Help me upgrade my PC

[KreckyN_]

Hello guys,  I've been thinking of upgrading my pc lately, especially my gpu, cpu, motherboard and psu. Want to buy the 1080ti along with 8700k. Or should I perhaps wait for the new volta architecture to come out and then decide what gpu to buy ?

 

Right now i have msi 970, i5 6600k, Msi Z170 gaming pro, 4x4gb DDR4 2666MHz CL15 HyperX, 620W seasonic psu. Could you guys recommend me what motherboard, psu probably new ram to buy?

Thanks.

[GrockleTD]

then next Nvidia architecture is Turing not Volta.

[hammerfast]

trust me , my new samsung monitor only has free sync no , g sync . AMD is better 

[Silentprototipe]

Z170 is not compatible with the 8700k without serious modding. Best you can get now is a 7700K 

[KreckyN_]

3 minutes ago, Grockle88 said:

then next Nvidia architecture is Turing not Volta.

Sorry if i am mistaken i've only read few articles about it. And they were saying that noone knows what architecture will be next  . Thanks for the heads up tho

[KreckyN_]

1 minute ago, Silentprototipe said:

Z170 is not compatible with the 8700k without serious modding. Best you can get now is a 7700K 

That's why i am planning on buying z370  but i am not sure which one to choose.

[AdamTheSlave]

Personally, I picked up an asus z370 maximus x hero (wifi/ac) and I am in love. A great motherboard, 1 click 5ghz overclock, a heatsink for m.2 drive, bluetooth/wifi (I wanted the bluetooth), back panel usb type c port, no backplate needed to attach to case, nice aesthetics... It's an all around good board.

[userzero]

New GPU, New awesome cooler + OC your current CPU, new 144hz monitor. That's what I'd do. I think there's still plenty of life in your current rig as far as upgrades are concerned 

[KreckyN_]

I already have 144hz monitor. I have money to spare so i wanna push some FPS. Not good enough for me i would say :>

[userzero]

2 minutes ago, KreckyN_ said:

I already have 144hz monitor. I have money to spare so i wanna push some FPS. Not good enough for me i would say :>

Cool. Then get a new GPU. And maybe an unlocked i7 of that generation if you're really insitent on upgrading it. Then OC the crap out of all of it. 

 

What are you planning on playing? I don't think its worth throwing in the towel with your current setup although I appreciate I am in the minority.

[Spicedaddy]

Get a 1080Ti, wait for 8-core mainstream CPUs from Intel.

[KreckyN_]

Any of the newer games, overwatch and so on. You might think that it's already good enough for such games but i really get irritated when my fps drops below 140-120. So that leads me to lowering settings.

[Nocte]

I would wait for a new architecture if you have a 970. I personally don't like to upgrade every generation. 

 

Also for the CPU, do you really need the upgrade? Do you need more horsepower than you currently have?

 

I would personally wait for a new generation of both GPUs and CPUs and see what performance gains are there. 

 

If you really want to upgrade, any Z370 is good enough, so go with any unless you want to do some serious overclocking.