how long does an average gaming pc last

[ivan134]

24 minutes ago, Litargirio said:

prove it

Digital foundry has a video on it.

[App4that]

3 hours ago, Litargirio said:

prove it

Since you want to be a bugger. 

 

 

[Pixel5]

seems more like its related to i3 and i5 having less cache since all benchmarks done with an i7 from multiple sources show no real benefit.

 

conclusion: faster ram is still not worth it the money is better spend on a faster cpu if this is whats limiting you.

[Pixel5]

7 hours ago, App4that said:

Since you want to be a bugger. 

 

its called proving your point, everyone can make up random facts, the difference is just talking about it or at least providing a source for the information.

[Litargirio]

@App4that

 

Thank you. I just wanted to know what exactly the statement was based on, since that idea was new to me and I had been led to believe the oposite in the past.

[Princess Luna]

I prefer to believe that higher frequency is pretty much useless, there are a huge amount of benchmarks and videos showing that so and in my real life performance the 2133mhz ddr4 has been up to the task just perfectly.

 

People end up paying a ton more in RAM only for heatsinks that helps nothing and a higher frequency that only looks good on paper.

 

 

[GTBTK]

I am still running an i7-2600 machine with a GTX 1070 and it is still competitive with modern i5-6600 Skylake machines. It has been left behind by 6700K and x99 Haswell-E/Broadwell-E systems in outright performance but it still provides good enough CPU power for all the modern games I have used it with.

 

The i7-4790K you have should last you a good 5-6 years providing "good enough" performance, particularly if you overclock.

 

You will find though, that your GPU will be left behind as time goes by. I would expect your 980TI to provide "good enough" performance for about 3 years before you would have to start looking to upgrade that component. Of course, If your expectation is to run every game at ultra settings without compromise, that time estimate will be shorter. fortunately GPUs are modular and can be upgraded separately to the CPU

[App4that]

7 hours ago, Pixel5 said:

seems more like its related to i3 and i5 having less cache since all benchmarks done with an i7 from multiple sources show no real benefit.

 

conclusion: faster ram is still not worth it the money is better spend on a faster cpu if this is whats limiting you.

See, this is the misinformation that has plagued this forum for far too long. Faster RAM speeds, are fucking free. It cost nothings, nada, zip, ziltch, no money what's so ever.

 

But why do people like you push it? Beliefs. Are you freaking kidding me... You'd rather believe than go off evidence. Rather than overclock your RAM the same way you overclock your graphics card, you'd rather have beliefs.

 

Many people can't afford a i7, and I'm sitting here with a i7 and can tell you depending on the game it's still a sizable difference. 

 

Not some random people, but two people who have been on this forum for some time now. Not made up bs but observations backed by testing by professionals. 

 

Oi