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Should i upgrade?

jackloftol
By jackloftol
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I upgraded my system a while ago and now i am considering to upgrade it. I would like others input first before i go ahead and do it.

 

 

My Specs:
:csgogun: CPU: Intel Core i5 6600k
:csgogun: GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 FTW
:csgogun: RAM: 2x8GB TeamVulcan DDR4 2666 Mhz
:csgogun: Motherboard: MSI Z170-A Pro
:csgogun: Case: NZXT H510 - White
:csgogun: CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2

:csgogun: SSD: Kingston SA400S37240G

:csgogun: HDD: Western Digital 1tb HDD
 

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Easy way to answer your question 

if(you are not happy with your system) {
	Upgrade();
}
else {
	// Do nothing
}

 

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Wether you should upgrade?

You know the answer yourself. If you're happy with the current performance, no. If you aren't, then it's time for an upgrade.

REMILIA Mk.IIIG CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Cooler: Gelid Sirocco (Arctic MX6), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives:2-12 TB, PSU: Montech Century II 850W, Case: Silverstone FLP02, PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), electriq 27qhd180i (IPS, 180hz, 1440p, 1Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

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If you are having issue running games you want/ doing work then sure other wise no point dropping money on new high end parts if you current pc can do it just fine

CPU - I9 10900 | CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H100x AIO | Motherboard -  Aorus B460 PRO AC | RAM -G.SKILL Ripjaw V series 4x8GB 2666MHZ | Graphics Card - Gigabyte RTX 3070  | Power Supply - Cooler Master 650w  | Storage -  Working on a new Spicy 

 

Operating System - Windows 10 Pro

 

 

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