Upgrading my new desktop

[Code Erebus]

Ok, so basically my parents bought me this desktop back for me in july. At the time I was desperate for a machine as I had a monitor I never used and a laptop that is on its way to the tip. I want to upgrade it so it can be the best it can be as well as perhaps leaving room to canabilise it if I decide to build a new machine in a year or two. Now I would just save up and build a whole new machine after christmas but I dont want to be ungrateful or anything since they just bought it for me.

 

This build at the moment is this:   

 

I want to get a Intel i7 4790k quad core processor, 16gbs of corsair vengance 1600 mhz ddr3 ram, A Samsung 840 EVO 500gb SSD and if needs be a psu upgrade. I want to know if the upgrades would be worth the investment. I mean I would appreciate the 500gb SSD so I dont always worry about if my SSD has enough space but I dont know if i would see a good performance increase from the extra ram and new CPU  or if I would just be best to use this mid range desktop and just build a bigger better build in a year or two.

[Maheshvara]

You won't be needing a new CPU, RAM is your choice

 

I only suggest selling that 760 for as much as you can, buying 970 and a nice bigger SSD

 

 

 

 

Remember to follow your topics and quote other members whose help you want

 

 

 

/Silver Knight

[Code Erebus]

You won't be needing a new CPU, RAM is your choice

 

I only suggest selling that 760 for as much as you can, buying 970 and a nice bigger SSD

 

 

 

Remember to follow your topics and quote other members whose help you want

 

 

 

/Silver Knight

 

 

I wasnt even aware that my motherboard supported a 970, now that is added to my list lol. The main reason I want to get a 4790k is that it is overclockable and as it is hyperthreaded would give me better performance in things I tend to dabble in from time to time

[Maheshvara]

 

 

I wasnt even aware that my motherboard supported a 970, now that is added to my list lol. The main reason I want to get a 4790k is that it is overclockable and as it is hyperthreaded would give me better performance in things I tend to dabble in from time to time

 

If it has PCI express 3, then it can support it (and this mobo has it )

 

If you only dabble into in sometimes, then you don't need it Only if that becomes your main hobby (i'm guessing you're talking about rendering), and you feel the need to go with 4790k, then go with it, but i don't recommend it!

 

Save money, and buy a new SSD and, possibly a new GPU (760 is still strong ), and save your money so you could make a lot bigger upgrade 3-4 CPU generations from now on

 

 

/Silver Knight