should i upgrade?

[Th1FreeMan]

hi guys, i'm new in this forum and i really need some good suggestions about what i'm going to do.

specs i have currently:

- mb msi h81m e-33

- cpu i5 4460 3.2 ghz 6mb cache

- ram 4x2 ddr3 1600 mhz

- asus radeon hd 7970 3go gddr5 384bit directcuii

i'm going to upgrade from my i5 to i7 4790 and from radeom hd 7970 to rx 580, this should be fine to play current games at good fps! and i'm gonna get 2x8 rams ddr3 1600

with a combo like thatvi don't really have to buy a whole new motherboard and new ddr4 ram and new cpu 6th/7th generation.

so with that been said, which is good? upgrade with the same motherboard and ram or change the whole thing!

keep in mind that i can't afford to buy new mb and new ddr4 rams.

thanks.

[WoodyWoo]

if you stay with the same mobo it should be fine, but i would personally upgrade the mobo too.

[xdeathshot20]

how much is it gonna be to upgrade to more ram and new cpu?  The new ryzen chips are pretty cheap or you could even pick up a 2nd gen chip for even cheaper, pair with a b450 mobo and 16gb of high speed ram and ur set.

[Th1FreeMan]

14 hours ago, WoodyWoo said:

if you stay with the same mobo it should be fine, but i would personally upgrade the mobo too.

 

14 hours ago, xdeathshot20 said:

how much is it gonna be to upgrade to more ram and new cpu?  The new ryzen chips are pretty cheap or you could even pick up a 2nd gen chip for even cheaper, pair with a b450 mobo and 16gb of high speed ram and ur set.

i live in a third world country, computer parts are not cheap, i'm gonna stay with my msi h81m e33 mb but i will upgrade it to i7 4790 and sapphire rx 580 8gb, and i will change from 4x2 ram ddr3 1600 to 8x2 ddr3 1600, this will be good to play current games and next gen at high or very high @1440*900 resolution or even 1080p when i upgrade the monitor! thanks in advance <3

[VEXICUS]

Just get the rx580. That i5 is fine. No point in upgrading an ancient platform.

 

[dizmo]

Depends what you're paying for each.

You should show prices of your used components and pricing of what the new ones would cost you.

 

Welcome to the forum.

[Th1FreeMan]

5 hours ago, VEXICUS said:

Just get the rx580. That i5 is fine. No point in upgrading an ancient platform.

 

ok i'll keep that in mind! thanks
 

 

32 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Depends what you're paying for each.

You should show prices of your used components and pricing of what the new ones would cost you.

 

Welcome to the forum.

my i5 4460 i will sell it for 280 tunisian dinars (for like 97usd)
and the asus radeon hd 7970 3go for 360 dinars (124usd)
the cpu i7 4790 will cost me 450 dinars (157usd)
sapphire rx 580 600 dinars (210usd)
i think this is fine!

[dizmo]

51 minutes ago, Th1FreeMan said:

my i5 4460 i will sell it for 280 tunisian dinars (for like 97usd)

and the asus radeon hd 7970 3go for 360 dinars (124usd)
the cpu i7 4790 will cost me 450 dinars (157usd)
sapphire rx 580 600 dinars (210usd)
i think this is fine!

You didn't say how much new hardware would cost you....which was the entire point.

[Th1FreeMan]

do you mean new entire motherboard, cpu, gpu, ram?
lets just say i7 4790 (124$) but buying that brand new will cost me 314$
is this make the picture clear for you?

[Th1FreeMan]

will the i5 4460 bottleneck rx 580?

[VEXICUS]

2 hours ago, Th1FreeMan said:

will the i5 4460 bottleneck rx 580?

It'll be fine. There will be a minor bottleneck though.

[Th1FreeMan]

10 minutes ago, VEXICUS said:

It'll be fine. There will be a minor bottleneck though.

ok thanks, but the change of getting like 10 more fps with i7 4790 rather than i5 4460 is quite good

[VEXICUS]

Just now, Th1FreeMan said:

ok thanks, but the change of getting like 10 more fps with i7 4790 rather than i5 4460 is quite good

It isn't worth it though.

I'll recommend you to save some money and use it to upgrade your CPU, Mobo and ram later on.

Rx580 will do just fine with the 4460

[Th1FreeMan]

1 minute ago, VEXICUS said:

It isn't worth it though.

I'll recommend you to save some money and use it to upgrade your CPU, Mobo and ram later on.

Rx580 will do just fine with the 4460

in the future, 2-3 more years from now, when i'll upgrade to a new 8gen/9gen motherboard + cpu 8/9gen + ram 2400mhz ddr4, is the sapphire rx 580 will still fit between them good?

[VEXICUS]

37 minutes ago, Th1FreeMan said:

in the future, 2-3 more years from now, when i'll upgrade to a new 8gen/9gen motherboard + cpu 8/9gen + ram 2400mhz ddr4, is the sapphire rx 580 will still fit between them good?

Yeah....

Or else find used Vega 56. They go around for $180-230 in the used market.

[Th1FreeMan]

ok guys, i really love you all, thanks for help