Upgrade advice - make a monster!

RedvGreen · 3 Oct 2018 at 20:53

Please could I have some tips on my system. It's 2 years old now and I am seeking some tips to speed it up and keep it modern.

I have an i7 5930k cooled with a Corsair All-In-One, 64GB RAM, Nvidia 108ti and a Corsair PCI-E SSD. All running Windows 10. I have a 27" 2560x1440 resolution.

Within some games, namely Total War: Warhammer 1 (and 2), Counterstrike:GO and a few others, there is occasional system lag. I like to play on maximum settings, so this could well be why.

What would be the best system for gaming that I could make currently?

Would an i9 *really* be an advancement, or will it slow me down, as i've seen benchmarks that suggest older i7 cores to be far better with games, as the clock speed is higher, even if the core count is fewer?

I'm keen to stick to a single GPU to avoid any issues with tearing/microstutter, or compatibility. Re-using old system parts is not an issue as I am fortunate enough to have saved enough to rebuy everything required.

TIA

RedvGreen · 5 Oct 2018 at 23:07

orbitalwalsh said:
What's your CPU clocked at ?

I've alternated between the stock profile and the standard ASUS overclock. It doesn't change the lag.

I'm genuinely after a new build now, but one that will be faster than this. What is the best all-round CPU now please?

RedvGreen · 8 Oct 2018 at 13:37

Sounds good - I have a 144Hz monitor.

The lag remained after I fresh installed from Win7 to Win10, on a new SSD (PCIE). I can only assume it to be related to either my CPU/Mobo not being able to handle the throughput at the res/freq.

RedvGreen · 19 Oct 2018 at 12:10

orbitalwalsh said:
lowest end z390 from Gigabyte is around £145 and beast their z390 range- have to see how much i7 9700k is or 9900k and overclock to 5.1ghz+ if you've got the cash and really want it

I'm just wanting to make a very powerful PC - mine was incredible when first built 2 years ago, but is now showing it's age. I'm not wanting to de-lid, or likewise, have an overheating CPU, so i'm after the most powerful system I can have using an All-in-One Liquid cooler.

RedvGreen · 24 Oct 2018 at 12:26

Journey said:
Did you build the last one yourself? Have you got the 5930K running at stock or overclocked?

How much difference are you expecting, you are running a 6c/12t CPU, moving to the 8700K/9900K isn't going to give you 20% more FPS in your games. Also you say "lag" do the games pause and then resume, more like stutter? You should measure your 0.1% lows during a game session to see if that is the issue, how many and how often.

Yes built myself - built thousands of PCs until around 2yrs ago when I moved up through management finally!

I'm just after future proofing a build to last 2-3yrs now at this stage.

Toss up between an 8086k and i9 9900k system.