How the hell to stop the upgrade itch?

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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 :(
 
Jumper118 said:
overclock that 3570k more :p 4.3ghz is slow :)
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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
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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...
 
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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.
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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.
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I never really have a budget just price to performance...
 
pandem0nium said:
Get that sucker delidded! There's a chap who'll do it for £15 if you provide the paste.
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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.
 
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.
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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.
 
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