Upgrade Or Wait?

[Mairoko]

So I Currently Have A Intel i5 4690K Quad Core Code Name Devils Canyon But My Motherboard As Seen Its Final Few Months (CPU Confirmed Working) And Am Wondering Is An Upgrade My Best Bet Looking Into Either FX-9370 8 Core AM3+, Ryzen CPU When I Can Afford Or Just Replacing Current Motherboard If Anyone Else Has Input Or Suggestions Its Greatly Needed. I do play heavy games but only look for about 60-120 FPS (Graphics Card Can Handle It) And Also Looking Into Doing More Recording And Video Editing! Im all ears for your input thank you!

[Brooksie359]

Why would you get a fx series cpu? They are on a different socket than the ryzen series and are bad value too. Either wait for the r5 series ryzen cpus or get a r7 1700 if you can afford it or go intel. Something like a i5 6500 and a h110 motherboard 

[Brooksie359]

Oh wait you said the motherboard is what is dying. In that case I would just get a new motherboard as a last option rather than the i5 6500

[Mairoko]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

Why would you get a fx series cpu? They are on a different socket than the ryzen series and are bad value too. Either wait for the r5 series ryzen cpus or get a r7 1700 if you can afford it or go intel. Something like a i5 6500 and a h110 motherboard 

As i said earlier i was generally wondering if i should keep my quad core i5 and get a new mobo or wait for Ryzen 5

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Mairoko said:

As i said earlier i was generally wondering if i should keep my quad core i5 and get a new mobo or wait for Ryzen 5

Yeah I was just confused why you brought up the fx 9370

[Castdeath97]

Which graphic card do you have?

 

[Mairoko]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Which graphic card do you have?

 

RX 480 Asus Strix 

[SpaceGhostC2C]

I think you only really upgrade with newer Intel or AMD lineups. That would mean new motherboard, CPU, and RAM (since you have DDR3 and you'll need DDR4). Therefore, if you see yourself changing all three in the near future, i would wait a bit for the upcoming releases. If not, replacing the motherboard is the cost-effective solution. 

[Castdeath97]

9 minutes ago, Mairoko said:

RX 480 Asus Strix 

I really don't find the upgrade necessary. That i5 is still good and is enough for RX 480 and the RX 480 can pull really good frame rates, so why not just stick with for some more. Even with editing, the i5 will do okay. 

[Brooksie359]

15 hours ago, Castdeath97 said:

I really don't find the upgrade necessary. That i5 is still good and is enough for RX 480 and the RX 480 can pull really good frame rates, so why not just stick with for some more. Even with editing, the i5 will do okay. 

there is a case to be made if you are already investing money on a new motherboard it might be worth it to upgrade the cpu also. I mean i know i would be tempted to upgrade if I already had to buy a new motherboard. 

[Aphala]

Intel and the 4XXX series are still strong, no real need to jump ship why not grab a cheap motherboard on sale or something and get the job done.

[Spenser1337]

I'll trade you an i5 2400 and mobo for that CPU