Even bother upgrading?

[EnerchiAMDboi]

I jumped on the AMD train back when I heard about their sweet new affordable CPUS, and decided on a Ryzen 5 1600x. I also upgraded everything around my original i7 920 build, with new G-Skill Ram, Samsung 960 EVO nvme, and a Thermaltake 750watt PSU.

 

Unfortunately I still have the same video card due to affordability and the fact I feel that my GTX 770 is sufficient for the games I play. (WoT, WoW, MTGA, Overwatch, DBD, Minecraft)

 

My next move though is to upgrade to maybe a new Ryzen CPU, but is it even worth grabbing a new CPU? Would it just be a smarter move to get a 2060 GPU when I can afford it? 

The gaming I do is pretty casual in my opinion, and I don't plan to overclock. The main reason I made the hardware upgrade was because I spend a lot of time making music and needed the extra cores to help keep Ableton from crashing the rig. I'm content with how the computer runs, but occasionally I look at my lame 770 and dream of a world of something more modern with ray tracing.

 

Any input is helpful!

 

 

[Uttamattamakin]

A new GPU will improve gaming.  A new CPU will improve everything.  IF your Mobo supports video out from an IGPU maybe getting a Ryzen 5 with vega graphics is an option?

From what I understand of it RTX is kinda a disappointment right now.  A technology for the future when it comes to consumer applications. i.e. games

[Bombastinator]

1 hour ago, EnerchiAMDboi said:

I jumped on the AMD train back when I heard about their sweet new affordable CPUS, and decided on a Ryzen 5 1600x. I also upgraded everything around my original i7 920 build, with new G-Skill Ram, Samsung 960 EVO nvme, and a Thermaltake 750watt PSU.

 

Unfortunately I still have the same video card due to affordability and the fact I feel that my GTX 770 is sufficient for the games I play. (WoT, WoW, MTGA, Overwatch, DBD, Minecraft)

 

My next move though is to upgrade to maybe a new Ryzen CPU, but is it even worth grabbing a new CPU? Would it just be a smarter move to get a 2060 GPU when I can afford it? 

The gaming I do is pretty casual in my opinion, and I don't plan to overclock. The main reason I made the hardware upgrade was because I spend a lot of time making music and needed the extra cores to help keep Ableton from crashing the rig. I'm content with how the computer runs, but occasionally I look at my lame 770 and dream of a world of something more modern with ray tracing.

 

Any input is helpful!

 

 

I see no reason to do anything at least until spring.  Then we will see ryzen 3 and the new crop of GPUs and you will have some idea what to aim for hardware wise. 

[Intrafinesse]

4 minutes ago, Caroline said:

you do know "ray tracing" is a marketing gimmick so pointless only about 3 AAA games somewhat use, right? and only in certain tiny parts of the maps a normal eye wouldn't even notice the difference, like... you have 4 sunbeams instead of 3, or a small lamp on a corner of a level you only see for 1/2 a second has a "more realistic" light

unless you're one of those dumb "master race" fanboys you won't even notice the difference

 

The cloud on the left is bigger and you have an effect on your machine gun... wow yeah that's totally worth $1000...

If you want something more powerful get a new CPU, you mentioned you don't game that much so a 1080Ti would be kind of a waste

Surely its worth $1000 to have an effect on your machine gun!

I mean what else would you do with a measly $1000.

 

(I like the picture comparison)