Planning to upgrade

[Cakemaster89]

In before long text and hello users!

 

First, my current system, it's 2,5 years old:
i5 4570@ Thermaltright True Spirit 120m
Asrock B85 Pro4
8GB Crucial Ballistics DDR3-1600 Kit
Powercolor R9 270X PCS+
Crucial M500 240GB
some Asus DVD+RW drive
Asus Xonar D1@ Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohms
Bitfenix Shinobi 
2 additional case fans be quiet Shadow Wings
be quiet Straight Power E9 580 Watt (way to overpowered i know)
Windows 7 Pro x64
AOC G2460FQ (i did the frame skipping test on blurbusters and my AOC is legit 144hz)

 

2 weeks ago, both of my PCIe slots died. I swapped to another graphics card and even the power supply. It all comes down to the motherboard, damnit. I am currently sitting on this machine running the iGPU.
Luckily, i save some money over the months. Originally, my plan was to upgrade when AMD's Zen is released. But now that my motherboard is broken, i can't really play games and enjoy them. So i guess i'll upgrade very soon then. 

 

My idea now was i can sell the CPU, RAM and GPU and use this money in addition to my already saved money for my new rig. 
My strategy is that i get a "solid" basic system (CPU and RAM) because that basic system won't be changed for the next 3-5 years. So the part which should be swapped only is the graphics card. I will reuse my soundcard, case, SSD, DVD drive and fans. 

 

I narrowed it down to this basic config:
i7 6700 non-k with 16GB DDR4 2133 with a B150 chipset motherboard.
Now, i did a lot of research and to be honest, i'm not really entirely sure. Some forums say a i5 is still OK for gaming and save the money for a beefier GPU, some say an i7 is the future or an overclocked i5 can reach the speed of a stock i7 etc. I also saw a youtube video where an i5 can bottleneck a GTX 1070 when attempt to go 144 fps and beyond.

 

I found different results online, but nothing which fits to my combination and that's playing with a non-overclocked CPU in 1080p with 144Hz monitor. Jup, i won't overclock.
I mostly play 3 games at this moment: 

Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Planetside2 and DooM (2016). 
CS:GO is like, meh. My old system could handle it pretty good with an average of 200 fps, max settings of course.
Planetside 2 is very CPU-heavy in large battles (96+ vs 96+), so an i 7 would be good choice i guess.
DooM's support of Vulkan makes it easier for the CPU, but im not sure about that video, i'll give you the link:

 

The new GPU would be a custom RX 480 because of its awesome performance in Doom with Vulkan. Yeah, for me, it's a reason. Also, a GTX 1070 can't do 144 fps in DooM (with max settings of course) so i focus on minimum 60 fps with that game. A GTX 1080 is waaay to expensive for me.

 

Like i said, I planned on getting a solid basic system and only change the GPU if neccessary. But since i'm still totally unsure and before i regret my decision, what would you do?
Buying a "basic" system, spend some more money on the CPU, but you don't have to change for the next 3-5 years and only swap the GPU when the performance is getting poor?
Or "adjust" the basic system so it fullfilles the demands of games today and save money?

 

I thank in advance and have a nice day.
 

[Dresta]

i7 6700k with a RX 480 is not common,get an i7 if you have the budget,trust me it will payoff

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

Dude, you DO NOT need an i7 for Gaming, that's one. Too, it seems a bit wrong for someone to base their entire components selection on one title, yeah sure the RX 480 does well in doom with Vulkan but the 1060 smokes it in every other title and isn't that far behind Doom at all. Third, what the hell do u need 144FPS for !

[Cakemaster89]

34 minutes ago, LawrenceBarnes2013 said:

Dude, you DO NOT need an i7 for Gaming, that's one. Too, it seems a bit wrong for someone to base their entire components selection on one title, yeah sure the RX 480 does well in doom with Vulkan but the 1060 smokes it in every other title and isn't that far behind Doom at all. Third, what the hell do u need 144FPS for !

Because my monitor is a 144Hz one? It's not just for Doom, i guess the i7 would come in handy in Planetside 2. 

Yeah you're right, the GTX 1060 is faster than a RX 480, but also a bit more expensive. And since the performance gain in DooM with Vulkan is higher with the RX 480, i'd go with the RX 480. CSGO with over 200 fps shouldnt be a problem with the RX 480, also in Planetside 2.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

1 hour ago, Cakemaster89 said:

Because my monitor is a 144Hz one? It's not just for Doom, i guess the i7 would come in handy in Planetside 2. 

Yeah you're right, the GTX 1060 is faster than a RX 480, but also a bit more expensive. And since the performance gain in DooM with Vulkan is higher with the RX 480, i'd go with the RX 480. CSGO with over 200 fps shouldnt be a problem with the RX 480, also in Planetside 2.

What ever floats your boat mate. Also because you have a 144Hz monitor it doesn't mean you have to be sitting at 144FPS all the time, you get tearing the other around when your FPS is higher than your refresh rate, just saying. The way you're looking at this is all wrong. Any way since you still have time and aftermarket 1060s haven't dropped yet than you have time to think bout this.

[Cakemaster89]

32 minutes ago, LawrenceBarnes2013 said:

What ever floats your boat mate. Also because you have a 144Hz monitor it doesn't mean you have to be sitting at 144FPS all the time, you get tearing the other around when your FPS is higher than your refresh rate, just saying. The way you're looking at this is all wrong. Any way since you still have time and aftermarket 1060s haven't dropped yet than you have time to think bout this.

I understand and i apologize for beeing a incomplete with my statements. 60 fps and 144hz is fine, no doubt about that. It's just i get the feeling when i played CSGO with over 200 fps with that 144hz it felt super fluent, i've never experienced that before.

 

Indeed, i still have some time and that's why i asked you guys for some advice.

 

So you would rather recommend an i5 6600 non-k and a GTX 1060 for my new PC?

I almost forgot, what about the RAM? 16GB way overpowered?

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

19 hours ago, Cakemaster89 said:

I understand and i apologize for beeing a incomplete with my statements. 60 fps and 144hz is fine, no doubt about that. It's just i get the feeling when i played CSGO with over 200 fps with that 144hz it felt super fluent, i've never experienced that before.

 

Indeed, i still have some time and that's why i asked you guys for some advice.

 

So you would rather recommend an i5 6600 non-k and a GTX 1060 for my new PC?

I almost forgot, what about the RAM? 16GB way overpowered?

I know that feeling, i do. but it's not worth the trouble don't you think.

a 6600K if you can afford it if not, a non K will do just fine and a 1060 with 8GB of ram, recommended to through in a single 8GB stick instead of two 4GB so you wont be limited to a max of 16GB if ever you wanted to max it out 

[Cakemaster89]

Ok, thanks for the advices.