PC Upgrade

[Caligules]

Hello. I would like to upgrade my current PC and I need some help. I want to play games at 1440p on Ultra settings with 60+ FPS if it's possible. What should I upgrade and what should I keep? My buget is arround 1500$. Thank you.

 

My current specs:

 

Video Card: Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce
CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 3.2 GHz

CPU Cooler: Master Hyper 212X 
Case: NZXT 340
RAM: 8 GB RAM (2 HyperX Savage 4 GB)
SSD: 256 GB SSD Kingston
Power supply: 750 W

[NelizMastr]

With the PSU not being specified, I took the liberty to select a decent one. You can keep the cooler, SSD and case. Add storage as needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B360 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($87.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($168.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($599.00 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1236.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 02:48 EDT-0400

[CapitalistVN]

First off, 1440p on Ultra is quite taxing. At the very least you will need to upgrade to a GTX 1080, around $600. Secondly, 8GB of RAM is barely enough for 1440p at Ultra. Another 8GB is a must, around $100. And also, a better CPU than your 4460. A 4690K for $180-ish, 4790K for around $270-ish on eBay So everything will cost around $1150, assuming you already have a 1440p monitor for it.

 

Or like what @NelizMastr suggests.

[AntiTrust]

Isnt Nvidia about to drop their new cards in the fall? I would definitely wait for now for GPU.. 970 will work until then surely?

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

First off, 1440p on Ultra is quite taxing. At the very least you will need to upgrade to a GTX 1080, around $600. Secondly, 8GB of RAM is barely enough for 1440p at Ultra. Another 8GB is a must, around $100. And also, a better CPU than your 4460. A 4690K for $180-ish, 4790K for around $270-ish on eBay So everything will cost around $1150, assuming you already have a 1440p monitor for it.

 

Or like what @NelizMastr suggests.

A core i5 4-core is not enough for 1440p either. And the 4790K is bad value at that price point. It gets trumped in gaming by the 100 dollar cheaper i5-8400 so ditching the older hardware is in fact the cheapest here  

[AntiTrust]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

A core i5 4-core is not enough for 1440p either. And the 4790K is bad value at that price point. It gets trumped in gaming by the 100 dollar cheaper i5-8400 so ditching the older hardware is in fact the cheapest here  

yeah unfortunately the prices remain inflated because of the 1150 socket...

[NelizMastr]

3 minutes ago, AntiTrust said:

yeah unfortunately the prices remain inflated because of the 1150 socket...

Which is to be expected. It's been out of production for over 3 years.

[CapitalistVN]

3 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

A core i5 4-core is not enough for 1440p either. And the 4790K is bad value at that price point. It gets trumped in gaming by the 100 dollar cheaper i5-8400 so ditching the older hardware is in fact the cheapest here  

Well just don't want the OP to get a new motherboard and expensive AF DDR4 RAM

 

[NelizMastr]

2 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

Well just don't want the OP to get a new motherboard and expensive AF DDR4 RAM

 

But he's spending the dough anyway while remaining on a dead platform. He'll have to splurge at some point  

[CapitalistVN]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

But he's spending the dough anyway while remaining on a dead platform. He'll have to splurge at some point  

Oh yeah Intel just released the Z390 chipset with the same socket. Forgot about that

[Caligules]

Thank you all for your suggestions, I really appreciate it. I don't know the exact model of the power supply because I bought it 4 or 5 years ago, but it's modular and it's form NZXT. I would definetly need a new motherboard, the current one was around 80$ 5 years ago. I think I will go with the build suggested by NelizMastr: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZkM78Y