Worth Changing Platform?

[Top-Hat Meerkat]

Hello,

 

I'm wanting to upgrade my gaming rig and have found a good deal on a GTX 1070Ti (my current GPU is the GTX 960). However, my current CPU (i5 4570) will apparently be a bit of a bottleneck for it so I should probably upgrade that too.

Problem is, I don't have the money to change platform from my 4th gen i5 to something like Ryzen 2 or Intel 8th gen as the RAM and motherboard would set me back a further $500 (NZD, my currency) on top of the CPU.

So then, do you recommend to save up for long enough to change platform and get the new CPU, motherboard, and RAM, or should I buy a used i7 4790 or i5 4690 (if that will not bottleneck a 1070Ti?) for about the same price as a Ryzen 5 2600?

 

Thanks

[pinksnowmanshandle]

4 minutes ago, Top-Hat Meerkat said:

Hello,

 

I'm wanting to upgrade my gaming rig and have found a good deal on a GTX 1070Ti (my current GPU is the GTX 960). However, my current CPU (i5 4570) will apparently be a bit of a bottleneck for it so I should probably upgrade that too.

Problem is, I don't have the money to change platform from my 4th gen i5 to something like Ryzen 2 or Intel 8th gen as the RAM and motherboard would set me back a further $500 (NZD, my currency) on top of the CPU.

So then, do you recommend to save up for long enough to change platform and get the new CPU, motherboard, and RAM, or should I buy a used i7 4790 (if that will not bottleneck a 1070Ti?) for about the same price as a Ryzen 5 2600?

 

Thanks

tbh it probably wouldn't be too huge of an issue, and while I'm biased towards AMD and Ryzen.
A good barometer for what I'll suggest is, are you just going to be gaming? Or are you going to do some productivity?

[manikyath]

eh, with that cpu, if you bottleneck on the cpu side it's at a framerate where you may as well just add more eyecandy to load the GPU down.

 

i'd say stick with the cpu for now, and if it actually starts to show its age.. then look for a platform upgrade.

[Top-Hat Meerkat]

Just now, pinksnowbirdie said:

tbh it probably wouldn't be too huge of an issue, and while I'm biased towards AMD and Ryzen.
A good barometer for what I'll suggest is, are you just going to be gaming? Or are you going to do some productivity?

Just gaming I'd say. I think my current i5 would be enough for the kind of productivity I get up to anyways.

[Top-Hat Meerkat]

Just now, manikyath said:

eh, with that cpu, if you bottleneck on the cpu side it's at a framerate where you may as well just add more eyecandy to load the GPU down.

 

i'd say stick with the cpu for now, and if it actually starts to show its age.. then look for a platform upgrade.

Thanks, that's pretty helpful.

[pinksnowmanshandle]

4 minutes ago, Top-Hat Meerkat said:

Just gaming I'd say. I think my current i5 would be enough for the kind of productivity I get up to anyways.

 

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

eh, with that cpu, if you bottleneck on the cpu side it's at a framerate where you may as well just add more eyecandy to load the GPU down.

 

i'd say stick with the cpu for now, and if it actually starts to show its age.. then look for a platform upgrade.

alright yeah then this

 

I mean if you really felt limited by the i5, an i7 from the same gen would be honestly fine

[Top-Hat Meerkat]

Just now, pinksnowbirdie said:

 

alright yeah then this

 

I mean if you really felt limited by the i5, an i7 from the same gen would be honestly fine

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

 

alright yeah then this

 

I mean if you really felt limited by the i5, an i7 from the same gen would be honestly fine

but not a stunning deal, considering the amount of performance gained, compared to the amount of money paid.

[SupaKomputa]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

but not a stunning deal, considering the amount of performance gained, compared to the amount of money paid.

upgrade from i5 to i7 (2nd hand) is not that expensive compare to complete platform swap.

$50-80 bucks on ebay.

you can still use the old motherboard, memory etc.

I recommend buying old i7 and a SSD if you don't have any.

I think 4th gen intel still good for current gpu.

[Top-Hat Meerkat]

7 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

upgrade from i5 to i7 (2nd hand) is not that expensive compare to complete platform swap.

$50-80 bucks on ebay.

you can still use the old motherboard, memory etc.

I recommend buying old i7 and a SSD if you don't have any.

I think 4th gen intel still good for current gpu.

Thanks, am considering that seriously.

[manikyath]

22 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

upgrade from i5 to i7 (2nd hand) is not that expensive compare to complete platform swap.

$50-80 bucks on ebay.

you can still use the old motherboard, memory etc.

I recommend buying old i7 and a SSD if you don't have any.

I think 4th gen intel still good for current gpu.

but platform swap may be in the $500-800 range, but also potentially get you a MUCH bigger performance boost than 200MHz and hyperthreading

[Adult Man]

why bottleneck? what game you want to play? if cities skylines or fallout 4 or any tycoon games and you want build tons of stuff, then upgrade.