What to upgrade

[Legacyxblood401]

Hey there I wanted to get you guys opinion on what I should do. I built my PC around a 3 years ago and don't know if I should do a new build or upgrade things. My CPU is a i7-4790k.  GPU is a evga gtx 780 6gb RAM is corsair vengens pro 2x4gb at 2100 clock speed but the box says it is   Lower motherboard don't remember right now will edit later PCU corsair RM 750 case 900d SSD Evo 850 128gb and a seagate 2tb 7200speed HDD 

[Guest]

Get a new GPU. A 1070 or 1080.

[brokencross]

GPU. Get a 1070 or wait for the 1080Ti if you have the money.

Plus 8GB more of ram wouldn't hurt since those new DX12 games are prone to mem leaks.

[Legacyxblood401]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Get a new GPU. A 1070 or 1080.

Only the GPU I was going to get a 1080 but I don't know if I should sell the PC and start new I am about to make a DIY PC desk and was going to water cool potentially 

[Guest]

Just now, Legacyxblood401 said:

Only the GPU I was going to get a 1080 but I don't know if I should sell the PC and start new I am about to make a DIY PC desk and was going to water cool potentially 

i7 4790k still does really strong, keep it

[Legacyxblood401]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

i7 4790k still does really strong, keep it

Ok I just want to make sure I that would be the only thing do you recommend I change the motherboard out and also get ddr4 I was going to get dominator platinum 

[Guest]

Just now, Legacyxblood401 said:

Ok I just want to make sure I that would be the only thing do you recommend I change the motherboard out and also get ddr4 I was going to get dominator platinum 

ddr4 is not gonna work. ddr3 will. what mobo? can you overclock?

[Legacyxblood401]

I not home but can post it later how much better is ddr4 to ddr3 

[Legacyxblood401]

Newegg has a good sale going on right now 

[stealth80]

6 minutes ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

I not home but can post it later how much better is ddr4 to ddr3 

4790K doesn't support DDR4, stick with DDR3, 16GB is the sweet spot. Theres really no point in swapping that CPU for anything at the moment as the cost would massively outweigh the performance gained.

 

Also what resolution? if 1080P a 1080 gtx would be a massive waste. I would also consider waiting for the VEGA launch

[Legacyxblood401]

3 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

4790K doesn't support DDR4, stick with DDR3, 16GB is the sweet spot. Theres really no point in swapping that CPU for anything at the moment as the cost would massively outweigh the performance gained.

 

Also what resolution? if 1080P a 1080 gtx would be a massive waste. I would also consider waiting for the VEGA launch

Right now I max out all my games arma3 rust ark csgo but I want to have more FPS and not have to use my laptop for VR 

[Trav_X]

Your CPU is already a quad core Hyperthreaded i7. Good enough for gaming and even some harder tasks. The rest of your system is good. I would suggest getting a GTX 1070, and if your budget allows its, a 1080.

[pwn_intended]

13 minutes ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

I not home but can post it later how much better is ddr4 to ddr3 

It isn't really batter for most things. Faster RAM only makes a difference when using onboard graphics or in some super specific applications which you would not be using.

 

Also, your board will sup[port one or the other, so going with ddr4 requires a cpu+mobo spaw, so totally not worth it.

[Legacyxblood401]

1 minute ago, Trav_X said:

Your CPU is already a quad core Hyperthreaded i7. Good enough for gaming and even some harder tasks. The rest of your system is good. I would suggest getting a GTX 1070, and if your budget allows its, a 1080.

The 1080 was my plan looking at the MSI one around 700 something 

[Legacyxblood401]

What would fps look like at 4K or should I stick with a 144hz 1080p

[Legacyxblood401]

6 minutes ago, pwn_intended said:

It isn't really batter for most things. Faster RAM only makes a difference when using onboard graphics or in some super specific applications which you would not be using.

 

Also, your board will sup[port one or the other, so going with ddr4 requires a cpu+mobo spaw, so totally not worth it.

What ram would you recommend same I have now or something else 

[DunePilot]

If you want to do a big expensive desk build with full watercooling I would build an entirely new system but if you simply want to upgrade the one you have then I would get a 1080Ti in January or February when it launches. The 4790k you have can handle the newer cards in SLi and is just barely behind a 6700k, your GPU on the other hand is pretty dated and you will gain a lot by swapping in a new top tier GPU. Vega or 1080Ti in a few months imo.

[Trav_X]

36 minutes ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

What would fps look like at 4K or should I stick with a 144hz 1080p

144hz 1080p is arguably better for gaming cause of the frame rate. Personally, you should consider 1440p 144hz.

[DunePilot]

42 minutes ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

What would fps look like at 4K or should I stick with a 144hz 1080p

34" curved widescreens are amazing. I would personally wait for 4k 100hz or 1440p 144hz curved widescreens to pop up on the market, right now they are limited to 100hz but they've been out awhile and I'm sure we will be seeing some new ones pop up next year. Maybe we have another year or two to wait but we should have some really nice screen tech hitting the market in the near future. I play 1080 144hz surround until then when I will replace my center monitor with something along those lines.

[Anker_by]

I recommend you wait for the next year.... until intel release the new generation.. and then you can buy mobo, memory and cpu....

[Legacyxblood401]

Also my PC has been crashing in games and  tends to freeze after a few hours of gaming do you recommend wiping it 

[Boxing Kitten]

Get a New Timeflux Transistor (aka CPU) and wire it up to memory graphical fractorizor (aka GPU) and if your feeling fancy sprinkle in some memory flactoidlizer fairies (aka RAM)

[lettuce head]

id shoot for a gtx 1070 and double your RAM. that would round out your system really really well

[lettuce head]

5 hours ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

Also my PC has been crashing in games and  tends to freeze after a few hours of gaming do you recommend wiping it 

what are your symptoms? high gpu/cpu temps, BSOD, what voltage are you running on your OC's, etc.

[WoodenMarker]

19 hours ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

how much better is ddr4 to ddr3 

Negligible performance gain in real-life usage.

19 hours ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

I want to have more FPS and not have to use my laptop for VR 

Get a better graphics card. It doesn't get much better than a 4790k for gaming.

19 hours ago, Legacyxblood401 said:

What would fps look like at 4K or should I stick with a 144hz 1080p

Look at benchmarks. 4K and 1080p are worlds apart.

4K will look better and give you more real estate to work with. 144hz is better for competitive gaming but that's about it.