Is this now way outta date?

Maybejustmaybe

Maybejustmaybe

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Hey guys

Well, about five years ago now, I upgraded my PC specs as I wanted to push it a little more and had a basic system so I brought from Overclockers a Bundle


https://www.overclockers.co.uk/quas...ocked-haswell-gaming-pc-bundle-bu-165-oe.html

I also brought when it was released a fairly decent GFX Card

Inno3D GeForce GTX 980Ti Hybrid Black Edition 6144MB GDDR5
PCI-Express Graphics Card

Now, I haven't sadly used my PC in over a year as I moved at the end of the last year and put it into storage as the new place is a mess, but now were nearly there and the "MANCAVE" is pretty much there I thought I would get it out of mothballs..... but made the mistake of looking on Overclockers to see what was new :(

The Socket 1150 is now discontinued, you can still get ram as I only have 8GB of it, but I was sad to see in so little time things have changed so much!!

I'm an "Older" gamer lol at 54 but enjoyed BF3 and had just started BF4

Is this now an "Old Hat" spec or is it still fairly good??

I wouldn't know where to start now on upgrading it :(

Any advice appreciated
 
The good news is that is still a very capable CPU and GPU combo, especially if you overclock your CPU. for gaming it's excellent unless you're desperate to push 4k or very high frame rates (well over 100FPS). I'd say enjoy it!

The less good news is that you are already on the most advanced DDR3 platform (aside from some comparable HEDT stuff). So to upgrade you'll need to invest in DDR4 which is still reasonably pricy. I'd say unless you're doing multitasking like streaming your screen while playing, or video rendering, you're all set.

For rough comparison a GTX 1070 offers similar performance and is selling about £300 new i think. A similar current CPU is the AMD Ryzen 1500X which will run you £140 or so. £50 for the same amount of DDR4, motherboard, you'd be looking at £700+ to build a system that performs the same as you have.

I would make sure you have an SSD, that's probably all!
 
Play the games you want to play and if there is no problem, then dont spend.

Get PUBG and play that mate, your comp is fine for it, worth asking if your cpu is overclocked at all?
 
As the others have said, clock the crap outta that CPU, up the RAM and you have a solid machine, no need to throw money away on a sidegrade. My son has a 2500K clocked up and a 970ti and it runs everything he throws at it with ease :)
 
I'm still running the 4820K (basically the same as the 4770K as far as gaming performance goes) and a GTX1070 so ballpark similar performance and it still does the job upto 1440p fine - 1080p even better. I do find having 16GB a small advantage though especially with some newer games. I think Battlefield 5 it might start to struggle a little if I didn't turn down 1-2 settings but I don't play that game and everything else is fine.
 
Okay guys that's fantastic news to be honest, I was looking and thinking ohhh great lol its all out of date now :(

Can I ask. would you as an upgrade consider a Corsair CPU Cooler?? They do some nice ones that are fairly priced, I thought if I started to go down the overclock route (Would need some help!) then that might be a worthwhile upgrade?

Threepwood asked if anything was overclocked, no is the answer, I wouldn't know where to start to be fair lol, I dont know if there are programs you can get to tweak things automatically and then it saves the settings if successful, or whether it would be trial and error on things but I haven't ever looked at doing it as I am a bit of a noob where overclocking is concerned

Thank you for the replies guys, very much appreciated!!!!
 
UPDATE!!!!

LOL WHAT A **** :)

I forgot that I upgraded my motherboard, CPU and RAM after a little accident lol

This is the current Specification

Asus Maximus VII Hero Motherboard
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit
Intel i7 4790k CPU
Inno3D GeForce GTX 980Ti Hybrid Black Edition

I do run an SSD For my operating System (Windows 7 Pro)

I dont think the board can take more ram, the 16GB is the limit, so hopefully this is still as good as what i thought I had and the Corsair CPU Liquid cooler is still a question I would like to get some suggestions for if you would be so kind :)
 
if you're using the Alpenfohn K2 Mount Doom cooler from your original build, then any corsair AIO cooler is likely to be worse, or at best, equivalent in cooling power.
i wouldn't bother changing.
 
It’s fine mate. The GPU is faster than I was using a few weeks ago, and not much slower than my 1080, which runs a 3440x1440 monitor (though it is on water and overclocked to the gubbins).

Use and enjoy mate. You may find over time that you’re lowering settings to get acceptable frames, and you’ll reach a point naturally where you know it’s time for an upgrade. Higher resolutions would be your real barrier at the moment.

I would very much advise overclocking the CPU, but heat is going to be a real enemy. The 4790k which I upgraded from was awesome, and the only difference vs the 4770K is better TIM. In my opinion you NEED to delid your cpu if you’re going to get decent clocks, it’s a hot running chip with poor tim, but a great performer.
 
Maybejustmaybe said:
Ok mate great news

Is it easy to delete the TIM??
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He means delidding the cpu. Basically taking the metal lid off the top of the cpu and replacing the TIM with liquid metal. You can buy a delid tool for around £30. Personally I would leave it as is if you are not having any heat issues.
 
Maybejustmaybe said:
Ok mate great news

Is it easy to delete the TIM??
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This reply suggests to me that it’s probably best you don’t worry about it :D

lee32uk said:
He means delidding the cpu. Basically taking the metal lid off the top of the cpu and replacing the TIM with liquid metal. You can buy a delid tool for around £30. Personally I would leave it as is if you are not having any heat issues.
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I was saying that if he plans on overclocking, he’ll likely need to delid if he planned on getting anywhere, as the 4770K runs hot even at stock, and the limiting factor of overclocking with the standard TIM was generally heat.

A vice and a towel does work just as well as the fancy delidder in my experience, but the IHS placement and clamp system is super handy.

EDIT: Just saw you’re on a 4790K. Awesome news! It has upgraded TIM and I had no problems overclocking mine with the stock stuff, so if you fancy doing it you don’t need to worry.

You have a great system, go enjoy.
 
Maybejustmaybe said:
its all good!!!

Thanks guys :)

Now I need to looking into overclocking lol another learning curve coming!
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These days it’s a relatively simple process; plenty of guides knocking about. The 4790K should do 4.5Ghz without too much hassle, 4.7- 4.8Ghz might be possible. 5Ghz is doubtful without good silicon and a delid, but as always, ymmv. Mine sat at 4.6, no delid with a CLC.
 
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