Should I build new or Upgrade old.

[cantthinkofaname]

Hi, I was wondering if I should build an entire new pc or just upgrade old parts and I want to know your opinion. Please note I have 4 monitors but I only game on one and multitask on the others. My budget is 400-500$. I mostly play Arma 3 and GTA V.

 

Here is my current build (yes, I know its not great)

 

E5-2689 v1

 

Firepro W5100 and W5000

 

Standard HP Z620 MOBO

 

1 TB HDD

 

16GB DDR3

 

Please also note I have a extra 1.5tb 7200rpm HDD laying around with a fresh install of windows, and I have both DDR3 and 4 lying around.

 

If you think I should upgrade please tell me what parts and If you think I should build What kind of build should I get

 

[Castdeath97]

You sure that's the correct version number off that Xeon, for some reason I can't find it in intel's ark.

[Shd0w2]

I'd pretty much just upgrade the graphics card, I believe that xeon is still pretty great! If your budget is $400-$500 you could pick up a GTX 1070 and have around $80 left.

Though, I don't know much about that specific xeon.

 

Just make sure the motherboard has a pcie 16x 3.0 lane

[cantthinkofaname]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

You sure that's the correct version number off that Xeon, for some reason I can't find it in intel's ark.

Its kind of weird the computer reads it as e5-2689 and it says that on the cpu itself but the closest I can find on intel ark is this

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/64583/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2680-20M-Cache-2_70-GHz-8_00-GTs-Intel-QPI

 

If u look up e5-2689 on eBay its there too

[cantthinkofaname]

1 minute ago, Shd0w2 said:

I'd pretty much just upgrade the graphics card, I believe that xeon is still pretty great! If your budget is $400-$500 you could pick up a GTX 1070 and have around $80 left.

Though, I don't know much about that specific xeon.

 

Just make sure the motherboard has a pcie 16x 3.0 lane

ofcouse! thanks for responding

[Matias_Chambers]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

You sure that's the correct version number off that Xeon, for some reason I can't find it in intel's ark.

 

1 minute ago, Shd0w2 said:

I'd pretty much just upgrade the graphics card, I believe that xeon is still pretty great! If your budget is $400-$500 you could pick up a GTX 1070 and have around $80 left.

Though, I don't know much about that specific xeon.

Looks like it's an 8 core Xeon with HT.

[cantthinkofaname]

Just now, Matias_Chambers said:

 

Looks like it's an 8 core Xeon with HT.

yep sounds about right

[Castdeath97]

Well you can get a 1070 or 1060 if you just game at 1080 now and if you face any bottlenecks with the CPU (not entirely sure if you well, probably not) get something like a 3770K or just jump to a new board and CPU.

[cantthinkofaname]

5 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

Well you can get a 1070 or 1060 if you just game at 1080 now and if you face any bottlenecks with the CPU (not entirely sure if you well, probably not) get something like a 3770K or just jump to a new board and CPU.

What would benefit me more 3770 rx 480 or just a new gtx 1070

[Shd0w2]

5 minutes ago, cantthinkofaname said:

What would benefit me more 3770 rx 480 or just a new gtx 1070

New 1070. Not sure how you got that Xeon, but it was a top of the line Xeon and still performs really well.

[cantthinkofaname]

Just now, Shd0w2 said:

New 1070. Not sure how you got that Xeon, but it was a top of the line Xeon and still performs really well.

ok, I got it because my dad owns a server/worksstation stuff and he had no use for it and sells them for cheap. And no, He doesn't sell old parts, thats pretty much the only reason I got this

[Shd0w2]

3 minutes ago, cantthinkofaname said:

ok, I got it because my dad owns a server/worksstation stuff and he had no use for it and sells them for cheap. And no, He doesn't sell old parts, thats pretty much the only reason I got this

Yeah, because that SKU and those specs for a ~2012 system was worth thousands of dollars, like the Xeon SKU alone retailed for $1700+ 

[cantthinkofaname]

Just now, Shd0w2 said:

Yeah, because that SKU and those specs for a ~2012 system was worth thousands of dollars, like the Xeon SKU alone retailed for $1700+ 

Ya, yesterday I got to hold a M6000 E5-2697v4 Z840 it was special

[Shd0w2]

3 minutes ago, cantthinkofaname said:

Ya, yesterday I got to hold a M6000 E5-2697v4 Z840 it was special

Nice! Well, enjoy gaming with your new computer, I'll be off now if you don't need more help.

[cantthinkofaname]

1 minute ago, Shd0w2 said:

Nice! Well, enjoy gaming with your new computer, I'll be off now if you don't need more help.

Ok Thanks

[cantthinkofaname]

8 minutes ago, Shd0w2 said:

Nice! Well, enjoy gaming with your new computer, I'll be off now if you don't need more help.

Sorry but one more question, how would a gtx 1070 and the old xeon do in VR

[Shd0w2]

3 minutes ago, cantthinkofaname said:

Sorry but one more question, how would a gtx 1070 and the old xeon do in VR

Gtx 1070 is a pretty good VR card, but if you really wanted to get into VR I'd grab a 1080, but I'm not sure if the xeon will bottleneck the 1080. Keep in mind you also have the cost of VR / the Vive. Honestly, I don't see VR being practical to get right now, as not many games support it and buying a 1440p / 4K monitor would be cheaper and would work in ALL games (pretty much).

[cantthinkofaname]

2 minutes ago, Shd0w2 said:

Gtx 1070 is a pretty good VR card, but if you really wanted to get into VR I'd grab a 1080, but I'm not sure if the xeon will bottleneck the 1080. Keep in mind you also have the cost of VR / the Vive. Honestly, I don't see VR being practical to get right now, as not many games support it and buying a 1440p / 4K monitor would be cheaper and would work in ALL games (pretty much).

Ya, but theres a chance that I might be able to get a vive in the future for free so you know

[Shd0w2]

3 minutes ago, cantthinkofaname said:

Ya, but theres a chance that I might be able to get a vive in the future for free so you know

Then go for a 1070 and it should be able to play VR pretty well. But if you really wanted to have the best VR experience then go for a 1080 as I said, but you likely would have to get a new intel 6600k + new ram + new mobo.

[cantthinkofaname]

1 minute ago, Shd0w2 said:

Then go for a 1070 and it should be able to play VR pretty well. But if you really wanted to have the best VR experience then go for a 1080 as I said, but you likely would have to get a new intel 6600k + new ram + new mobo.

ok thanks. I just plan to play games like onward so I think it should be fine