Should I upgrade? (CPU + MOBO + RAM)?

[TheNaitsyrk]

Hiho,

 

I currently own:

4790K

Gigabyte GA-Z87X OC FORCE

32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM 2400Mhz

 

The question is...

Should I upgrade? I recently seen new CPU's that are going to be released this year (6x cores, 1x 8 core and 1x 10 core etc).

RAM upgraded to the brim so I cannot upgrade any further, and motherboard is Z87 board.

 

The only two reasons I'm thinking to upgrade is: new CPU, more RAM in the future if needed etc.

 

The only problem is: My motherboard equivalent would cost about £400 as my mobo's got water block built in and 4-way SLI support and other cool things, RAM will probably cost same, and CPU shouldn't be too expensive, but the motherboard itself is quite expensive and I'm currently saving up to get a pair of 1080TI's or new Polaris card.

 

Is it worth upgrading what I currently have? I overclocked the CPU to 4.8Ghz (stays like this 24/7) or I could push it to 5.0Ghz.

[XamN]

2 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

Hiho,

 

I currently own:

4790K

Gigabyte GA-Z87X OC FORCE

32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM 2400Mhz

 

The question is...

Should I upgrade? I recently seen new CPU's that are going to be released this year (6x cores, 1x 8 core and 1x 10 core etc).

RAM upgraded to the brim so I cannot upgrade any further, and motherboard is Z87 board.

 

The only two reasons I'm thinking to upgrade is: new CPU, more RAM in the future if needed etc.

 

The only problem is: My motherboard equivalent would cost about £400 as my mobo's got water block built in and 4-way SLI support and other cool things, RAM will probably cost same, and CPU shouldn't be too expensive, but the motherboard itself is quite expensive and I'm currently saving up to get a pair of 1080TI's or new Polaris card.

 

Is it worth upgrading what I currently have? I overclocked the CPU to 4.8Ghz (stays like this 24/7) or I could push it to 5.0Ghz.

4790k is currently one of the best desktop cpus u can get, no need to upgrade

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, XamN said:

4790k is currently one of the best desktop cpus u can get, no need to upgrade

I'm not JUST concerned about the CPU, it's everything. Including PCI-E Express lane slot speeds etc.

[XamN]

1 minute ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

I'm not JUST concerned about the CPU, it's everything. Including PCI-E Express lane slot speeds etc.

PCI-E speeds dont matter at all.

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, XamN said:

PCI-E speeds dont matter at all.

They matter, mine's Z87 board and it's old. It's PCI-E lane generation is also old.

[Quaker]

22 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

Is it worth upgrading what I currently have?

No, definitely not "worth it". As was said, you have one of the best CPUs currently available for gaming.

4Gigs of RAM is enough to run most things. 8Gigs is comfortable. 16Gigs is a bit overkill at this time. 32Gigs of RAM is waaay overkill unless you are doing 3D CAD on a professional basis or some other actual professional task the requires that much RAM.

The motherboard has all the PCIe (v3) slots you'll ever need. (And you wouldn't notice any significant change in SLI performance of x16 vs x8)

You didn't mention what graphics card(s) or HDD setup you are running, but, if you are really gung-ho to upgrade something, consider getting a GTX-1080, or replacing all your hard drives with SSDs.

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, Quaker said:

No, definitely not "worth it". As was said, you have one of the best CPUs currently available for gaming.

4Gigs of RAM is enough to run most things. 8Gigs is comfortable. 16Gigs is a bit overkill at this time. 32Gigs of RAM is waaay overkill unless you are doing 3D CAD on a professional basis or some other actual professional task the requires that much RAM.

You didn't mention what graphics card(s) or HDD setup you are running, but, if you are really gung-ho to upgrade something, consider getting a GTX-1080, or replacing all your hard drives with SSDs.

I have 500GB Samsung EVO 850, 2TB HDD etc. I'm saving up for 1080TI or new Polaris. I was just wondering if I should really upgrade or let it go. I wasn't 100% sure. The only thing I'm worried the most about is CPU and Motherboard 'cause they're just little over 2 years old now.

[XamN]

21 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

They matter, mine's Z87 board and it's old. It's PCI-E lane generation is also old.

Motherboards dont really get out-dated, and as i said PCI-E lane generation Doesent Matter !

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, XamN said:

Motherboards dont really get out-dated, and as i said PCI-E lane generation Doesent Matter !

Linus said something else in his videos, so I guess THEY DO.

[Quaker]

7 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

I have 500GB Samsung EVO 850, 2TB HDD etc .... The only thing I'm worried the most about is CPU and Motherboard 'cause they're just little over 2 years old now.

