What to upgrade first

[Bush Badger]

Hello, I am currently trying to upgrade my PC part by part. I don't know what to upgrade first. I have 

two options, upgrade the CPU combo (highlighted in blue) or upgrade the GPU first. I know GTX 1080ti

is really an overkill for 1080p gaming but I really want to put my 144hz monitor to use as I dont have g-sync.

Also PUBG is one of the reason as currently my PC gets only 60-80FPS and it stutters and lags way too much,

with having 80FPS feeling like 50FPS and when it hits 60 FPS it feels like 20FPS, I know the game's optimization

is not perfect but I am sure the new PC build will perform better than this current one. Also the system has

been slightly damaged during transit so I might as well upgrade.

 

*note*

the cost of a GTX 1080ti is roughly equaled to a new Mobo + CPU combo + RAM here in Japan.

 

TL;DR

Want to upgrade new PC, CPU + Mobo first or GPU first?

 

4790k + GTX 980TI  ---> 4790k + GTX1080TI

then

4790k + GTX1080TI ---> 8700k +GTX 1080TI

                                   

                                 OR

 

4790k + GTX 980TI ---> 8700k + GTX 980TI

then

8700k + GTX 980TI ---> 8700k + GTX 1080TI

 

Current PC specs 

i7 4790k

z97m Plus

16gb DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance

GTX 980TI

WD 1TB 7200rpm

Antec Truepower 750

Thermaltake Core P3 Snow edition (just upgraded)

Thermaltake Water 3.0 AIO (just upgraded)

 

New PC specs

i7 8700k                                       

z370-e Strix                                        

16GB DDR4 3200 TridentZ RGB

GTX 1080ti Strix

Samsung 850EVO 500gb

RM750W White edition

 

 

[knight_40k]

I would do the GPU first, your CPU is still good.

[Mackelt]

48 minutes ago, Mr Magic Man said:

Hello, I am currently trying to upgrade my PC part by part. I don't know what to upgrade first. I have 

two options, upgrade the CPU combo (highlighted in blue) or upgrade the GPU first. I know GTX 1080ti

is really an overkill for 1080p gaming but I really want to put my 144hz monitor to use as I dont have g-sync.

Also PUBG is one of the reason as currently my PC gets only 60-80FPS and it stutters and lags way too much,

with having 80FPS feeling like 50FPS and when it hits 60 FPS it feels like 20FPS, I know the game's optimization

is not perfect but I am sure the new PC build will perform better than this current one. Also the system has

been slightly damaged during transit so I might as well upgrade.

 

*note*

the cost of a GTX 1080ti is roughly equaled to a new Mobo + CPU combo + RAM here in Japan.

 

TL;DR

Want to upgrade new PC, CPU + Mobo first or GPU first?

 

4790k + GTX 980TI  ---> 4790k + GTX1080TI

then

4790k + GTX1080TI ---> 8700k +GTX 1080TI

                                   

                                 OR

 

4790k + GTX 980TI ---> 8700k + GTX 980TI

then

8700k + GTX 980TI ---> 8700k + GTX 1080TI

 

Current PC specs 

i7 4790k

z97m Plus

16gb DDR3 1600 Corsair Vengeance

GTX 980TI

WD 1TB 7200rpm

Antec Truepower 750

Thermaltake Core P3 Snow edition (just upgraded)

Thermaltake Water 3.0 AIO (just upgraded)

 

New PC specs

i7 8700k                                       

z370-e Strix                                        

16GB DDR4 3200 TridentZ RGB

GTX 1080ti Strix

Samsung 850EVO 500gb

RM750W White edition

 

 

You could get good money for that 980ti if you sell it somewhere. I would go with the 1080ti and plus you get the destiny 2 bundle deal. Plus intel plans on releasing more cpus in a few months and that processor really isn't that outdated yet

[lefudgelover666]

your 4790k doesnt even need upgrading, youll see a 40-50% boost in performance with a 1080ti

[Daniel644]

GPU first, no question. ALWAYS GPU first when you have an i7, just be sure you have the CPU overclocked.