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i7 4790k to Ryzen 1800x, worth it?

LHM

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I have had my i7 4790k since December 2015 along with 16GB DDR3 and a single GTX 980Ti. I game a 4k resolutions with my Acer 4k monitor and to be fair my CPU and GPU does a pretty decent job with the games I play. As I start to play more recent titles though I do have to start knocking down the graphics settings to low/medium to get somewhere near 60fps. I have been considering an upgrade recently and with the new Ryzen's on the way im wondering if it will be worthwhile upgrading to an 1800x? I want my system to be good for the next few years. I am exploring possibly upgrading my GPU later this year to a 1080Ti also. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
 
4790k will last you for the next 5+ years if you are gaming at 4k. Your GPU sounds like the bottleneck.
If you upgrade your CPU, it's pretty much because you want to, rather than need to.
 
Thinking of doing the same (keep adding to my basket then removing) but I have the i5 4690k. To be fair, I have no problems gaming just want something new to play with.
 
I have a 4790k already pre ordered a 1700k. Seems its going to be around the same as a 7700k which is what i was going to upgrade to but only now i get 4 more cores and 8 threads yay. If you have 700 quid burning a hole in your wallet and your itching for a upgrade go for it. Otherwise the 4790k is still a amazing cpu.
 
thanks for the comments guys, from what you all say it might be best I upgrade my GPU rather than cpu, ram and mobo. Possibly to a 1080 Ti which if rumours are true could possibly come to same price as mentioned parts.
 
LHM said:
thanks for the comments guys, from what you all say it might be best I upgrade my GPU rather than cpu, ram and mobo. Possibly to a 1080 Ti which if rumours are true could possibly come to same price as mentioned parts.
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Considering the 1080ti preview will be out in like 15 hours and your not fussed about cpu. Then 100% 700 quid spent in upgrading to a 1080ti o;
 
Awahwah said:
Thinking of doing the same (keep adding to my basket then removing) but I have the i5 4690k. To be fair, I have no problems gaming just want something new to play with.
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Same and also itching to build a PC from scratch, getting new mobo and cpu would mean I'd have enough "spare" parts to build 3rd PC. No idea what would I use it for though :D
 
Pointless upgrade at present. Wait for games to start utlilising more cores or wait to Ryzen to mature at least. There will be further revisions down the line.
 
I'm in a quandary if Intel suddenly drop the QUITE FRANKLY RIDICULOUS price of the 4790K in the wake of Ryzen's launch.

I'm ready to switch over to a 1600X set up, but if the 4790K comes down to a similar price as the 1600X (£250-£275), it would mean not having to switch Mobo & Ram as well, which means I'd have saved £350 or so to put towards a 1080Ti, and with the £200 or so I'd get for both my 970's, suddenly a 1080TI won't seem that expensive :)

A 4790K @ 4.5Ghz & 1080TI will be more than adequate for gaming for at least another 2 or 3 yrs.
 
Cooper said:
I'm in a quandary if Intel suddenly drop the QUITE FRANKLY RIDICULOUS price of the 4790K in the wake of Ryzen's launch.

I'm ready to switch over to a 1600X set up, but if the 4790K comes down to a similar price as the 1600X (£250-£275), it would mean not having to switch Mobo & Ram as well, which means I'd have saved £350 or so to put towards a 1080Ti, and with the £200 or so I'd get for both my 970's, suddenly a 1080TI won't seem that expensive :)

A 4790K @ 4.5Ghz & 1080TI will be more than adequate for gaming for at least another 2 or 3 yrs.
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A Pascal Titan is only just sufficient for 4k games. I expect details will need to be turned down increasingly over the next year or so to keep FPS high enough. Something like 1080ti SLI is what's probably needed to cover a 2-3 year period.
 
I think the OP has a solid CPU in that Core i7 4790K and at 4K I would upgrade the card first. AMD and Nvidia should be sorting out some new fangled cards soon,so I would have a look at one of those.

AFAIK,apparently we will get GTX1080TI info tomorrow.
 
hyperseven said:
OP, what overclock are you running your 4790K at?
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Its stock at the moment. If truth be told I feel too inexperienced to attempt to OC it myself. I would like to OC it though. I have adequate cooling to OC though, I have a cooler master 212 evo.
 
LHM said:
Its stock at the moment. If truth be told I feel too inexperienced to attempt to OC it myself. I would like to OC it though. I have adequate cooling to OC though, I have a cooler master 212 evo.
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You'll get a just as big a performance upgrade overclocking your current cpu as swapping to ryzen.
 
An Exception said:
I'm guessing you could just probably pickup a cheap 1080 on MM once people sell them to get the Ti.
Surely a vanilla 1080 is more than adequate for 1440, and should save you a bundle.
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I see the Ti as the ultimate 1440p card but only the bare minimum for 4K.

AFAIC, we're still two generations of GPU away from 4K gaming at a guaranteed 60fps on a single card.
 
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