PC Upgrade

[Joey96]

Hey guys!

 

I've got a question, I've got a old motherboard Z97 pc mate with an i5-4460.

I was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to a i7-4790k/i7-4770k or going for a full upgrade to a motherboard with PCI-e 3 instead? And then buy a i5 CPU with hyper threading ?

What would be the best to invest in?

[Castdeath97]

What are your other components and what do you do with your system?

[Joey96]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

What are your other components and what do you do with your system?

I've got:
GTX 1070

16 GB Ram

600W PSU

BloodFreezer 510 Liquid cooler

 

I mainly use it for gaming and some other simple stuff, I just feel like compared to my 1070, my CPU doesn't really catch up the places I need it, with some CPU heavy games and still not getting those stable 60 when turned stuff to high.

[Castdeath97]

5 minutes ago, Joey96 said:

I've got:
GTX 1070

16 GB Ram

600W PSU

BloodFreezer 510 Liquid cooler

 

I mainly use it for gaming and some other simple stuff, I just feel like compared to my 1070, my CPU doesn't really catch up the places I need it, with some CPU heavy games and still not getting those stable 60 when turned stuff to high.

So, you game at 1080p? Personally, if so I would consider a monitor upgrade first, since 1440p will increase the stress on the GPU only but not the CPU. You can then get a used i7 4790K or something.

 

1080p is a bit of a waste for a 1070 to be honest.

[tomoki]

25 minutes ago, Joey96 said:

Hey guys!

 

I've got a question, I've got a old motherboard Z97 pc mate with an i5-4460.

I was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to a i7-4790k/i7-4770k or going for a full upgrade to a motherboard with PCI-e 3 instead? And then buy a i5 CPU with hyper threading ?

What would be the best to invest in?

One of the funniest questions I've seen today. Thanks for the laugh hahaha

[Joey96]

Just now, tomoki said:

One of the funniest questions I've seen today. Thanks for the laugh hahaha

Well it is actually a serious question but.... idk? I wrote something stupid or? Enlighten me so I won't 4ever stay nub :3

[Joey96]

7 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

So, you game at 1080p? Personally, if so I would consider a monitor upgrade first, since 1440p will increase the stress on the GPU only but not the CPU. You can then get a used i7 4790K or something.

 

1080p is a bit of a waste for a 1070 to be honest.

Alrighty ty I never considered that, but ye, my monitor is pretty ass hahah Would a wider screen put even more stress to the GPU?

[Castdeath97]

1 minute ago, Joey96 said:

Alrighty ty I never considered that, but ye, my monitor is pretty ass hahah Would a wider screen put even more stress to the GPU?

You mean ultrawide? 

 

It depends on the resolution. You have:

1. 2560*1080 (more GPU load than 1920*1080 but less than 2560*1440
2. 3440*1440 (more GPU load than 2560*1440 but less than 4K

[theklax]

On deciding if it's a worthwhile upgrade;

Install some monitoring software and take a look at CPU usage (is it consistently high in games?)

It might not be a "good value" upgrade, but I would probably consider it to be "worthwhile".

 

Hope that helps.

[Joey96]

5 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

You mean ultrawide? 

 

It depends on the resolution. You have:

1. 2560*1080 (more GPU load than 1920*1080 but less than 2560*1440
2. 3440*1440 (more GPU load than 2560*1440 but less than 4K

Ty ty Very useful info!

[Castdeath97]

Just now, Joey96 said:

Ty ty Very useful info!

Well, so are you going for a ultrawide then a CPU or both? 

[Joey96]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Well, so are you going for a ultrawide then a CPU or both? 

Well I don't really have the money to upgrade both, so I'm considering going for a ultrawide and then later on a 4790k, it's just that, it's hard to find a used one, most ppl in denmark sells their 4790k with a already built pc, and the CPU doesn't seem to lose that much value when used.

[Castdeath97]

7 minutes ago, Joey96 said:

Well I don't really have the money to upgrade both, so I'm considering going for a ultrawide and then later on a 4790k, it's just that, it's hard to find a used one, most ppl in denmark sells their 4790k with a already built pc, and the CPU doesn't seem to lose that much value when used.

Try looking for the non-k ones.

[Joey96]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Try looking for the non-k ones.

True, but wouldn't it be best to overclock it? Or doesn't it really make that much a difference a non oced 4790 vs oced one?

[Castdeath97]

1 minute ago, Joey96 said:

True, but wouldn't it be best to overclock it? Or doesn't it really make that much a difference a non oced 4790 vs oced one?

Well its better than nothing (plus you can be sure that they didn't overclock the CPU too hard or something).

[Joey96]

1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

Well its better than nothing (plus you can be sure that they didn't overclock the CPU too hard or something).

Hmmmm, a fast search seems like that.... the non k is only around 55 bucks cheaper than a k one, ofc if bought new.

[Castdeath97]

Just now, Joey96 said:

Hmmmm, a fast search seems like that.... the non k is only around 55 bucks cheaper than a k one, ofc if bought new.

That's actually a bit of big delta.

[Joey96]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

That's actually a bit of big delta.

Hmmm....... Now I've been wondering, if I bought an larger inch screen, but still with same 1920x1080 resolution, would that still stress the GPU? Or no difference at all?

Ye well 55 bucks for the non k, would make it at nearly the same price range as a 2560x1080 screen.... :3 gawd more confusion

[HKZeroFive]

1 hour ago, tomoki said:

One of the funniest questions I've seen today. Thanks for the laugh hahaha

Wow, no need to be a dick.

[Festive]

1 hour ago, Joey96 said:

buy a i5 CPU with hyper threading ?

 

i5s dont have hyperthreading, only i3s and i7s, I suggest you upgrade your monitor first to a 1440p one of a 1080p ultrawide. 

[Festive]

1 hour ago, Castdeath97 said:

1080p is a bit of a waste for a 1070 to be honest.

I game at 1080p on a 1080

[Joey96]

5 minutes ago, Festive said:

i5s dont have hyperthreading, only i3s and i7s, I suggest you upgrade your monitor first to a 1440p one of a 1080p ultrawide. 

Ahhh.... no wonder it was "funny" from the other member  

Ahhh alrighty, was something I was considering too, it's just that a 1440x1080? or?   

[Festive]

1 minute ago, Joey96 said:

Ahhh.... no wonder it was "funny" from the other member  

Ahhh alrighty, was something I was considering too, it's just that a 1440x1080? or?   

Ultrawide is something like 2560x1080 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0JC-000D-003Z3&cm_re=ultrawide-_-0JC-000D-003Z3-_-Product

[Joey96]

Just now, Festive said:

Ultrawide is something like 2560x1080 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0JC-000D-003Z3&cm_re=ultrawide-_-0JC-000D-003Z3-_-Product

Ahh yeah alright, was something I was considering But ye..... Also seem to be pretty expensive

[Castdeath97]

1 hour ago, Joey96 said:

Hmmm....... Now I've been wondering, if I bought an larger inch screen, but still with same 1920x1080 resolution, would that still stress the GPU? Or no difference at all?

Ye well 55 bucks for the non k, would make it at nearly the same price range as a 2560x1080 screen.... :3 gawd more confusion

A larger screen that's the same resolution would make no difference at all.