Cpu vs Ram upgrade

[alldaybeats5]

Hi,

I currently have a converted dell optiplex system.

cpu: i5 4570

gpu: gtx 980ti

ram: 2x4gb ddr3

psu: 600w evga 

motherboard: dell, has 2 ram slots and lga 1150 socket

storage: 120gb ssd 1tb hdd

 

I saved up some money for upgrades and i wanted some input on what upgrade would give me the best price per performance.

I could either get 16gb(2x8) of ddr3 ram to replace the current 8gb(2x4) for about 60$ and maybe sell the old memory on ebay for about 20-30,

or I could upgrade my i5 4570 to an i7 4770 for about a hundred bucks, and resell the old processor for maybe 50.

any thoughts about what sounds better for the price?

[FRD]

Both are good upgrades, but I think the 16GB ram is what you can most benefit from. If you look hard enough you can get 16GB DDR3 for $50, even seen them for $40. If you for example have 1333mhz ram now, going to 1600mhz or 1866mhz would also give a small performance boost.

Actually the i7 is a good upgrade too as you will have more threads and more Ghz. If you choose for the i7, it can also still run you for a long time still. I also feel like selling ram might be easier than the processor.

[mariushm]

Too little performance difference between those cpus, not worth upgrading cpu. 

ram upgrade would be noticeable, and cheap enough at around 40-50$/euro 

 

Would make more sense to sell mobo+cpu+ram as a bundle and pay more for socket am4 (ex  b450 mobo from around 60-70$ and up, or maybe a520 chipset but that would force you to go with newer ryzen cpus which are more expensive - ryzen cpu from around 60-70$ for something higher performance than your current cpu, and around 50$ or maybe more for 8 GB DDR4. 

 

[Skiiwee29]

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[brob]

Depends a bit on how the system is used.

 

The cpu upgrade adds a few hundred MHz and hyperthreading. All told should come out to about 20% - 25% better cpu performance.

 

Doubling memory will certainly help with newer software. Especially stuff that involves a lot of storage activity. Much tougher to quantify the performance improvements.