4690k upgrade or wait?

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Greetings,

My rig from mostly 6 years ago is starting to get, well, old and i am wondering if it's worth it to sell / upgrade it right now. The "problem" is that it can still play most of the games on high/ultra, so idk. I wanted to try Star Citizen that requires at least 16gb of ram and preferably 24/32 so that was a bit of a bell - right now i have 8gb ddr3 and a maximum of 16gb.

The specs:
Z87m microATX motherboard
4690k slightly overclocked
RTX 2070
8gb ddr3
250 Samsung EVO SSD
600W Golden PSU (?)
BitFenix Prodigy MicroATX

Should i get rid of it while i still can aside from PSU and GPU and get on a Ryzen hype or just get 16gb of ram and let it run for a couple more years? (would probably still want to stick to small form factor).
 
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Right now is amazing time to buy and build a new PC. Prices for CPUs, SSDs and memory has never been as low. I would recommend a minimum of a Ryzen 5 2600 which will give a massive increase from 4C/4T to 6C/12T. While this may not directly give better FPS, it will most certainly give better minimums/1%/0.1%. You may not directly get a faster gaming experience but most certainly you a "smoother" experience overall. Go for a Ryzen 5 3600 if you want to get a better average FPS.
 
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It all depends on how much you are looking to spend, what you using it (gaming, streaming etc) and how much you are looking to carry over old parts. Obviously the best part of your current build is the RTX 2070. There are many build recommendations on this forum. But the basics would involve something like a Ryzen 5 3600, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max and 16GB of any RAM at 3000MHz/3200MHz and that would set you back about £340 as a starting point.
 
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,236.95 (includes shipping: £11.10)

You need a micro-ATX board if keeping the same case. The Mortar is close to the Tomahawk in quality, with the bonus of 2 x M.2 slots for NVME SSDs not just 1.

32GB RAM, an optional CPU cooler (that is AM4 compatible), and four processor choices. 6-core or 8-core according to whatever's your budget. If there's only £10-20 or so between the 3600 and 3600X, and the 3700X and 3800X, then might as well get the slightly faster versions.
 
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