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Hey guys, first time posting here in the forum. Been watching a zillion LTT videos to get more informed by the newest gen hardware.

My current PC (which i'll post the hardware below) turned 4 years old in november.
This year i got a chance to get a new videocard by much much cheaper than i usually would get it (a family member brought it to me, here in Brazil, instead of me paying through the nose in a brazilian store or importing it normally).
My PC hasn't been feeling too bad it's age because i tried to make it as future-proof as i could afford (remember, i live in Brazil, stuff here is BANANAS expensive).
Here's the old guy's specs:


Build date: november 2012
CPU: Intel Core i7 - 3770
Motherboard: Gigabyte h77m-d3h
GPU: MSI GTX 670 - Power Edition
RAM: Geil Corsa - 8gb DDR3 1600 (max frequency for the MB) (2 sticks, dual-channel)
Storage: PNY 120gb SSD +1tb WD HDD

Up to a few months ago, most games were running smoothly, But the last few have started making it show it's age a bit. I had to pick stuff to decrease in quality in the last few games i played through. (MGSV, The Witcher 3, Overwatch and that shitty ass Batman Arkham Knight). But i had to refrain myself from playing games i know my PC's performance would've frustrated me. (Rise of the Tomb Raider, BF1, Doom3, DeusEx, Dishonored2, Titanfall2).

I got a new videocard, like i told you guys (I got the EVGA GTX 1070 SC).

I have no experience casemoding, but i'm planning on doing a more complicated build for my next PC.

But since the new Intel processors are ridiculously expensive at this moment (the dollar is at a 15 year old high, in comparison to our own currency, making imported stuff like PC hardware obscenely expensive), i have to pace myself when i start buying parts. 
I was wandering, and this is what i came here to ask.
With my current setup, a new MB, CPU.
Do i NEED, like, absolutely need to upgrade? 
I intend on buying 8 more gigs of RAM to move into Windows 10, but i want to know if my current setup will bottleneck my new videocard.

I was wandering if it would be a bad deal to upgrade to the previous gen tech. Like not getting a Sky or Kaby Lake, broadwell or Haswell processor instead of selling my kdney for the newer ones.

Just something to consider: I do not intend on overclocking stuff, or playing 4k anytime soon. 4k monitors down here cost 4 times what i make monthly. So it's a total pipe dream. 
I just want 60 FPS at 1080p with no hitches on any possible current game.

Thank you!
 

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10 minutes ago, Pulyx said:

Hey guys, first time posting here in the forum. Been watching a zillion LTT videos to get more informed by the newest gen hardware.

My current PC (which i'll post the hardware below) turned 4 years old in november.
This year i got a chance to get a new videocard by much much cheaper than i usually would get it (a family member brought it to me, here in Brazil, instead of me paying through the nose in a brazilian store or importing it normally).
My PC hasn't been feeling too bad it's age because i tried to make it as future-proof as i could afford (remember, i live in Brazil, stuff here is BANANAS expensive).
Here's the old guy's specs:


Build date: november 2012
CPU: Intel Core i7 - 3770
Motherboard: Gigabyte h77m-d3h
GPU: MSI GTX 670 - Power Edition
RAM: Geil Corsa - 8gb DDR3 1600 (max frequency for the MB) (2 sticks, dual-channel)
Storage: PNY 120gb SSD +1tb WD HDD

Up to a few months ago, most games were running smoothly, But the last few have started making it show it's age a bit. I had to pick stuff to decrease in quality in the last few games i played through. (MGSV, The Witcher 3, Overwatch and that shitty ass Batman Arkham Knight). But i had to refrain myself from playing games i know my PC's performance would've frustrated me. (Rise of the Tomb Raider, BF1, Doom3, DeusEx, Dishonored2, Titanfall2).

I got a new videocard, like i told you guys (I got the EVGA GTX 1070 SC).

I have no experience casemoding, but i'm planning on doing a more complicated build for my next PC.

But since the new Intel processors are ridiculously expensive at this moment (the dollar is at a 15 year old high, in comparison to our own currency, making imported stuff like PC hardware obscenely expensive), i have to pace myself when i start buying parts. 
I was wandering, and this is what i came here to ask.
With my current setup, a new MB, CPU.
Do i NEED, like, absolutely need to upgrade? 
I intend on buying 8 more gigs of RAM to move into Windows 10, but i want to know if my current setup will bottleneck my new videocard.

I was wandering if it would be a bad deal to upgrade to the previous gen tech. Like not getting a Sky or Kaby Lake, broadwell or Haswell processor instead of selling my kdney for the newer ones.

Just something to consider: I do not intend on overclocking stuff, or playing 4k anytime soon. 4k monitors down here cost 4 times what i make monthly. So it's a total pipe dream. 
I just want 60 FPS at 1080p with no hitches on any possible current game.

Thank you!
 

Tbh I think your current setup should be fine. I wouldn't upgrade until you experience a bottleneck that would make you want to upgrade. Also you should be able to get 60fps at 1080p easily with your current cpu and a gtx 1070.

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17 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

Tbh I think your current setup should be fine. I wouldn't upgrade until you experience a bottleneck that would make you want to upgrade. Also you should be able to get 60fps at 1080p easily with your current cpu and a gtx 1070.

True this.

 

I had basically the same original setup as the Original Poster, except 2500K and GTX660 (both lower spec).

I've added in a GTX1070 and play most games fine at 1440p > 60Hz.

 

ie: with upgraded graphics you will get a good boost.  You can defer CPU/MoBo upgrade for a while.

Yes, you will bottleneck a bit on the CPU (not much).   But 1080p/60Hz will be fine for most games.

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