Is It Worth Upgrading?

IanB001

IanB001

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I've been wondering with the release of Windows 10 and the fact that my current PC is now 5 years old, if it's time to think about upgrading.

The Windows 10 upgrade tool seems to be happy with the hardware and software I have although there doesn't appear to be any new win 10 drivers.

This is what I currently have:

  • Intel Core i7 980X (Gulftown) Extreme Edition (Socket LGA1366)
  • Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
  • Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive
  • Corsair HX 1000W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply
  • 3 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA-II 64MB Cache
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX Superclock 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
  • Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit

It's been a very good, very quick and reliable build but I'm not sure how it would compare with the newer CPU, Mobo and RAM combinations. Any ideas?

My SSD is nearly full so I've had to start utilising one from my slower Cavier Blacks. At the very least I will need larger SSDs, like the 1TB or 2TB Samsungs.

So, is it worth upgrading?

Thank you :)
 
I would say not. Treat yourself to a newer bigger SSD (maybe a 500GB as you would still own a 256GB) and enjoy not paying through the nose for negligible performance increases.
 
I really thought my components would be very outdated and slow compared to the more recent hardware.

If that's not the case then a new, larger, SSD it is. I may even invest in a better, quieter, CPU cooler. Mine sounds like an aircraft taking off :)

I'll then upgrade to Win 10. Am I likely to see any issues?

Thank you.
 
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