4770k poss upgrade???

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 15:56

I'm awaiting the news possibly later today.....

I do a lot of photo editing ... and am looking at getting into video editing this year more.....

in your opinions is it or will it be a big enough jump to warranty a full upgrade I don't play games at all on my pc.....

I have a 950 gtx atm but would upgrade this instead of a motherboard/cpu etc if I thought it would help

the 4770k appears to do everything I ask atm but I am becoming a little bored with it which really is the main factor.... any advice about possible upgrade???

MooMoo444 · 3 Jan 2017 at 16:16

the 4770k appears to do everything I ask atm

on this alone, you should resist the upgrade itch. Might be worth waiting for the next generation of intel stuff towards the middle of this year.

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 16:17

MooMoo444 said:
on this alone, you should resist the upgrade itch. Might be worth waiting for the next generation of intel stuff towards the middle of this year.

tbh I think you are totally right ... patience has never been my strong point... I'm guessing the graphics card and a newer ssd could help my itch until later int he year as I'm still on a ocz vertex 3

Heisenberg · 3 Jan 2017 at 16:19

You're becoming bored with it? An upgraded CPU is hardly going to do anything to help that unless performing tasks slightly quicker excites you.

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 16:21

Heisenberg said:
You're becoming bored with it? An upgraded CPU is hardly going to do anything to help that unless performing tasks slightly quicker excites you.

yep totally understand what your saying I think perhaps a graphics card and a ssd may be on the agenda for now

wellibob · 3 Jan 2017 at 17:58

4770k & 4790k cpu's are still top draw when running beyond 4.2 ghz

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 18:02

wellibob said:
4770k & 4790k cpu's are still top draw when running beyond 4.2 ghz

thank you I'm glad I posted here tbh as has made me realise and come to my senses a bit!!!!

Rroff · 3 Jan 2017 at 18:08

4820K here which is largely very similar to the 4770K - totally nothing out there worth the money and hassle of changing over IMO unless you were running like SLI GTX1080 or counting every last second when encoding something, etc.

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 18:19

Rroff said:
4820K here which is largely very similar to the 4770K - totally nothing out there worth the money and hassle of changing over IMO unless you were running like SLI GTX1080 or counting every last second when encoding something, etc.

cheers mate again reconfirms my initial thoughts... I need a new graphics card and faster ssd to last me out for the next 6 months at least :-)

Brazo · 3 Jan 2017 at 18:31

Only upgrade for you is an overclocked (not stock!) 5820k

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 18:48

Brazo said:
Only upgrade for you is an overclocked (not stock!) 5820k

would that be a worthwhile upgrade??? I'm guessing the 6cores would help adobe?

MooMoo444 · 3 Jan 2017 at 19:39

The extra cores and threads would help shave time off your video encoding but I don't think it would be worthwhile cost wise as it would require a new motherboard etc.

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 20:03

MooMoo444 said:
The extra cores and threads would help shave time off your video encoding but I don't think it would be worthwhile cost wise as it would require a new motherboard etc.

I'm hovering over a ssd and a 1060 at the mo lol

Purgatory · 3 Jan 2017 at 20:12

Don't bother unless you are going X99 setup or a pointless upgrade and even then I would say wait and stay with what you have and upgrade other parts of your system, SSD, new monitor, etc .. things that will make a real world difference.

owenbarnfield · 3 Jan 2017 at 20:16

Purgatory said:
Don't bother unless you are going X99 setup or a pointless upgrade and even then I would say wait and stay with what you have and upgrade other parts of your system, SSD, new monitor, etc .. things that will make a real world difference.

thanks mate :-)

Brazo · 3 Jan 2017 at 22:36

owenbarnfield said:
would that be a worthwhile upgrade??? I'm guessing the 6cores would help adobe?

Yes if you use the sort of programs that need 6 cores but I'm guessing you don't. Would be a lot more interesting though

. A 1060 does sound a far more sensible use of funds!

WantoN · 4 Jan 2017 at 09:02

Will the 1060 make much of a difference to you?

I always save my pennies for sales after the next big thing. Even if Zen and Vega aren't as successful as we all hope I still can't see prices remaining as they are. If they are, well there's your potential upgrade path.

Gimpymoo · 4 Jan 2017 at 09:18

Get a 21:9 monitor instead :eek:

Monitors are the most overlooked upgrade in my opinion.