Upgrading my 2014 build

[Gr3y]

What, in order of priority would you upgrade before a new build?

 

Budget (including currency): £600

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly Gaming: Dota 2, Assassins Creed, Total War, Borderlands 3, MTGA, Snowrunner, dual screen.

 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Originally had 2 GTX 970s but one of them recently died, has prompted me to start thinking about upgrading. I'm looking to move onto a 1440p screen from my 1080p setup and improve my frames in newer games such as borderlands 3 where i'm noticing big drops in framerate even at low settings. (I'm also keen to potentially change my case as the current one is ugly as sin).

 

Is the graphics card worth keeping and upgrading last?

If I am rebuilding should I buy a new power supply? (Currently 850W EVGA gold)

Is it worth upgrading the MOBO so I can use DDR4, as I will probably change the case?

 

 

 

[SavageNeo]

for 1440p the i5 4690k is decent when overcloked to 4+ghz.

 

you cpu does not support DDR4.

 

 try this upgrade:

more ram: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/KGsKHx/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28

the gpu: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/WGLwrH/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-nitro-video-card-11293-03-40g'

do you have ssd? if no try this: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/2sdxFT/silicon-power-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-sp001tbp34a80m28

 

you could buy i7 4770k/4790k used for cheap, but for 1440p that cpu is decent if overclocked.

 

[Gr3y]

4 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

for 1440p the i5 4690k is decent when overcloked to 4+ghz.

 

you cpu does not support DDR4.

 

 try this upgrade:

more ram: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/KGsKHx/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28

the gpu: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/WGLwrH/sapphire-radeon-rx-5700-xt-8-gb-nitro-video-card-11293-03-40g'

do you have ssd? if no try this: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/2sdxFT/silicon-power-1-tb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-sp001tbp34a80m28

 

you could buy i7 4770k/4790k used for cheap, but for 1440p that cpu is decent if overclocked.

 

Thanks, i'll look into overclocking my core and those components. Currently running a Noctua NH-U14S on top of it for cooling. I have a pair of RAID-d SSDs for the OS and games. I don't think there is a slot on the MOBO for M.2 memory.

[SavageNeo]

2 minutes ago, Gr3y said:

Thanks, i'll look into overclocking my core and those components. Currently running a Noctua NH-U14S on top of it for cooling. I have a pair of RAID-d SSDs for the OS and games. I don't think there is a slot on the MOBO for M.2 memory.

I read you manual you have a slot for m.2 ssd. if you dont need it dont buy it.

that cpu cooler is good so you can probably get 4.5ghz+ out of your cpu

rx 5700 XT is pretty good. other alternative would be rtx 2070 super.

the 2070 super is 1-5% faster than 5700 XT but 20%more expensive%

 

[5x5]

Fourth gen i5s are getting very weary and old. Tryo to find a deal on an i7 4770K or 4790K and overclock it so that you match modern i3 or Ryzen 3 performance.

 

Also, the Xeon E3 1231v3 is basically a cheaper i7

[Gr3y]

38 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

I read you manual you have a slot for m.2 ssd. if you dont need it dont buy it.

Right you are, found that now, it has a weird combo thing!

[Gr3y]

7 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

I read you manual you have a slot for m.2 ssd. if you dont need it dont buy it.

that cpu cooler is good so you can probably get 4.5ghz+ out of your cpu

rx 5700 XT is pretty good. other alternative would be rtx 2070 super.

the 2070 super is 1-5% faster than 5700 XT but 20%more expensive%

 

Thanks for the advice, after some testing I have overclocked it up to 4.2GHz, It can reach higher but 4.2 seems to stabilise at 80degC on max load.