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Hi,

Im currently running a 2500k, Z68 MOBO and 16gb of DDR3 ram, which i can say is getting quite long in the tooth now.

As for a GPU, i have a GTX 1080.

My question is, is now a good time to go brand new on a complete build so CPU, MOBO, RAM, GPU, M2's etc OR do i upgrade everything but keep the GTX1080?

With the current market on GPU's im finding it hard to decide what the best step to take is, ie - wait for the next generation of GPU's or bite the bullet now?

Any help is very much appreciated!

Thanks.
 
What resolution do you play at? if it's 1080p I would have thought your 1080 would be holding up pretty well.

Ok you won't have the bells and whistles of RTX but it's only a few games that have it atm.

CPU will be holding you back in some games, especially online. Best to monitor CPU/GPU usage with something like msi afterburner to see how much if at all your CPU is holding you back in games you play.

Value for money upgrade would probably be a 5600x and a b550 board atm.
 
I play at 1440P, so starting to see some quite big drops in frames now on newer games, especailly when wanting to up the settings.

If i did budget for a complete new build, i'd be looking at £2300ish inc GPU
 
The current market...

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Until recently I was using a 1080 and it is still pretty decent. The 2500k is one of the finest purchases of all time and you have certainly got your monies worth from that system but all good things come to an end. You will see a massive difference by moving to a 5600x and B550 mobo with PCIe 3/4 storage and the 1080 would work just fine in that until you get the gpu you want.

Only sensible option for a reasonably priced upgrade over a 1080 is to try and get a 3080 FE drop from Nv. All other large step ups from a 1080 are stupidely overpriced and whilst your budget would allow it with a whole new system it is not ever nice to be ripped off.
 
Since you have waited this long I'd probably hold off another few months for Alderlake Which should be a more futureproof system with DDR5 memory and CPUs that are optimised for the new Windows 11 while current gen ryzen will likely also see big price cuts.
 
It's not that bad a time if you go for a whole system, prebuilds only though...

If you keep an eye on HUKD, I picked up a 5600x/b550/RTX 3080/RM750 build for £1310... it comes with a dog rough case and 8GB of poor ram, you could get the company to add those things in but it'll cost more...easily get a set of ram for £60, nice case for about the same and an nvme for the same gets you a decent spec pc for just a smidge under £1500 :)

Second hand market is mad so you'd get close to £250/£300 for your 1080...maybe £50-£100 for the rest, so could be a net outlay of about £1100 ish!
 
Thanks for all the information, very helpful!

So I’m assuming the best bet is to hold off until 12th gen/DDR5 etc and then do an overhaul?

I really want to future proof this next system and get the most out of it like I have with the current one.
 
lflowers said:
Thanks for all the information, very helpful!

So I’m assuming the best bet is to hold off until 12th gen/DDR5 etc and then do an overhaul?

I really want to future proof this next system and get the most out of it like I have with the current one.
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Yes, if you can struggle along for a few more months then I'd wait. Even if 12th Gen is nothing to write home about them the prices of the 'older' tech of both Intel and AMD should be kinder on your wallet and much better value.
 
lflowers said:
Thanks for all the information, very helpful!

So I’m assuming the best bet is to hold off until 12th gen/DDR5 etc and then do an overhaul?

I really want to future proof this next system and get the most out of it like I have with the current one.
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Expect DDR5 to be for some time very expensive (think GPUs) because:
1. New things are always expensive.
2. What better excuse for memory makers to return GB price back where it was couple years ago.

And crappy timings are risk for issue in fps minimums.
Every newer memory has always had at first worser latencies than higher end older memory, but DDR5's timings just take the cake:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...00c40-4800mhz-dual-channel-kit-my-0an-tg.html
For comparison same absolute latency giving 20 cycles at super slow 2400MHz speed would be considered very bad for DDR4: Good timing means lower 16 cycles at lot shorter cycle length 3600MHz speed.
So early bought DDR5s likely don't have much value after couple years and maturing of DDR5.
 
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