Upgrade for WPVP-type games

[Zoatibix]

Hello,

I wondering if it's time to upgrade.

Currently running:

• i5-4670K
• 8GB DDR3
• AMD Radeon 7900
• Corsair 650W PSU
• 256GB SSD (plus a 1TB HDD for storage)
• 24" Dell monitor running at 1920 x 1080

Games I'm looking to play are Wow (not highly demanding I know), Crowfall and Camelot Unchained. The latter two are still in Beta but feature some large scale battles which I think might overwork the above rig.

I'm looking to spend maybe £900 to upgrade my kit.

Or do folks think it might be worth sticking it out for a while (particularly given GPU and RAM prices!)?

Thank you.

Z

 

[tamzzy]

new wow expansion recommends i7 4770.

tbh, your current config isn't that bad.

for a cheap-ish upgrade:
(1) new graphics card
(2) overclock the 4670k
(2b) if still underwhelming performance - swap for a 4790k and overclock that
(3) add another 8gb ram to make 16gb

#sorted (on the cheap)

 

[ExRayTed]

Yup, new GPU and overclock first then see how you go.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Also depends how you play those games, massive raids puts heavy path way loads on the CPU, looks like raids wills be even larger in new expansion , hence the bump up to i7 8 threads

Have you overclocked the CPU ?

 

[Zoatibix]

At the moment I've left my board to automatically overclock itself which is probably far from perfect.

If I was going to put a cap of £300-£350 on a new GPU, what would folks recommend?

Thank you for the replies.

Z

 

[lltfdaniel]

At the moment I've left my board to automatically overclock itself which is probably far from perfect.

If I was going to put a cap of £300-£350 on a new GPU, what would folks recommend?

Thank you for the replies.

Z

If you spend a bit more you can afford this below,

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Palit GeForce GTX 1070 GameRock 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £379.99

Total: £389.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)​

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[tamzzy]

£300-£350 on a new GPU, what would folks recommend?

this budget is a bit of an odd ball tbh.
for £260, could get a 1060 6gb (say this performance is 100%, and price is 100%)
£380 buys you a 1070 (performance 135%, price 145%)
£410 gets a 1070ti (performance 160%, price 157%)

so best price/performance ratio is in favour of a 1060 6gb or a 1070ti.
depends what you want to spend, really.
but i wouldn't get at 1070 unless you're buying to a budget - reasons as above

 

[9TurningMirrors]

OP here, managed to get into my original account:

The strange price is a reflection of my not having built a machine in yonks to be honest.

 

[tamzzy]

The strange price is a reflection of my not having built a machine in yonks to be honest

np hence the advise as above

 

[orbitalwalsh]

OP here, managed to get into my original account:

The strange price is a reflection of my not having built a machine in yonks to be honest.

Now qualified for free delivery !!!

 

[9TurningMirrors]

A penny saved is a penny earned!

Taking on the collective advice I will start by just replacing my GPU.

Given that I am not in desperate need and there are rumours of a price drop this month, I will hold off for a few weeks.

Thank you for the replies.