What do I upgrade?

[AdamJudge1]

Hi im not too sure what to upgrade next... My PC has been fine for 2 years and I want to start upgrading it abit but dont know what to start with and what the best pieces would be to buy. 

 

My specs: 

SSD 232GB
1TB Hardrive
GTX 960
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20 GHz
16GB Ram
Quad Core

(Not sure what motherboard)

 

Cheers, Adam

[Crunchy Dragon]

Start by getting a GTX 1060 or 1070

[headhunter7987]

@AdamJudge1 Ill put another vote in for a GPU upgrade. Whats your current upgrade budget?

 

[AdamJudge1]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Start by getting a GTX 1060 or 1070

Okay, few of my friends told me to start by getting a I7-7700k since I play Arma 3 and is heavily CPU based.

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, AdamJudge1 said:

Okay, few of my friends told me to start by getting a I7-7700k since I play Arma 3 and is heavily CPU based.

Hmm. Maybe drop down to a 1050Ti and an i7-4790/4790K. If you can make as much use of your current hardware as you can, the better off you'll be. Or better yet, keep the 960 and get an i7

[AdamJudge1]

1 minute ago, headhunter7987 said:

@AdamJudge1 Ill put another vote in for a GPU upgrade. Whats your current upgrade budget?

 

300 max. But dont want to waste on one product. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, AdamJudge1 said:

300 max. But dont want to waste on one product. 

It wouldn't be a waste if you got a really good upgrade. You wouldn't be able to jump all the way to a 7700K or anything too new, but if you can find an i7-4790K you'll be pretty well off

[headhunter7987]

Just now, AdamJudge1 said:

300 max. But dont want to waste on one product. 

With such a slim budget i would say just save your money until next year. Your GPU should hold out until then, and upgrading anything right now would be a waste of money. Your CPU is good for now as is your GPU, but i would consider those your highest priority. 

[AdamJudge1]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

It wouldn't be a waste if you got a really good upgrade. You wouldn't be able to jump all the way to a 7700K or anything too new, but if you can find an i7-4790K you'll be pretty well off

Should I go for a I7-7700k? 4.2ghz

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, AdamJudge1 said:

Should I go for a I7-7700k? 4.2ghz

No. DDR4 memory is too expensive and you wouldn't be able to fit that, the CPU itself, and a Z270 motherboard into the budget

[Sir Asvald]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

No. DDR4 memory is too expensive and you wouldn't be able to fit that, the CPU itself, and a Z270 motherboard into the budget

Or...he could sell his current setup and use the money that he makes to get a new system and add it to his budget. Give or take, he could sell his system for at least $300-350

 

10 minutes ago, AdamJudge1 said:

300 max. But dont want to waste on one product. 

300 what? Dollars, Pounds, Euros? 

 

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

Or...he could sell his current setup and use the money that he makes to get a new system and add it to his budget. Give or take, he could sell his system for at least $300-350

Only if he sold the mainboard, CPU, and memory. Another alternative would be to get a 6700K with a mainboard that supports DDR3 memory. Also a CPU cooler would have to fit in the budget.

 

Now that I think about it, he could sell most of his current hardware short of PSU, HDD, SSD, and GPU for some cash but he probably couldn't get a whole lot for it..

[AdamJudge1]

Well I have alot more but only wanteed to spend £300 on upgrades just for a new cpu etc

[AdamJudge1]

18 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Only if he sold the mainboard, CPU, and memory. Another alternative would be to get a 6700K with a mainboard that supports DDR3 memory. Also a CPU cooler would have to fit in the budget.

 

Now that I think about it, he could sell most of his current hardware short of PSU, HDD, SSD, and GPU for some cash but he probably couldn't get a whole lot for it..

You think i should get a whole new setup?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, AdamJudge1 said:

You think i should get a whole new setup?

It would be more expensive and a little harder, I personally think you should make use of as much of your current hardware as you can, it really cuts down cost.