Upgrading current build

[nick3399r]

Hi I'm planning upgrading my current pc that is running an i7 4790k with a gtx 970 and 16gb ddr3 ram. This build was great until recently as ive started playing a lot of destiny 2 which seems to be putting a lot of pressure on the system as it begins to drop a lot of frames on the second highest graphic settings.
My budget will be £1200ish, I'm willing to spend more if i need to. Currently I'm wanting to get a new monitor as well as the upgrade and I'm planning keeping my case and psu and storage drives but would like to add an m2 drive.
I'm really stuck on whether to get a 1070ti or a 1080 and if getting the 8086k over the 8700k would be a good idea, thanks in advance for any replies

 

[ExRayTed]

Keep your existing cpu, you won't get improvements worth the investment. The i7 4790k is still a very good processor.

Go for the best GPU you can afford, although the best bang/buck at the moment would be the 1070ti. I have a GTX1080 and it murders everything at 1440p but it costs a bit more. With your budget I'd be getting the 1080ti, despite the inflated cost right now and then spend the rest on a decent monitor

 

[nick3399r]

Thanks for the reply so is it not worth upgrading the ram to ddr4 either I was thinking this was one of the main bottlenecks in my current system as it is quite slow ddr3 i believe

 

[orbitalwalsh]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Acer Predator XB271HU 27" 2560x1440 IPS G-Sync 165Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Monitor - Black/Red= £599.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070Ti Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £439.99

Total: £1,052.28 (includes shipping: £12.30)


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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1070 HerculeZ Twin X2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £359.99
• 1 x LG 34UC89G 34" 2560x1080 IPS G-Sync 166Hz Gaming Widescreen Curved LED Monitor= £499.99

Total: £871.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)​

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My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 64 WindForce OC 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £499.99
• 1 x Samsung C32HG70 32" 2560x1440 VA FREESYNC 144Hz Gaming Quantum DOT HDR Widescreen Curved Monitor= £649.99

Total: £1,162.58 (includes shipping: £12.60)


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX VEGA 56 Gaming OC 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £449.99
• 1 x Asus MG279Q ROG 27" 2560x1440 IPS FREESYNC 144Hz Gaming Widescreen LED Slim Bezel Monitor= £428.99

Total: £891.28 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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[ExRayTed]

Thanks for the reply so is it not worth upgrading the ram to ddr4 either I was thinking this was one of the main bottlenecks in my current system as it is quite slow ddr3 i believe

You can't upgrade to DDR4 without replacing the motherboard and processor too. Orbitalwalsh has given you a few ideas above that will improve gaming performance, pick the one you fancy.

 

[nick3399r]

ok thanks for all your replies guys