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Hello, straight to the point: im considering upgrading my old 4440 with 4770k. Im currently using a 1070 with the i5 and for the past year i had no problems gaming at 1080p 60+ fps. But lately games demand more cores or at least hyper threading which my cpu lacks. The thing is, im currently on a very tight budget and i can only spare for 4770k really. The other not so likely option i have is to get some new gen intel or ryzen but this means changing my MB and RAM aswell. I have Asrock z87 pro4 MB and Crucial 16GB DDR3. I dont plan to game on 1440p or 4k for the next 2-3 years or so. Is the 4770k still viable? What would you suggest? Thanks in advance.

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4770K is still a pretty good CPU, I have a friend that runs one.

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Are you actually seeing issues in game? It sounds more like you're worried it will happen, in which case you could just hold off for now.

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5 minutes ago, Hicksman said:

Hello, straight to the point: im considering upgrading my old 4440 with 4770k. Im currently using a 1070 with the i5 and for the past year i had no problems gaming at 1080p 60+ fps. But lately games demand more cores or at least hyper threading which my cpu lacks. The thing is, im currently on a very tight budget and i can only spare for 4770k really. The other not so likely option i have is to get some new gen intel or ryzen but this means changing my MB and RAM aswell. I have Asrock z87 pro4 MB and Crucial 16GB DDR3. I dont plan to game on 1440p or 4k for the next 2-3 years or so. Is the 4770k still viable? What would you suggest? Thanks in advance.

Yeah.  ... it'll hold up pretty well ....I had a 4770k build few years ago...it was a pretty good cpu

 

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2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Are you actually seeing issues in game? It sounds more like you're worried it will happen, in which case you could just hold off for now.

Yes in Battlefield 1 and now in 5 open beta for example my cpu usage is almost 100% all the time and i get fps drops to 35 sometimes. The higher the details its better, but still a lot of fps drops. If i lower the details it gets worse because the gpu usage drops. BF, The Division, Wildlands, Watch Dogs 2 and more titles perform similar on my system.

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29 minutes ago, Hicksman said:

Hello, straight to the point: im considering upgrading my old 444.

Is the i7 under like $150?

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2 hours ago, Hicksman said:

I can get one for 190$

Not sure if it's really worth it then

Aside from the DDR4 issue, another $100 or so gets you an R5 1600/2600 6 core which may be more useful/last longer.

depending on sales or possibly buying used might be able to get it under a $250 upgrade.

 

try to find an i7 for $150 and under, Ryzen really killed their value.
 

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3 hours ago, Hicksman said:

I can get one for 190$

Are you in the US? At least here, taking a quick look at ebay I see a couple for under $150.

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9 hours ago, Hicksman said:

Im from eastern Europe, not US, and here the prices are way higher than in the US. And if i buy from ebay i usually have to pay 50-70$ shipping costs :(

Ah :/.

 

A new system based around an r5 2600 or i5 8400 would probably be your best bet then.

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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