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Help on upgrade choices

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  • 26-09-2018 2:22pm
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    CruelCoin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys, i'm an avid gamer looking to upgrade my system, and i'm looking for recommendations, particularly when it comes to motherboard & ram choice.

    Current build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PJ83mq

    1. What is your budget?
    €1500ish for CPU, Motherboard, RAM, screen

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?
    Gaming almost exclusively.

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows?
    No

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer?
    Yes, i aim to keep the SSD's, case, GPU, PSU (if sufficient after upgrades).

    5. Do you need a monitor?
    Yes. I already have a 1 x 1440p 60hz & 1 x 1080p, but i want to go to 144hz for the gaming monitor. 27inch(ish)

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking?
    Yes

    8. How can you pay?
    Flexible

    9. When are you purchasing?
    2-3 months

    Other: I couldn't care less about RGB, so i'm not willing to pay extra for RGB enabled kit unless they also come with a performance boost.
    I am slightly hard of hearing and cannot hear the bottom 20-30db of sounds, so case fans etc don't bother me much. Performance over quietness preferred.

    I was thinking about a 8700k and kit to match, but i'm open to suggestions.

    Cheers lads, Roy.


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    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,761 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Sorry missed the link to current build!


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    TitianGerm
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    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XNN23KL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tm0QBbTVB1T5K

    Lots of Predator screens reduced on Amazon today.


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    You gain more from upgrading your GPU than the CPU.

    fitzgeme is selling a nice machine here though:
    https://www.adverts.ie/desktops/high-end-pc-1080ti-6800k-x99/16356335

    Which would be a CPU and GPU upgrade under budget.


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    shoelessbeats
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    "You gain more from upgrading your GPU than the CPU." Well that's not true....


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    CruelCoin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭CruelCoin


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    You gain more from upgrading your GPU than the CPU.

    Would i not be better off upgrading my 4 generation old CPU than making a minor bump from 1070 to 1080?


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,707 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    CruelCoin wrote: »
    Would i not be better off upgrading my 4 generation old CPU than making a minor bump from 1070 to 1080?

    1070 to 1080 Ti isn't minor; it's 60-80% faster.
    A CPU upgrade would be 30% at most.


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    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,761 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    1070 to 1080 Ti isn't minor; it's 60-80% faster.
    A CPU upgrade would be 30% at most.

    Agreed, your CPU is aging but still decent enough, for now you would benefit from a GPU upgrade most, and stave off a full system upgrade for another couple of years.


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    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    If you're going 144hz something like an 8700K would give you decent gains over the 4790K, but assuming you've a healthy overclock on the 4790K and the RAM, I agree that if it comes down to either or, a 1080Ti is a far more sensible upgrade and will make much more of a difference.

    A 1080Ti + 1440p 144hz screen is going to eat up a lot of that budget, especially if you go g-sync. But I'd take a 4790K + 1080Ti over a 8700K + 1070 for gaming any day of the week.


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