Intel Core i7-6700 upgrade advice

ll_Conceptions

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Hi guys.
i'm looking for help/advice to upgrade my pc
I'm studuying concept design and i think i need to upgrade my pc to run the Adobe applications better ( Photoshop, illustrator, indesign, After Effects, Premiere) and also some 3D applications, 3ds Max and Zbrush.

This is my current System:

OS - Windows 10 pro 64bit
Processor - i7-6700
Ram - DDR3 - 16GB
Graphic Card - Nvidia GeForce GT730 2GB
Board Manufacturer - Asustek Computer Inc.
Board Product - M32CD
Board Version - Rev 1.xx

Been using this pc for 3y now, but i wish i could upgrade to last 2 more years at least and then buy a new one.

Should i upgrade parts of this pc or should i buy a new one?
If you need more information to advise me, let me know please.
 
Welcome abord.

There's really no upgrading that.
There's no better CPUs than (half of next-gen console CPU) quad core for it, courtesy of Intel's greed.
(though CPU power circuitry would be questionable for above quad cores anyway if there were hacked BIOS to accept newer Skylake rebrands)

Even upgrading memory would likely mean ditching existing memory modules, because of cheapo brand PC motherboard with only two DIMM slots.
 
Consider if any of those programs you use take advantage of GPU acceleration as your GT730 will certainly be a limiting factor if they do.

I'm also still running a 6700K and am waiting to hear about AMD's Zen 3 chips before making any decisions at all. It's also possible your board takes DDR4 not DDR3?
 
Take the cost in upgrading to buying a new pc then you will see the best road you want to take
For now you need to upgrade the cpu, gpu ram, and a new board as for your power supply not sure what you have
 
Hi guys

Thanks for your reply, i'm new to forums and upgrading or build a pc from scratch... So... I'm sorry for some questions that i might ask.

EsaT

Welcome abord.

There's really no upgrading that.
There's no better CPUs than (half of next-gen console CPU) quad core for it, courtesy of Intel's greed.
(though CPU power circuitry would be questionable for above quad cores anyway if there were hacked BIOS to accept newer Skylake rebrands)

Even upgrading memory would likely mean ditching existing memory modules, because of cheapo brand PC motherboard with only two DIMM slots.

Not even upgrading the GPU or Ram would boost the performance? I don't use this machine for gaming, and i usually don't render video or 3D animation, is mostly photoshop
 
MissChief

Consider if any of those programs you use take advantage of GPU acceleration as your GT730 will certainly be a limiting factor if they do.

I'm also still running a 6700K and am waiting to hear about AMD's Zen 3 chips before making any decisions at all. It's also possible your board takes DDR4 not DDR3?

Yes the board is compatible with DDR4.
Yes, although i don't usually edit videos or 3D animation, the GPU is one of the components that i want to upgrade.

Whic one you think i should get to boost up?

I use the pc mostly for digital painting and a lot of websearch, i do basic 3D (requires ram), just to layout a scene and then paint over on Photoshop (it would require a better gpu if i was doing heavy 3D or Video Editing )
 
Resistance

Take the cost in upgrading to buying a new pc then you will see the best road you want to take
For now you need to upgrade the cpu, gpu ram, and a new board as for your power supply not sure what you have.

Hi

thanks for your reply, all these components would cost me around £500-800? Didn't wanted to spend more than that.

And i don't use the machine for Video Editing or Heavy 3D modeling.
Mostly to paint in Photoshop
 
I may be wrong, but I thought photoshop performance depends a great deal on cpu, and it seems your cpu is more than adequate to run the program, what kinf of issues are you having to prompt the upgrade?

Before splurging on a massive overhaul, perhaps look into things like getting an SSD for your scratch disk and files, that would be more cost effective and would get you immediate results if you are not using one already.

If you are doing concept work and require better viewport performance in 3D then upgrading the graphics card may be something to consider.
 
Nbuilder

I may be wrong, but I thought photoshop performance depends a great deal on cpu, and it seems your cpu is more than adequate to run the program, what kinf of issues are you having to prompt the upgrade?

Before splurging on a massive overhaul, perhaps look into things like getting an SSD for your scratch disk and files, that would be more cost effective and would get you immediate results if you are not using one already.

If you are doing concept work and require better viewport performance in 3D then upgrading the graphics card may be something to consider.

You're not totally wrong, but for my use is more than enough.

And yes... My issues are on 3D, cause sometimes it freezes when i'm using Sketchup, and i'll start using 3ds max and Zbrush soon and i don't want to have big issues.

What graphic card you recommend?
Sorry for the question... Upgrading the GPU would require upgrade the Power Supply?
 
If that's the Asus M32CD tower prebuilt pc - it doesn't have an SSD does it? Tbh the 6700 isn't that bad of a CPU still. If your only concern is freezing in applications, that could be due to the fact you're running on a HDD... (unless you've upgraded to SSD, correct me if I'm wrong?)

It could be worth just buying a SATA SSD, install Windows and your software on it - see how it runs then? I can assure you if coming from a HDD, it'll be a night and day difference. Depends how much storage you need, could get 500GB-1TB drive (£50-100) whatever you need, see how everything runs for you then. Then keep your existing HDD for storage or something in it.

If still not running to your liking after an SSD upgrade, you can carry that SSD over to a new system if you go for a full new build.
 
Sparx

If that's the Asus M32CD tower prebuilt pc - it doesn't have an SSD does it? Tbh the 6700 isn't that bad of a CPU still. If your only concern is freezing in applications, that could be due to the fact you're running on a HDD... (unless you've upgraded to SSD, correct me if I'm wrong?)

It could be worth just buying a SATA SSD, install Windows and your software on it - see how it runs then? I can assure you if coming from a HDD, it'll be a night and day difference. Depends how much storage you need, could get 500GB-1TB drive (£50-100) whatever you need, see how everything runs for you then. Then keep your existing HDD for storage or something in it.

If still not running to your liking after an SSD upgrade, you can carry that SSD over to a new system if you go for a full new build.

Yes it is the Asus prebuilt pc. It came with an hybrid hard-drive, but i add a 500gb SSD already about a year ago.
So... it seems that i'm concerned for no reason, perhaps i should just add DDR4 ram and a New GPU and i'll be fine yeah?
 
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