Upgrade around £2000

Transform_IT · 9 Feb 2018 at 20:31

Hi guys,

So I'm thinking of doing an upgrade... I really fancy an 8700k guaranteed at 5.2ghz with the highest amount of memory at the fastest speed possible. I will need a decent motherboard as well.

I've not upgraded in a few years, but the rest of my components are fine as I have kept them up to date.

I am on a 4670k @4.3ghz with a GTX 1080.

Ideally I am looking for a pre-overclocked bundle. Is it best to contact OCUK direct and get a custom quote or is there something that fits my spec and budget on their site?

If I was to get 32gb of 8 pack memory at 4133mhz, would I see much performance difference, say against memory at 3200mhz with lower timings?

Cheers,

T_IT.

4K8KW10 · 9 Feb 2018 at 20:57

Hi,

The thing is that you have a 4-core/4-thread CPU, you want to go 6-core/12-thread, but Intel will release 8-core/16-thread CPUs in several months.
Also, in 2 months there will be GTX 2080 / GTX 2070.

What advice can be given in so difficult a situation?

Transform_IT · 9 Feb 2018 at 21:27

Well I'm only after a cpu, mobo and ram upgrade.

lee32uk · 10 Feb 2018 at 00:57

Transform_IT said:
Well I'm only after a cpu, mobo and ram upgrade.

What are you using the pc for ?

I don't think you will see any benefit from the faster 4133MHz ram in day to day usage. A 3000MHz or 3200MHz kit is probably the sweet spot.

Transform_IT · 10 Feb 2018 at 11:03

lee32uk said:
What are you using the pc for ?

I don't think you will see any benefit from the faster 4133MHz ram in day to day usage. A 3000MHz or 3200MHz kit is probably the sweet spot.

Gaming, 1080p with 144hz monitor. Also, looking to invest in VR in a few months.

lee32uk · 10 Feb 2018 at 11:51

Transform_IT said:
Gaming, 1080p with 144hz monitor. Also, looking to invest in VR in a few months.

You would be fine with 16GB of Ram then. Unless you are doing other things like high end video editing etc then no real need for 32GB. I would just get a 2 x 8GB 3000MHz - 3200MHz kit.