New upgrade??

[hconverse02]

So I just spend $150 on upgrading some of my pc, now I've got a new case and psu and some fans, 8gb of 3000 mhz ram, an r5 1600, an rx 460 and a 480gb ssd.  I'm not looking to spend any more money until after christmas or until this summer. 

Should I:

1) save up for a new gpu in a few years and just play 1080p 60 fps for now 

2) get an aio (coolermaster liquid cooler 120 or 240 imo because it's cheap)

3) get more ram when 8gb of gskill aegis 3000mhz goes back under $70

4) do nothing and save and determine in a few years

5) other options???

 

EDIT: If I were to get a new gpu eventually, I'd also like to get a 144hz 1080p monitor so my max budget is $600, but in that case I wouldn't upgrade for a while (maybe a year or two)

[ItsTheDuckAgain]

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[Dev1l-Sama]

Seeing your knowledge about pc i shouldn't even be giving my opinion but i'm going to give it anyway,
aio is not really important at least for now, ram looks really cheap but doesn't make that huge of a difference so if i were you i would go save for a new gpu knowing that the price will(hopefuly) drop edit; going to drop until you get it
and the fourth option is a good alternative too if you're not confident

[Ordinarily_Greater]

4_{th option isn't a bad idea}

[Jurrunio]

1. Not a bad idea. Volta cards seem to start rolling out, though for cards that are reasonably priced you might need to wait till next summer (to those on the upper half of the Earth).

 

2. R5 1600 has limited overclocking headroom so you dont need it.

 

3. That will leave you waiting forever

 

4. With an RX460, you will forget about this option when GTA 6 comes out (let's hope it's within a few years)

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

4. With an RX460, you will forget about this option when GTA 6 comes out (let's hope it's within a few years)

Well I only play overwatch and edit a bit so I think im good @ 1080p 60fps medium settings

[Dev1l-Sama]

well if you ONLY play that a gtx 1050ti-1060 should do the trick leaving you a wooping 450-350 bucks for the screen if you use your 600$ budget

[hconverse02]

9 minutes ago, Dev1l-Sama said:

well if you ONLY play that a gtx 1050ti-1060 should do the trick leaving you a wooping 450-350 bucks for the screen if you use your 600$ budget

I was looking more toward 1070+ range because of that budget, maybe even vega because of freesync, but i don't know if that'd be worth it ($200 for a monitor, $400 for the card) and if I should wait for vega 2 for a better starting price and better overclocking/power consumption.

 

https://wccftech.com/amd-announces-2nd-gen-ryzen-vega-launching-12nm-2018/

[Dev1l-Sama]

well vega is really bad right now,slower than a 1070 and has a worse power consumption . You can try to get the 1070 but like you said a 144hz screen for 200 might be hard to find

[hconverse02]

Just now, Dev1l-Sama said:

well vega is really bad right now,slower than a 1070 and has a worse power consumption . You can try to get the 1070 but like you said a 144hz screen for 200 might be hard to find

I don't think I'll be upgrading to current architecture, given I don't have money saved up to spend, but since g-sync is so expensive, I think I could find a good 144hz $200 freesync monitor I just want to know if vega or vega 2 would be worth it in a year if the vega 56 equivalent comes out at $400

[cj09beira]

2 minutes ago, Dev1l-Sama said:

well vega is really bad right now,slower than a 1070 and has a worse power consumption . You can try to get the 1070 but like you said a 144hz screen for 200 might be hard to find

vega isn't slower than a 1070, and with some changes can be as fast as a 1080

[Dev1l-Sama]

you will be saving after all so if you're lucky enough you might even get a good deal on a gtx 1080 which has gddr5x

[hconverse02]

Just now, cj09beira said:

vega isn't slower than a 1070, and with some changes can be as fast as a 1080

Vega 56 is... and even 'with some changes' vega 64 is not a good buy compared to a 1080.

[Dev1l-Sama]

Just now, cj09beira said:

vega isn't slower than a 1070, and with some changes can be as fast as a 1080

all benchmarks that i saw have shown me that it's worse

[hconverse02]

Just now, Dev1l-Sama said:

you will be saving after all so if you're lucky enough you might even get a good deal on a gtx 1080 which has gddr5x

I really want the freesync, but if a 1080 is cheap in a year (under $500) then I'll look in that direction

[Dev1l-Sama]

sadly when you're on budget you must consider a lot of things like power consumption where the 1060 wins on all , power and future proof where the 1070 is no brainer and compability so it's really your situation and prices that will be giving the answer
edit: about compability i was talking about the psu but seems like you got everything you need so forget about it

[Dev1l-Sama]

with everything said i suggest you to wait and get money,wait for special moments like black friday,christmas to get some of that juicy profit

[cj09beira]

7 minutes ago, Dev1l-Sama said:

all benchmarks that i saw have shown me that it's worse

you have too look and see what games were those where the 56 was slower, as most of the time the problem isn't the card but things like, its an gameworks title, dx11 game, most of the recent games with newer apis show vega 56 on top of the 1070, (also again a vega 56 can be made to be whithin 2-5% of a vega 64, even overclocked)

you can say the cooler isn't great, that i agree with.

 

[Dev1l-Sama]

considering that he is on budget must mean that the power comsumption has a great place in it too where the 1070 is above while having a reasonable price that miners haven't fully ruined