Posted April 12, 2017 Hi Guys. I have an itch to upgrade. I'm thinking of upgrading my three year old system an wondering if its worth it? I primarily use this for gaming. Will this be a decent upgrade? I currently have 4690k 4.4 OC, Asrock z97 extreme with 16GB 1600 G.Skill ares ram, MSI GTX 1060 gaming X 6gb. I'm looking to upgrade to R5 1600X, Asus prime B350 plus mobo and G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz DDR4. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 If using for newer games, then probably yes, it would be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Rofty said: Hi Guys. I have an itch to upgrade. I'm thinking of upgrading my three year old system an wondering if its worth it? I primarily use this for gaming. Will this be a decent upgrade? I currently have 4690k 4.4 OC, Asrock z97 extreme with 16GB 1600 G.Skill ares ram, MSI GTX 1060 gaming X 6gb. I'm looking to upgrade to R5 1600X, Asus prime B350 plus mobo and G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz DDR4. Thanks! Depends really, are you mainly gaming? if so then it's not really worth it. Won't ee much of an improvement going to a 1600x, if all you mainly do is game. I7 4790K-----ASUS Z97-A-----GTX 1080-----CORSAIR H105-----CORSAIR VENGEANCE PRO 16GB-----ASUS PG278Q-----LOGITECH G900-----MASTERKEYS PRO L-----Sennheiser GSX 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 Wont really help much, not really worth it (Only difference is two extra cores, not that useful for gaming, IPC and clock speed is very similar). Please quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. Never cheap out on a PSU, or I will come to watch the fireworks. PSU Tier List My specs Spoiler PC: CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K @4.8GHz CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero GPU: Zotac AMP Extreme 1070 @ 2114Mhz Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 Power Supply: EVGA 750W G2 Peripherals Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Browns Mouse: Logitech G502 Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver Monitor: U2713M @ 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 No in my eyes. I would rather buy a used 4790k and stick with the system another 2 years. I have myself an 4790k and will use it probably until at least 2019 but probably a bit longer. I havent seen my processors exceeding 50% while gaming but i don't have very new titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Posted April 12, 2017 @Rofty instead of going for the 1600x which atm is pretty expensice why don't you upgrade to a seventh gen i5 or even i7? If all you do is gaming then going for intel upgrade is worth it. || CPU: Intel i5-8600K || Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212X || Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 HD3P || GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050ti OC Windforce 4GB || Memory: 16GB Crucial DDR4 3000mhz || HDD: WD Black 500GB + Seagate Barracuda 2TB || SSD: Samsung 980 1TB || PSU: Corsair VS550 || Case: nJoy Ice Cage || Fans: Segotep Halo Ring RGB ||Monitor: 2x Dell 27" P2717H IPS Full HD || Second Monitor/TV: LG 49UJ620V UHD || Mouse: Logitech G502 || Keyboard: Logitech G810 + Royal Kludge RK84 || Speakers: Philips SPA-5300 subw + Arylic 2.1 + DIY Bookshelves w/ Dayton Audio || Headphones: HyperX Cloud Flight S || TO BE UPGRADED: >> Headphones << >> Keyboard << >> HDD << >> Mouse << >> PC Case << >> Memory(another stick) << >> Graphics Card << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 Your CPU is quite good as it is, why upgrade it? Do you have a SSD? What is your monitor? If you want to reply back to me or someone else USE THE QUOTE BUTTON! Pascal laptops guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, R3ep3r said: @Rofty instead of going for the 1600x which atm is pretty expensice why don't you upgrade to a seventh gen i5 or even i7? If all you do is gaming then going for intel upgrade is worth it. He would get more performance, but even that is poor value. Depending on the game, he will not get more than 10-15% more performance, still not worth it (Even that figure is a little generous, probably not even 10% most of the time). He would be better off upgrading his peripherals or saving the money. Please quote our replys so we get a notification and can reply easily. Never cheap out on a PSU, or I will come to watch the fireworks. PSU Tier List My specs Spoiler PC: CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K @4.8GHz CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero GPU: Zotac AMP Extreme 1070 @ 2114Mhz Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB Case: Cooler Master MasterCase Pro 5 Power Supply: EVGA 750W G2 Peripherals Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Browns Mouse: Logitech G502 Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Revolver Monitor: U2713M @ 75Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 31 minutes ago, Rofty said: Hi Guys. I have an itch to upgrade. I'm thinking of upgrading my three year old system an wondering if its worth it? I primarily use this for gaming. Will this be a decent upgrade? I currently have 4690k 4.4 OC, Asrock z97 extreme with 16GB 1600 G.Skill ares ram, MSI GTX 1060 gaming X 6gb. I'm looking to upgrade to R5 1600X, Asus prime B350 plus mobo and G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz DDR4. Thanks! I wouldn't bother personally, unless as others have said above if you use it for more than gaming. If you just game, I would wait until new GPUs come out this year and just get a better GPU then. Please quote my post, or put @paddy-stone if you want me to respond to you. Spoiler PCs:- Main PC build https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/2K6Q7X ASUS x53e - i7 2670QM / Sony BD writer x8 / Win 10, Elemetary OS, Ubuntu/ Samsung 830 SSD Lenovo G50 - 8Gb RAM - Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SSD - DVD writer Displays:- Philips 55 OLED 754 model Panasonic 55" 4k TV LG 29" Ultrawide Philips 24" 1080p monitor as backup Storage/NAS/Servers:- ESXI/test build https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4wyR9G Main Server https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3Qftyk Backup server - HP Proliant Gen 8 4 bay NAS running FreeNAS ZFS striped 3x3TiB WD reds HP ProLiant G6 Server SE316M1 Twin Hex Core Intel Xeon E5645 2.40GHz 48GB RAM Gaming/Tablets etc:- Xbox One S 500GB + 2TB HDD PS4 Nvidia Shield TV Xiaomi/Pocafone F2 pro 8GB/256GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Unused Hardware currently :- 4670K MSI mobo 16GB ram i7 6700K b250 mobo Zotac GTX 1060 6GB Amp! edition Zotac GTX 1050 mini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 Author Thanks for the suggestions guys! I will try to get my hands on 4790k instead. 35 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said: Your CPU is quite good as it is, why upgrade it? Do you have a SSD? What is your monitor? I have a Crucial mx300 275gb. Also my monitor is Dell U2515H UltraSharp 25" IPS (2560x1440). Lately my system started to struggle in newer games @ 1440p eg. GR Wildlands, hence the question to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 36 minutes ago, Rofty said: Thanks for the suggestions guys! I will try to get my hands on 4790k instead. I have a Crucial mx300 275gb. Also my monitor is Dell U2515H UltraSharp 25" IPS (2560x1440). Lately my system started to struggle in newer games @ 1440p eg. GR Wildlands, hence the question to upgrade. Since its 60Hz 1440p you are probably limited by the GPU, get a 1070/1080. If you want to reply back to me or someone else USE THE QUOTE BUTTON! Pascal laptops guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 12, 2017 Maybe get the CPU later down the line (or get a used i7 4790K). If you want to reply back to me or someone else USE THE QUOTE BUTTON! Pascal laptops guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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