hello all!
I am thinking about my current build and got some fps drops on Call of Duty Black Ops 4. 
It keeps stable 60fps and higher but sometimes it drops to 10-30 and it's not comfortable.
The system is:
Xeon e3 1231 v3 (close to i7 4790k)
8 Gb Ram 1600
GTX 970
ssd evo 860
Mobo has only 2 slots for Ram and I don't want to buy 2*8Gb with old 1600 frequency and sell my 2*4Gb.
Not sure if my video card and cpu are still good for games. Should I replace the video card first for something like gtx 2060 and later get Ryzen 2600x or i5 9400F with mobo and 16Gb? 

[Oalei]

Maybe wait for like 2 months for zen 2?

[Dedayog]

22 minutes ago, no_cd said:

Hello all!
I am thinking about my current build and got some fps drops on Call of Duty Black Ops 4. 
It keeps stable 60fps and higher but sometimes it drops to 10-30 and it's not comfortable.
The system is:
Xeon e3 1231 v3 (close to i7 4790k)
8 Gb Ram 1600
GTX 970
ssd evo 860
Mobo has only 2 slots for Ram and I don't want to buy 2*8Gb with old 1600 frequency and sell my 2*4Gb.
Not sure if my video card and cpu are still good for games. Should I replace the video card first for something like gtx 2060 and later get Ryzen 2600x or i5 9400F with mobo and 16Gb? 

At least wait for the AMD announcements next week or so, then you'll have more info on upgrading.

 

It may make more sense to sell the system as a whole and build a new one, at that point.  

 

What kind of budget would you be working with? 

[no_cd]

There is no rush for me to buy components right now. I can wait even for 4-6 months until market gets stable after new Zen cpus and Navi.
My plan is to spend about 600-700 usd for cpu, video, ram and mobo. At this moment it's possible to buy similar system only with some promo actions or combo sales.
Just not sure if I should get 2070 in 3-4 months and wait maybe for 1 year more with my current cpu.
Will my xeon be the bottleneck for 2070?

[Dedayog]

Just now, no_cd said:

There is no rush for me to buy components right now. I can wait even for 4-6 months until market gets stable after new Zen cpus and Navi.
My plan is to spend about 600-700 usd for cpu, video, ram and mobo. At this moment it's possible to buy similar system only with some promo actions or combo sales.
Just not sure if I should get 2070 in 3-4 months and wait maybe for 1 year more with my current cpu.
Will my xeon be the bottleneck for 2070?

No, it won't.  If that Xeon really is like a 4790K, you'll be able to push 1440p with a 2070.  I was using my sig PC with a 4690K at 1440p UW and it was fine.

[no_cd]

I see, thanks. Seems I need to add 8Gb of Ram as my current 8 is not enough.

[TamerOfCarps]

12 minutes ago, no_cd said:

I see, thanks. Seems I need to add 8Gb of Ram as my current 8 is not enough.

Before you try that, no 2 sticks are guaranteed to work together, even if they're the same model, so be sure you get it from a place that has easy returns. If you want to get guaranteed dual channel get a kit.

[no_cd]

I have only two slots, so I will buy 2*8 and sell my current 2*4. 
Do you mean that new 2*8 with 1600 frequency have some risk of not starting on my system?

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, no_cd said:

I have only two slots, so I will buy 2*8 and sell my current 2*4. 
Do you mean that new 2*8 with 1600 frequency have some risk of not starting on my system?

Just get a 2x8 kit and you'll be fine.  He's talking about separate 8GB sticks may not work together, but they usually do anyway.  

[no_cd]

got it, thank you!

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Wait until Zen2 and Navi, and even then I'd hold on to the SSD at least and maybe the video card.