4th Gen Upgrading

[Firthy]

Hey guys, currently have an Intel Pentium G3258 processor for my PC.

I built this computer back when I didn't really have the funding to go big, but now I have some spare money to upgrade.

I am thinking about going to a get a i7 4770, along with the rest of my specs which are;

 

Asrock H97M Anniversary

Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4gb

EVGA 600w PSU

r9 280

1tb seagate

 

I am thinking about upgrading to the i7 4770, and then later on upgrading to a GTX 1070/80 depending on how much I feel like I'll use it.

Will this end up being a good combo, understand that I am going to have to get a SSD for my OS sooner or later, and probably some more ram but they are the not really expensive items.

Can anyone see a benefit over going to the latest and "greatest" generation, from what I have heard the 4th gen is still going to play all the modern games extremely well if paired with the right GPU.

Also, will this be good to use with a 2560x1080 screen, thinking of getting the 25 UltraWide LG Monitor,

Thanks and any help is appreciated

[Jurrunio]

1080p ultrawide? Depends on your graphics settings. Not getting away from cards with 1060 level performance though

[NelizMastr]

The 4770 is a decent chip, but only at the right price. If a 4790 is pretty much the same price, go with that instead (because 4GHz turbo). 

 

1080p ultrawide is 33% harder to run than regular 1080p, so expect to lose about that much performance.

[DieselWeasel]

A 25" ultrawide monitor is a bit small vertically I think it's the size of a 19" widescreen - I'd suggest you pick something bigger. The 4770 will work just fine with any GPU

[Silver47]

40 minutes ago, Firthy said:

I am thinking about going to a get a i7 4770

Since fourth gen is allready starting to show its age a little you should go for the a 4790 if you dont want a 4770k. The 4770 is quite a bit slower than an overclocked 4770k.

[NelizMastr]

3 minutes ago, black0utm1rage said:

Since fourth gen is allready starting to show its age a little you should go for the a 4790 if you dont want a 4770k. The 4770 is quite a bit slower than an overclocked 4770k.

Since he has an H97 board, a K CPU wouldn't make sense anyway. The 4790 really is a neat chip, or the Xeon E3 counterparts if found cheaper (like the E3-1241v3 for instance)

[Firthy]

Okay, will look out for a 4790, thanks guy! and will go to the 29" monitor

 

[SkilledRebuilds]

4790 ftw.

FYI - I've used a 1050Ti on my 2560x1080p panel which is going to be close to where you sit performance wise.

Easily capable with reduced settings,... and awaits your next GPU

[Firthy]

2 hours ago, SkilledRebuilds said:

4790 ftw.

FYI - I've used a 1050Ti on my 2560x1080p panel which is going to be close to where you sit performance wise.

Easily capable with reduced settings,... and awaits your next GPU

I doubt i’ll even play games in 2560x1080, only getting the ultra wide as i’m sick of having two miss matched screens aha, and will make multitasking easier for me I feel!