How the hell to stop the upgrade itch?

Doogles · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:20

I like to upgrade (don't we all) but I don't really have any reason to, I'll have my GTX 1070 tomorrow but I still feel like getting a 6700k, even though Zen and Kaby are around the corner. How do I stop myself from wanting the upgrade even though I'm kinda happy with what I have

PurplePhoenix · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:24

Why dont you buy a 3770k ? Upgrade done and will last until something you want comes along

Jumper118 · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:24

overclock that 3570k more

4.3ghz is slow

Doogles · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:29

Jumper118 said:
overclock that 3570k more 4.3ghz is slow

Yeah I was considering that but I'm already running 1.3v with all energy savings off and I can't get it much further than that without increasing the heat heavily.

PurplePhoenix said:
Why dont you buy a 3770k ? Upgrade done and will last until something you want comes along

Thought about it but finding it difficult to get one at a good price! What I'd like to do most is upgrade the RAM to 2x8GB 2400mhz but I feel stupid putting money into an old build that could be used for a whole skylake (6700k) system for around £500. Suppose 3770k with 2400mhz RAM would be like a new system though...

PurplePhoenix · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:34

Doogles said:
Yeah I was considering that but I'm already running 1.3v with all energy savings off and I can't get it much further than that without increasing the heat heavily.

Thought about it but finding it difficult to get one at a good price! What I'd like to do most is upgrade the RAM to 2x8GB 2400mhz but I feel stupid putting money into an old build that could be used for a whole skylake (6700k) system for around £500. Suppose 3770k with 2400mhz RAM would be like a new system though...

I think they gone up in value from when i got one. I would just keep an eye out as you can come across some good deals.

Steveocee · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:34

Doogles said:
How do I stop myself from wanting the upgrade

Buy the upgrade and wait for buyers remorse to hit.

Doogles · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:39

Steveocee said:
Buy the upgrade and wait for buyers remorse to hit.

I never get buyers remorse when I upgrade that's the issue! The only time I do is if I buy something and next month something better arrives.

bakes0310 · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:50

Im the opposite now, i cant make my mind up on upgrading my titan black sli to a 1070 or a 1080 as i cant get excited about adding more fps to some taxing games. And i think my rest of the system will be ok for a good 3 more years.
The only thing that has peaked my interest is a possible super widescreen monitor with gysnc and native 144hz from lg thats out next year.

Hotwired · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:57

Make a budget.

Work out how much money you need to not starve.

Give the rest to me.

I will bear the burden of your excess cash.

Doogles · 29 Aug 2016 at 20:57

bakes0310 said:
Im the opposite now, i cant make my mind up on upgrading my titan black sli to a 1070 or a 1080 as i cant get excited about adding more fps to some taxing games. And i think my rest of the system will be ok for a good 3 more years.
The only thing that has peaked my interest is a possible super widescreen monitor with gysnc and native 144hz from lg thats out next year.

I like the idea on that new monitor, I kinda wish I had G-Sync but I got Freesync as I last had a R9 290

I think you will be fine with your setup unless you wanted to sell the Titan' you have now for a GTX 1080 then maybe add another later on?

Hotwired said:
Make a budget.

Work out how much money you need to not starve.

Give the rest to me.

I will bear the burden of your excess cash.

I never really have a budget just price to performance...

Nevakonaza · 29 Aug 2016 at 21:02

To be honest,your system as is right now paired with the 1070 should be able to handle pretty much anything with good results.

I've had my system in sig for some time now,Still it performs very good.

Holst1981 · 29 Aug 2016 at 21:15

Can you upgrade your cooling?
You may get a higher overclock.

Doogles · 29 Aug 2016 at 21:18

Holst1981 said:
Can you upgrade your cooling?
You may get a higher overclock.

Yeah but I'd like to get a 280mm AIO but my case won't fit it

240mm with fit though.

pandem0nium · 29 Aug 2016 at 21:34

Get that sucker delidded! There's a chap who'll do it for £15 if you provide the paste.

Doogles · 29 Aug 2016 at 21:36

pandem0nium said:
Get that sucker delidded! There's a chap who'll do it for £15 if you provide the paste.

I could do it myself but I'm not risking it, I'm going to be keeping this as a backup PC anyway even when I do upgrade. It's nice to be able to have a test bench for other parts that are playing up.

spulse · 29 Aug 2016 at 21:39

easy. tell your gf/wife/whatever how much that gpu cost

she'll cut your cards up for you

I just bought an x34 and there's no way she's finding out how much that was

jbh110tdi · 30 Aug 2016 at 07:28

Im at the stage where I want to get rid of my 970 but just cant decide what to go for on a budget.
Im running an i7 4770k @ 4.5Ghz, 16gb 2400Mhz ram,128gb M2 system drive, 250 850 evo for steam and a 2tb seagate as a storage drive Im happy with my monitor and everything else but after having a shot of my mates 780ti in my system while my 970 was getting replaced I realised how bad the 970 is..

Im tempted on looking for a bargain 980ti to drop into my system.

Doogles · 30 Aug 2016 at 08:55

jbh110tdi said:
Im at the stage where I want to get rid of my 970 but just cant decide what to go for on a budget.
Im running an i7 4770k @ 4.5Ghz, 16gb 2400Mhz ram,128gb M2 system drive, 250 850 evo for steam and a 2tb seagate as a storage drive Im happy with my monitor and everything else but after having a shot of my mates 780ti in my system while my 970 was getting replaced I realised how bad the 970 is..

Im tempted on looking for a bargain 980ti to drop into my system.

I'd go for the GTX 1070 because you can get one for not much more than a 980ti + you get new driver support, 8GB VRAM, better overclocking and better VR support along with a higher resale value. The system you have is very well rounded with no shortfalls all you need to do is get a better GPU

At least upgrading the GPU isn't just adding to a dead end motherboard.

Cooper · 30 Aug 2016 at 09:12

Get older.

Once you do, buying stuff for no reason becomes easy.

Take my rig for instance, I could easily spend £500 tomorrow on upgrading to a Skylake i7, New Mobo & 16GB of DDR4.

..bur for what? Spending £500 for an average extra 5-10% performance in gaming makes no sense whatsoever.

sastusbulbas · 30 Aug 2016 at 23:56

Best way to ease that upgrade itch, buy the upgrade.

But remember, after you upgrade, you may ponder another itch, such as, should I have went for the next model up!