I used to run a 120Gig boot SSD and a 500 Gig hard drive. I was thinking of getting a 1 or 2 TB HDD, but when I looked at my total drive usage - even with a bunch of games, apps, mp3s, etc. - I saw I was only using about 250Gig total. So I simply replaced the 500Gig HDD with a 500Gig (Samsung 850) SSD. The rig is very quiet now when it boots up.

So, check how much of those 2TB HDDs you are actually using. You may find that replacing them with even just a 500gig SSD is more than enough.

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, Quaker said:

I used to run a 120Gig boot SSD and a 500 Gig hard drive. I was thinking of getting a 1 or 2 TB HDD, but when I looked at my total drive usage - even with a bunch of games, apps, mp3s, etc. - I saw I was only using about 250Gig total. So I simply replaced the 500Gig HDD with a 500Gig (Samsung 850) 500Gig SSD. The rig is very quiet now when it boots up.

So, check how much of those 2TB HDDs you are actually using. You may find that replacing them with even just a 500gig SSD is more than enough.

I really don't need another SSD to be completely honest. If I don't have to replace anything, not even RAM then I'm thinking to get a better case or something, or maybe even custom water loop as motherboard can be water cooled.

 

I'm aware that 6700K is about 10% faster than 4790K, but the new CPUs that will come this year like 6800K (6 core, clocked lower but better architecture) might be better than what I have.

 

I forgot to mention that I play at 4K 60FPS, so I hope my CPU is not going to bottleneck?

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7 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

I really don't need another SSD to be completely honest. If I don't have to replace anything, not even RAM then I'm thinking to get a better case or something, or maybe even custom water loop as motherboard can be water cooled.

 

I'm aware that 6700K is about 10% faster than 4790K, but the new CPUs that will come this year like 6800K (6 core, clocked lower but better architecture) might be better than what I have.

 

I forgot to mention that I play at 4K 60FPS, so I hope my CPU is not going to bottleneck?

I highly doubt that you'll have CPU bottleneck issues at that resolution.  You would need to run 980 Ti SLI on 1080p to see any significant issues I think.

[RxL]

37 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

Hiho,

 

I currently own:

4790K

Gigabyte GA-Z87X OC FORCE

32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM 2400Mhz

 

The question is...

Should I upgrade? I recently seen new CPU's that are going to be released this year (6x cores, 1x 8 core and 1x 10 core etc).

RAM upgraded to the brim so I cannot upgrade any further, and motherboard is Z87 board.

 

The only two reasons I'm thinking to upgrade is: new CPU, more RAM in the future if needed etc.

 

The only problem is: My motherboard equivalent would cost about £400 as my mobo's got water block built in and 4-way SLI support and other cool things, RAM will probably cost same, and CPU shouldn't be too expensive, but the motherboard itself is quite expensive and I'm currently saving up to get a pair of 1080TI's or new Polaris card.

 

Is it worth upgrading what I currently have? I overclocked the CPU to 4.8Ghz (stays like this 24/7) or I could push it to 5.0Ghz.

you're pc is good for the next couple of years without a doubt and if anything you want to change from you're computer is gpu and thats about it there is no need to think about new cpu at all unless you are going to do contention creation like other people have said.

 

me personally i think you're current should and will keep you going for many years

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I highly doubt that you'll have CPU bottleneck issues at that resolution.  You would need to run 980 Ti SLI on 1080p to see any significant issues I think.

I will be using 1080TI or new AMD Polaris cards in SLI / Crossfire + 4790K OC to game at 4K.

 

I will also be ocassionally playing at 1080P ('Cause I own a projector)

[Tech Deals]

20 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I highly doubt that you'll have CPU bottleneck issues at that resolution.  You would need to run 980 Ti SLI on 1080p to see any significant issues I think.

^ This...

 

OP, you're just throwing money away with your plans...  While the 1080 TI likely will be a worthwhile upgrade (skip the 1080) for 4k gaming, you have no need to replace your CPU for many years, don't even bother.

 

The Z87 is just fine, you're chasing spec sheet numbers, not real numbers.

[TheNaitsyrk]

1 minute ago, Tech Deals said:

^ This...

 

OP, you're just throwing money away with your plans...  While the 1080 TI likely will be a worthwhile upgrade (skip the 1080) for 4k gaming, you have no need to replace your CPU for many years, don't even bother.

 

The Z87 is just fine, you're chasing spec sheet numbers, not real numbers.

Thank you! Most precise answer so far. Yes...

I'll definitely skip the upgrade, and just get the graphic cards. Thank you very much!