Looking for advice on multiple upgrades!

LoopyOrc

LoopyOrc

LoopyOrc

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Hi all

I'm looking to upgrade some bits from my machine, in total i'll be upgrading:

- Motherboard (currently on an older Gigabyte Z87X-D3H)
- CPU (currently on an i5 4670k)
- RAM (afaik DDR3 is in the past so i'll need to ditch my current 16GB RAM)

Other bits worth mentioning are that i've got a Corsair RM550 PSU and an Asus Strix 1080, these are here to stay, PSU is an easy switch should I need more power down the line.

I'll mostly be using this rig for gaming at 3440x1440, do you have any suggestions for what I should throw together? I haven't really bought any hardware for quite some time so would appreciate help from you guys. I haven't really set a budget for this stuff so will take any suggestions you make on board. Ideally this will be enough to last me a few more years before I think about upgrading anything again but you never know.

Thank you for any suggestions you make, your time is greatly appreciated.
 
It's a pretty strong system.. You could just drop an i7 in if it would be of benefit.

And of course use an SSD drive as the OS drive. Other than that I would probably leave it.
 
We should be fairly close (within a few months) to new Intel CPU releases so I would hold off for a little while to see what is in store.

Though going forward I would be looking to get at least a 6 core (6 thread) CPU for gaming.
If I had to get something today then the 8600K would be my favoured gaming CPU in tandem with a mid range Z370 motherboard and any 2666Mhz+ DDR4 memory. Your PSU might just suffice but I'd check with a PSU calculator to get a better idea of how you'd do.
 
Looking at a calculator it's giving me results of around about 470W recommended so on the PSU side I should be okay :) I'm not necessarily in a rush, I did consider upgrading last year but put it off so just feel like i'm delaying the inevitable really! I doubt i'll be forking out for top dollar processors if new ones are coming out, however that may mean a reduction in the current gen pricey. Hmm.
 
LoopyOrc said:
I'm looking to upgrade some bits from my machine, in total i'll be upgrading:

- Motherboard (currently on an older Gigabyte Z87X-D3H)
- CPU (currently on an i5 4670k)
- RAM (afaik DDR3 is in the past so i'll need to ditch my current 16GB RAM)
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Really, don't bother. Unless you need more cores you won't see much improvement in games.
 
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