Jump to content

Upgrade planning

WolfoftheShadow7465
 Share
Posted

1. Budget & Location

Whatever & Ohio

2. Aim

1440p 144hz gaming & normal everyday use

3. Monitors

One for gaming, 2 total, both 1440p

4. Peripherals

Nope

5. Why are you upgrading?

That itch to do it is there

 

I currently have a 980 ti and a 4790k, wanting to pick up a 1440p 144hz monitor for a while now and was looking into what GPU to get as my CPU should be fine right? Do i need 1080 ti? I play most modern games but still tend to play some older ones like cs go and such would my 980 ti be able to run modern games at high? i know at ultra i get low frames in some games at 1440

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, lilbman said:

1080ti and 7700K

Why? They already have a 4790k.

Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples:

 

Do this:

Quote

And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor!

Or this:

@DocSwag

 

Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market.

 

Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

Spoiler

Desktop:

Spoiler

CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

Spoiler

CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/#findComment-9646491
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I suggest a 1080 ti. For the monitor, if 24" is fine with you and TN is fine I suggest this monitor:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/CwgPxr/dell-s2417dg-238-165hz-monitor-s2417dg

1440p 165 hz with g sync. Only for $400

 

If you want 27" and/or IPS then this one. 27" 1440p 165 hz with g sync and IPS.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/scM323/aoc-ag271qg-270-165hz-monitor-ag271qg

Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples:

 

Do this:

Quote

And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor!

Or this:

@DocSwag

 

Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market.

 

Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

Spoiler

Desktop:

Spoiler

CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

Spoiler

CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/#findComment-9646502
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, lilbman said:

It performs better, and he needs all the frames he can get at 1440p 144hz

The difference is gonna be 10%, max, for an extra $600. Honestly, it's probably not worth it, especially since the CPU will bottleneck less at 1440p than 1080p.

Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples:

 

Do this:

Quote

And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor!

Or this:

@DocSwag

 

Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market.

 

Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

Spoiler

Desktop:

Spoiler

CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

Spoiler

CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/#findComment-9646507
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

The difference is gonna be 10%, max, for an extra $600. Honestly, it's probably not worth it, especially since the CPU will bottleneck less at 1440p than 1080p.

Well he is going to have to buy a new CPU sooner or later.

 

I say we leave it up to him to decide.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/#findComment-9646519
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
5 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

I suggest a 1080 ti. For the monitor, if 24" is fine with you and TN is fine I suggest this monitor:

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/CwgPxr/dell-s2417dg-238-165hz-monitor-s2417dg

1440p 165 hz with g sync. Only for $400

 

If you want 27" and/or IPS then this one. 27" 1440p 165 hz with g sync and IPS.

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/scM323/aoc-ag271qg-270-165hz-monitor-ag271qg

thanks for the quick response!

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/#findComment-9646532
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
3 minutes ago, lilbman said:

Well he is going to have to buy a new CPU sooner or later.

 

I say we leave it up to him to decide.

if its not too bad of a bottleneck i will probably just wait for the next ipc improvement, otherwise ill upgrade and end up having the next one come out like a month later knowing my luck

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/763475-upgrade-planning/#findComment-9646542
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing New Builds and Planning

×