upgrading whole pc necessary?

[jigsawe]

My current system (approx 4 years old):

intel core i7 4930k 3.4ghz 6 core 12 threads

nvidia gtx 780 3gb

32gb ddr3 (4x8gb)

Asus rampage iv gene micro-atx

 

Im definitely upgrading to a gtx 1080 or TI, but was wondering if it would be necessary to upgrade any other parts

PC is mainly used for workstation, (maya, some video editing) and some casual gaming

 

I was wondering if it would make much difference in speed if upgrade to a new MB with DDR4 memory, and maybe a i7 7700k

 

 

Thanks

[Damascus]

2 minutes ago, jigsawe said:

intel core i7 4930k 3.4ghz 6 core 12 threads

 

You are fine

[HKZeroFive]

A i7-7700K would be a downgrade.

[kagarium]

Slap a new GPU in there and get off to the races. Not worth anything near the money to upgrade everything else.

[McHox]

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

A i7-7700K would be a downgrade.

not really
if you compare stock clocks against stock clocks you'd only loose a tiny bit in multithreaded performance but thats it

[jigsawe]

Im not sure if the 2 extra cores have much benefit. I was thinking faster clock speeds will be better for real time performance in maya viewport or video playback fps?

[kerradeph]

It's a K series so you can overclock it. Get a good cooler and try that. worst case you still have a good cooler that would work with new CPUs to allow overclocking as well. 

[nfolenius]

16 minutes ago, jigsawe said:

My current system (approx 4 years old):

intel core i7 4930k 3.4ghz 6 core 12 threads

nvidia gtx 780 3gb

32gb ddr3 (4x8gb)

Asus rampage iv gene micro-atx

 

Im definitely upgrading to a gtx 1080 or TI, but was wondering if it would be necessary to upgrade any other parts

PC is mainly used for workstation, (maya, some video editing) and some casual gaming

 

I was wondering if it would make much difference in speed if upgrade to a new MB with DDR4 memory, and maybe a i7 7700k

 

 

Thanks

get a 1080, 1080 ti, or wait till vega pricing is stable, like many other people are saying, replacing any of your other parts would be a huge downgrade

[RenaKry]

With those specs, you're set for life. Throw in a new graphics card to keep it competitive. Maybe try overclocking the CPU a bit.

[HKZeroFive]

9 minutes ago, McHox said:

not really
if you compare stock clocks against stock clocks you'd only loose a tiny bit in multithreaded performance but thats it

With both processors overclocked, I'm willing to bet that the i7-4930K would still have a somewhat decent lead in highly multithreaded workloads... not to mention that it has quad channel, more PCIe lanes and more L3 cache.

 

Doesn't make much sense for someone who mainly uses their PC as a workstation to go from a HEDT platform to a mainstream one.

[BubblyCharizard]

31 minutes ago, jigsawe said:

intel core i7 4930k 3.4ghz 6 core 12 threads

there really isn't much room to upgrade in LGA 2011 besides grabbing a XEON or the 49(6/7)0 extreme edition

[nfolenius]

25 minutes ago, McHox said:

not really
if you compare stock clocks against stock clocks you'd only loose a tiny bit in multithreaded performance but thats it

yeah, but what is the real benefit of spending 300 dollars that doesn't even really upgrade anything

[LienusLateTips]

Upgrade GPU, then somewhere down the line get a Xeon