Is it time to upgrade?

BH1983

BH1983

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Hi guys,

I've had my current rig for a while now and am wondering what peoples thoughts were on whether I'd see a decent performance improvement by upgrading now. The specs are:

i5 4690 (non K)
16gb 2400 RAM
Crucial SSD
EVGA 1070
Corsair 200R case

My thought was to upgrade the processor as I feel it's holding the 1070 back and there's certainly no point in upgrading the GPU at this point. I don't have a windowed case and was therefore looking at:

i5 8600k (£313.97) + Cooler Master 212 Evo (£25.26)
MSI Z370-A PRO ATX M/B (£89.98)
16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR4- 3000 (£138.99)

The computer is mainly used for gaming and some video editing (converting videos to x264/5.

I'd be interested in hearing peoples thoughts on the best way to spend £500-£600 on upgrades?

Thanks!
 
orbitalwalsh said:
Check posts above, bench marks ryzen Vs intel with tomb raider. Intel will always have the edge, specially at 1080p , bit not ground breaking as it use to be
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I game at 1440p on a 34" ultrawide hence wanting to upgrade, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the first title that's made me think my system is showing it's age a little!

So how about:
Ryzen 7 1700x (£194.34)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 (£25.26)
MSI B450 Tomahawk (£97.97)
Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR4 3000 (£138.99)

Total = £456.56
 
BH1983 said:
I game at 1440p on a 34" ultrawide hence wanting to upgrade, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the first title that's made me think my system is showing it's age a little!

So how about:
Ryzen 7 1700x (£194.34)
Cooler Master Hyper 212 (£25.26)
MSI B450 Tomahawk (£97.97)
Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR4 3000 (£138.99)

Total = £456.56
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Ah 34**X 1440p pixels... Be looking at 1080ti running that bad boy!!! If ultra wide sorry

Extra threads will help , and ryzen makes it cheap for upgrading and then lasting a good while .

Core upgrade will be more beneficial in the long run but GPU upgrade would instantly push the FPS higher but you'll evenuevent reach need for extra threads
 
orbitalwalsh said:
Ah 34**X 1440p pixels... Be looking at 1080ti running that bad boy!!! If ultra wide sorry

Extra threads will help , and ryzen makes it cheap for upgrading and then lasting a good while .

Core upgrade will be more beneficial in the long run but GPU upgrade would instantly push the FPS higher but you'll evenuevent reach need for extra threads
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My 1070 has been just fine since I got the ultrawide but SotTR is the first title to give me problem hence why I thought about upgrading the CPU rather than dropping another £500+ ona GPU and still be held back.
 
BH1983 said:
My 1070 has been just fine since I got the ultrawide but SotTR is the first title to give me problem hence why I thought about upgrading the CPU rather than dropping another £500+ ona GPU and still be held back.
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True ,1700x is a good shout. Specially when Zen2 refresh should bold nicely in 2020 .
Get a better cooler though . Not as hot as intel but 4ghz across all cores hits 70c under water / 240aio
 
BH1983 said:
My 1070 has been just fine since I got the ultrawide but SotTR is the first title to give me problem hence why I thought about upgrading the CPU rather than dropping another £500+ ona GPU and still be held back.
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if you really want intel

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £669.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​
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would allow 9th gen upgrade in future , and z390 feature 12 VRM set up compared to 4-8 on z370 entry and midrange

would personally go AMD
 
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