I was thinking about patching up the pc because I desperately need a new case with much better airflow. I have 7 fans running, a liquid cooler / radiator on the cpu and the 1080ti iusing the stock fans with a custom fan curve but the cpu just sizzles all the time. The other reason was just to bring the system more upto date and speedier. I'm not playing games or rendering / editing files as much as I used to but I would still like the option of playing the newer titles with a stable fps at max graphics without it chugging along. The cpu and the temperatures are definitely at fault here, dips in frames and stutters are becoming all too common on the open world games especially.
Current rig details are as follows 1080ti gpu, 4790k cpu, 16gb (2x8) 2133mhz ram, Gigabyte z97 Soc Force mobo, Evga SuperNova G2 1000w psu then a couple of standard storage drives and some 840 and 850 Samung Evo ssd's. Current monitor is a Asus Rog Swift at 1440p 144hz with g-sync.
What concerns me about hardware at the minute are the shortages and price hikes of gpu's. Is this a gpu only issue or is every hardware component in short supply with price hikes? The costs of hardware components seem to have almost doubled since the end of 2014 when I last upgraded the bulk of my system, 1080ti and a 1tb 850 Evo were additions since.
If it's best to wait I will probably revive this thread at some point in the future. I never set budgets but if the current prices are higher than usual I would rather wait for them to stabilise. I never really do the play the waiting game either, if I need something I generally just get the best price vs performance option available, but I did read earlier that some new cpu's are set to launch soon and the 3080ti whenever that launches.
I was going to ask for somebody to spec me a rig to replace whatever needs replacing from my current components above, as well as a case that will not only be spacious enough to fit everything in but with good airflow too and hopefully not too noisy, but I'll see what you people think, as said I could revive or start a new thread in a few months time if I really ought to be waiting.
Current rig details are as follows 1080ti gpu, 4790k cpu, 16gb (2x8) 2133mhz ram, Gigabyte z97 Soc Force mobo, Evga SuperNova G2 1000w psu then a couple of standard storage drives and some 840 and 850 Samung Evo ssd's. Current monitor is a Asus Rog Swift at 1440p 144hz with g-sync.
What concerns me about hardware at the minute are the shortages and price hikes of gpu's. Is this a gpu only issue or is every hardware component in short supply with price hikes? The costs of hardware components seem to have almost doubled since the end of 2014 when I last upgraded the bulk of my system, 1080ti and a 1tb 850 Evo were additions since.
If it's best to wait I will probably revive this thread at some point in the future. I never set budgets but if the current prices are higher than usual I would rather wait for them to stabilise. I never really do the play the waiting game either, if I need something I generally just get the best price vs performance option available, but I did read earlier that some new cpu's are set to launch soon and the 3080ti whenever that launches.
I was going to ask for somebody to spec me a rig to replace whatever needs replacing from my current components above, as well as a case that will not only be spacious enough to fit everything in but with good airflow too and hopefully not too noisy, but I'll see what you people think, as said I could revive or start a new thread in a few months time if I really ought to be waiting.
