Whats the point in upgrading

[Fontaine]

Ryzen Threadripper + Vega... that what I want my next build to be, however, what the hell is the point, I'm running a FX 8350 OC's to 4.6GHZ and a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x, and I'm getting 90 FPS in doom, 60 in BF1 and Titan Fall 2, all on ultra.... same with most games to be fair (excluding Fall Out 4 for some reason, guessing bad optimisation). So the only reason I can think of to upgrade would be 4k.... but seeing as I have a fairly new ultra wide, can I really justify that? Why is everyone upgrading, running older tech then mine?

 

The only real reason I can think of is audio production as some of my virtual synths (Diva) sucks up all my CPU but there are ways to deal with this also.

 

Anyone running old tech and still getting very acceptable FPS? What everyone thoughts on this matter? 

[LienusLateTips]

Sell that R9 290, it's selling at a good price right now

[RGProductions]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Sell that R9 290, it's selling at a good price right now

30 megahash but stupid power consumption.

[knightslugger]

4 minutes ago, Gofunk said:

Ryzen Threadripper + Vega... that what I want my next build to be, however, what the hell is the point, I'm running a FX 8350 OC's to 4.6GHZ and a Sapphire R9 290 Tri-x, and I'm getting 90 FPS in doom, 60 in BF1 and Titan Fall 2, all on ultra.... same with most games to be fair (excluding Fall Out 4 for some reason, guessing bad optimisation). So the only reason I can think of to upgrade would be 4k.... but seeing as I have a fairly new ultra wide, can I really justify that? Why is everyone upgrading, running older tech then mine?

 

The only real reason I can think of is audio production as some of my virtual synths (Diva) sucks up all my CPU but there are ways to deal with this also.

 

Anyone running old tech and still getting very acceptable FPS? What everyone thoughts on this matter? 

because needs change over time. threadripper is a great productivity platform, and that's about it.

[Fontaine]

I have no idea what the R9 290's are selling for but good a good price when I bought it. Might swap out for a Vega 56 when it comes out but TDP on the new Vega cards looks bad

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Gofunk said:

I have no idea what is selling for but good a good price when I bought it. Might swap out for a Vega 56 when it comes out but TDP on the new Vega cards looks bad

What's your power supply currently?

[knightslugger]

Just now, Gofunk said:

I have no idea what is selling for but good a good price when I bought it. Might swap out for a Vega 56 when it comes out but TDP on the new Vega cards looks bad

performance is also way up, so maybe for you it's not worth it.

[Fontaine]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

What's your power supply currently?

750 I believe, its been a while!

[LooneyJuice]

Short answer. Because they can. 

 

Other than that, if you have no incentive to upgrade, economical or otherwise, you can get away with some pretty old hardware if you have intimate knowledge of your resource usage for the software you use. Then there's stuff like performance envelopes you wish to abide by (1080p/60hz/144hz etc). I have to stress though, that an R9 290 when brand new was a pretty damn good performer. So, for most games, you fell into the bracket of buying good now, and upgrading later. If you had something like an R9 270 or something, I believe you'd be singing a somewhat different tune. Sure, it can do the same things, but the difference is how it does it.

 

There is also the matter of ease of use. Heftier performance generally nets you a more streamlined user experience without the need to tinker with your software or games to even things out. You just crank options up, max any presets, jump in and forget about it.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Gofunk said:

750 I believe, its been a while!

What model?

[m0k]

8 minutes ago, Gofunk said:

 

if you dont need to upgrade...then dont upgrade

im still running Phenom X6 and GTX 1060

perfectly fine for 1080p gaming and photo editing

 

 

[Fontaine]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

What model?

just had to look it up as couldnt remember! it's a OCZ 750W Fatal1ty Series Semi-Modular PSU

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Gofunk said:

just had to look it up as couldnt remember! it's a OCZ 750W Fatal1ty Series Semi-Modular PSU

Even if you only upgraded to lets say a 1060 I would still recommend upgrading that.

[Fontaine]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Even if you only upgraded to lets say a 1060 I would still recommend upgrading that.

Yeah it's a bit light on output by today's standards!

 

Plus would a 1060 do much better than my R9 290?

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Gofunk said:

Yeah it's a bit light on output by today's standards!

 

Plus would a 1060 do much better than my R9 290?

Nah 750W is fine but that quality is a bit meh

[Colexd]

Then dont upgrade. If you are still content with its performance why bother.

[Fontaine]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Nah 750W is fine but that quality is a bit meh

Its lasted 7 years so far!

[Zando_]

15 minutes ago, LooneyJuice said:

Short answer. Because they can. 

 

Other than that, if you have no incentive to upgrade, economical or otherwise, you can get away with some pretty old hardware if you have intimate knowledge of your resource usage for the software you use. Then there's stuff like performance envelopes you wish to abide by (1080p/60hz/144hz etc). I have to stress though, that an R9 290 when brand new was a pretty damn good performer. So, for most games, you fell into the bracket of buying good now, and upgrading later. If you had something like an R9 270 or something, I believe you'd be singing a somewhat different tune. Sure, it can do the same things, but the difference is how it does it.

 

There is also the matter of ease of use. Heftier performance generally nets you a more streamlined user experience without the need to tinker with your software or games to even things out. You just crank options up, max any presets, jump in and forget about it.

Or you just play really old games.... all my games are before 2006, so I just max everything out and then my rig keeps the frame cap pinned the whole time. And I maxed out everything in Nvidia Control panel as well. I'm running a 980 Ti, but it did the same thing with my 1050 Ti. 

[dizmo]

People upgrade:

• To get better performance.
• To get something new and shiny.
• To switch form factors.
• To prepare for higher resolution gaming.
• To replace damaged components.
• To get the most for their components on the secondhand market.

Now, if you're fine with what you're playing at the resolution you're playing at, there's no need to upgrade. I upgrade every three-ish years because I find that's the best cost/performance ratio. Any earlier the gains aren't really there, any longer and the hardware is worth basically nothing.

24 minutes ago, Gofunk said:

I have no idea what the R9 290's are selling for but good a good price when I bought it. Might swap out for a Vega 56 when it comes out but TDP on the new Vega cards looks bad

Why are you worried about TDP?

[WereCat]

You upgrade when you are not happy with what you have... You don't have to.

[LooneyJuice]

17 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Or you just play really old games.... all my games are before 2006, so I just max everything out and then my rig keeps the frame cap pinned the whole time. And I maxed out everything in Nvidia Control panel as well. I'm running a 980 Ti, but it did the same thing with my 1050 Ti. 

Yeah, it goes back to intimate knowledge of your applications. I could play plenty of my stuff on my old 7850s. Can I? Yes. Would I now? Hell no