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2700k is it time to say goodbye?

murah

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Been running this 2700k under watercooling for 2 years now (it was a second hand chip from the MM here)
I'm not sure if there are huge gains to be had from switching to newer tech or if my GPU just needs a big update (GTX 970) but some newer games are becoming less smooth.

Maybe DDR3 is holding me back a little now?

Is there decent enough gains now from upgrading CPU/Mobo/Ram compared to sandy with ddr3 to warrant an upgrade?
 
I decided to go from a 2600k which I have had for over 5 years to a Ryzen 5 1600. In fact, I have a i7 860 which the 2600k is going to replace so it will still be of good use.

The 2600k and 2700k are still great so I know that I won't see much difference in gaming at the moment but I hope to have a smoother running system overall. I have noticed stuttering at times when my 2600k is at 100% as I game and multitask.

Also there haven't been any updates for my motherboards in a very long time and even though I have been fortunate with regards to compatibility, I know that it's just a matter of time before I get issues.

I wanted more cores in general and new features and the prices for the new Ryzen cpus are excellent. I went for the six core as I didn't really need the 8 core version but wanted more than 4 cores.

The i7 860 is struggling at times in the latest games and I am planning gpu upgrades this summer so it makes sense to pass down the 2600k and retire the 860.
 
I had a 3770 at stock with 290x, upgraded to 1070 and there was an obvious bump in games (noticeable without benchmarks).. upgraded from stock 3770 to 4.5ghz 6700 - probably increased performance but not that was obvious (nothing like the 290x to 1070 upgrade)
 
If funds are short dropping in a new card is best bang for buck as your still have a very capable CPU.

I'm running a [email protected] - I had every intention of upgrading my whole system but bought a GTX 1070 early - totally reinvigorated my system and all thoughts of total upgrade subsided (although I really want to play with Ryzen).

Yes, my CPU/MB will be a slight bottleneck but I won't notice. I can play most things on ULTRA 1440p (60Hz) - and all for the cost of a 1070 in the sale. These CPUs just keep on giving if paired with the right upgrades...
 
Plec said:
I'm running a [email protected] - I had every intention of upgrading my whole system but bought a GTX 1070 early - totally reinvigorated my system and all thoughts of total upgrade subsided (although I really want to play with Ryzen).
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Same here. I'm starting to develop a bit of an upgrade itch which could be soothed by applying Ryzen :D, but the truth is that my current setup is still doing a decent job. It doesn't yet feel like the right time to ditch the i5-2500K, even though it feels like I`ve owned it for too long. I'm going to keep an eye on how Ryzen motherboards develop. It seems that manufacturers are still working on working on BIOS updates to improve memory compatibility and performance.
 
With a big overclock and 2400Mhz memory a Sandybridge system can still hold it's own in a lot of tasks. Obviously a 8 core Ryzen or Intel system will destroy it many too.

If the system biggest task is gaming I'd probably sit tight with what you have and see how the Vega performs. Everything AMD touches these day seem to turn to gold, but they do seem to be pushing CPU count pretty hard.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
id just get a 1070gtx twice as powerful should see your system good for another 2 years atleast
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This, or partly, upgrade the GPU to a 1070, tho for the sake of reality its not anything like "twice as powerful", i came from a GTX 970 to a GTX 1070 and it is a lot faster but not even close to twice as fast, in reality more like +50 to 60%, which is a very healthy upgrade, if i had gone into buying a GTX 1070 thinking it was 2X as fast i would have been very disappointed, as it is i didn't expect that and i'm happy enough. or if you don't mind going used and can find one cheap enough a 980TI is 10% faster once OC vs OC than the 1070.
 
humbug said:
I could be missing something here but the 980TI in that is not overclocked, it has way more headroom than the 1070.
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yes you missing something...

'Maximum Clock Speeds:
Testing for the maximum clock speed consisted of looping Unigine Heaven 4.0 for thirty minutes each to see where the clock speeds failed when pushed. If the clock speed adjustment failed, then the clock speeds and tests were re-run until they passed a full hour of testing.'

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_geforcegtx_1070_overclocking/

The 'overclocked' results are for the max stable result on all the cards (not just the 1070)

This was 1455 for the 980ti in their testing.....

and before you say yeah but some 980ti's can do a shade over 1500... Well some 1070's will do a bit more than the 2050 the 1070 on test reached.

typically the better versions of both cards can do circa 50Mhz over the max clock in the review with 1070's topping out at about 2.1Ghz

https://m.hardocp.com/article/2016/10/05/asus_rog_strix_geforce_gtx_1070_o8ggaming_review/4

which matters little in any event because it wouldn't not give the 980ti a '10%' advantage over the 1070 which of course is an assertion for which you have offered no information to support....
 
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alright so consensus goes with just upgrading the gpu. Is it worth trying to overclock my ram (1600mhz currently)
 
I went from a 4.8GHz 2700k to a 5820K at 4.5Ghz and the difference was underwhelming (as expected). I needed better multithreaded performance though so gave it a shot.

if I was in your shoes I'd do a GPU upgrade to a 1070 and clock both the CPU and RAM to try and bring up minimum FPS. If you're happy there then I'd stop at that point.

I wouldn't buy faster RAM as the returns are small, just try play with what you have.
 
as with anything it depends if you use the horse power.in some games you might not notice it but as above a 5820k for eg to a 2700k is twice as fast.some notice it or dont.

id go with gpu upgrade though.
 
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