Yet another upgrade advice thread!

Madness · 21 Dec 2017 at 15:06

Hi

In the process of planning the next upgrade for my son's PC. He has had head turned by flashy new 1070Ti cards but I'm not sure it's the best way forward.

Current set up
I5 - 4670 - 3.4ghz
Asus H81m-plus
8gb DDR3 2133
Gtx 770 2gb
128gb SSD
PSU Corsair RM550 Gold

Monitor is Acer S236HL

Razor accesories

This is used for 95% gaming, mix of older games for me and newer games for him.

He would like to upgrade the gpu to at 1070 or 1070ti but is it worth going this way or upgrading something else first? Maybe a 1060 card and a better monitor?

Any thoughts welcome

Saffy · 21 Dec 2017 at 15:44

The 1070 would be overkill with that CPU, in my opinion. However, a 1060 would be a good fit for that system and monitor combination.

Madness · 21 Dec 2017 at 16:03

So worth using the difference in costs to put towards a better monitor or is there a glaring hole in the spec for the next couple of years supposing I add a 1060?

Saffy · 21 Dec 2017 at 16:08

For the 1060, the current 1080p monitor is perfect. If you do get a higher res monitor at 1440p, you'll be maxing out the 1060 at which point the 1070 would be a better buy, but then the costs add up.

This system is still good enough for at least 18 months or so.

Madness · 21 Dec 2017 at 16:56

OK, seems like the 1060 is the way forward, then a 1440p monitor then a new cpu, motherboard and RAM, then new gpu, then new....

orbitalwalsh · 21 Dec 2017 at 17:31

Gtx 1060 60hz monitor , gtx 1070 1080p/144hz or 1440p 60hz
CPU is important as higher Res etc etc , also, turn up settings to max out the GPUs

Saffy · 21 Dec 2017 at 18:29

orbitalwalsh said:
Gtx 1060 60hz monitor , gtx 1070 1080p/144hz or 1440p 60hz
CPU is important as higher Res etc etc , also, turn up settings to max out the GPUs

@Madness ^This^ can be used for future reference.

Madness · 26 Dec 2017 at 23:10

Thanks for the advice, 1060 6gb card on the way, in true man maths way decided to buy a 144hz monitor with the savings! Obviously that means I'll need the other new stuff soon! Never stops.