Adamed91
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 361
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2013/05/11 14:34:56
- Location: Manchester, UK
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Not sure whether to go ahead and get a few new parts (i7, new case, motherboard etc....starts to mount up though!). Or would you wait for X99 chipset and 800 series of GPUs? Just wanted some input/thoughts really. Oh or to get a new mouse and keyboard been using an old sidewinder (performance has been pretty good for the price) and a R.A.T 3 for over a year now!
post edited by Adamed91 - 2014/07/20 05:52:32
Windows 10 EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FE i7 4790k @ 4.6 16GB Red Vengeance Pro @ 2133 H100i 2x 120mm fans on rad push 1 rear 140mm exhaust & 3x Corsair 120mm front intake Maximums VII a hero Z97 240GB Mushkin 500GB Crucial SSD 1TB WD Black 1TB Seagate Corsair Silver Air 540 Corsair RM 750W 80 Plus Gold Acer Predator X34 2nd i 5 3570K @ 4.1 Ghz Corsair H55 Asus Sabertooth Z77 16GB 1600Mhz Hyper X OCZ ZX 850W Gold PSU EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit CM Storm Enforcer BenQ XL2420T 120Hz
|
Bobmitch
Omnipotent Enthusiast
- Total Posts : 8334
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/05/07 09:36:29
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 47
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 07:35:18
(permalink)
I asked the same question of my 3770K and Sabertooth z77 on some other forums. I was told, categorically, NOT to upgrade until Skylake. Performance and features are negligible from z77 to z97. Skylake will be a big step up with DDR4 and more. Get the mouse and keyboard and plan for the future.
MSI MAG X670-E Tomahawk; Ryzen 7 7800X3D; Asus TUF RTX 4070 TI OC; Seasonic Vertex GX-1000 PSU; 32 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL30 RGB; Corsair iCue Link H150i LCD 360MM AIO; 2-Western Digital Black 4 TB SN850X NVMe; Creative SoundBlaster Z; Lian Li Lancool III; EVGA Z15 Keyboard; Razer Viper 8K Mouse Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=72402 Affiliate code: 1L2RV0BNQ6 Associate Code: UD82LJP3Y1FIQPR
|
Adamed91
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 361
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2013/05/11 14:34:56
- Location: Manchester, UK
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 09:10:55
(permalink)
Alright sweet, probably will do. Been looking at the Black Widow Ultimate and the Ultimate Stealth. Not sure which switches I'd prefer, the quieter orange ones or the clickly greens.
post edited by Adamed91 - 2014/07/20 09:15:40
Windows 10 EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FE i7 4790k @ 4.6 16GB Red Vengeance Pro @ 2133 H100i 2x 120mm fans on rad push 1 rear 140mm exhaust & 3x Corsair 120mm front intake Maximums VII a hero Z97 240GB Mushkin 500GB Crucial SSD 1TB WD Black 1TB Seagate Corsair Silver Air 540 Corsair RM 750W 80 Plus Gold Acer Predator X34 2nd i 5 3570K @ 4.1 Ghz Corsair H55 Asus Sabertooth Z77 16GB 1600Mhz Hyper X OCZ ZX 850W Gold PSU EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit CM Storm Enforcer BenQ XL2420T 120Hz
|
candle_86
CLASSIFIED Member
- Total Posts : 3677
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/02/24 17:59:37
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 7
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 10:30:51
(permalink)
Considering i5 2500k to i5 4790k is considered a bad upgrade, id say no lol. I'd say only upgrade to haswell if your on Core 2 or first gen i5
|
boredgunner
Over 9000!
- Total Posts : 19181
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/07/17 19:01:39
- Location: Лиманск-13
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 79
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 10:49:21
(permalink)
The primary components of your system look good, I wouldn't upgrade. I would look into peripheral upgrades though, such as mouse/keyboard but more importantly audio (unless you happen to have a really good audio setup).
|
candle_86
CLASSIFIED Member
- Total Posts : 3677
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/02/24 17:59:37
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 7
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 10:52:19
(permalink)
boredgunner The primary components of your system look good, I wouldn't upgrade. I would look into peripheral upgrades though, such as mouse/keyboard but more importantly audio (unless you happen to have a really good audio setup).
well the onboard audio is awesome these days unless your doing your own audio stuff, so good speakers maybe
|
Adamed91
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 361
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2013/05/11 14:34:56
- Location: Manchester, UK
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 11:41:18
(permalink)
I went ahead and treated myself to a Deathadder (got it reasonably priced from Amazon for £48) and a Blackwidow Ultimate...the 2013 version with the blue switches not the new one with razers own! :-D......I just use my Soundworks speakers.
post edited by Adamed91 - 2014/07/20 12:16:56
Windows 10 EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FE i7 4790k @ 4.6 16GB Red Vengeance Pro @ 2133 H100i 2x 120mm fans on rad push 1 rear 140mm exhaust & 3x Corsair 120mm front intake Maximums VII a hero Z97 240GB Mushkin 500GB Crucial SSD 1TB WD Black 1TB Seagate Corsair Silver Air 540 Corsair RM 750W 80 Plus Gold Acer Predator X34 2nd i 5 3570K @ 4.1 Ghz Corsair H55 Asus Sabertooth Z77 16GB 1600Mhz Hyper X OCZ ZX 850W Gold PSU EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit CM Storm Enforcer BenQ XL2420T 120Hz
|
boredgunner
Over 9000!
- Total Posts : 19181
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/07/17 19:01:39
- Location: Лиманск-13
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 79
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 13:31:00
(permalink)
Good enough mouse choice though not so much for the keyboard choice. Still better than your Sidewinder though. candle_86
boredgunner The primary components of your system look good, I wouldn't upgrade. I would look into peripheral upgrades though, such as mouse/keyboard but more importantly audio (unless you happen to have a really good audio setup).
well the onboard audio is awesome these days unless your doing your own audio stuff, so good speakers maybe
Not awesome but definitely improved if you have one of the high end Z87/Z97 motherboards. There's still a big difference between Realtek ALC1150 and a good sound card.
|
candle_86
CLASSIFIED Member
- Total Posts : 3677
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/02/24 17:59:37
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 7
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 16:04:21
(permalink)
boredgunner Good enough mouse choice though not so much for the keyboard choice. Still better than your Sidewinder though.
candle_86
boredgunner The primary components of your system look good, I wouldn't upgrade. I would look into peripheral upgrades though, such as mouse/keyboard but more importantly audio (unless you happen to have a really good audio setup).
well the onboard audio is awesome these days unless your doing your own audio stuff, so good speakers maybe
Not awesome but definitely improved if you have one of the high end Z87/Z97 motherboards. There's still a big difference between Realtek ALC1150 and a good sound card.
only if your willing to spend the money, I bought a Xonar for my computer and sold it again, because my x540 5.1 sounded the same on it, or the onboard audio on my previous p35 board I sold 2 weeks ago
|
boredgunner
Over 9000!
- Total Posts : 19181
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/07/17 19:01:39
- Location: Лиманск-13
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 79
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 18:50:33
(permalink)
^ Yes that is true, you need the right hardware to take advantage of it.
|
Slammy
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 104
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/01/20 14:29:54
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 1
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/20 22:18:36
(permalink)
Maximus VI Formula oboard cant touch my SoundBlaster Z, i tested it for a few weeks. The Z is much louder, clearer and can deliver more bass when needed.
|
Speedrookie
New Member
- Total Posts : 73
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2014/06/08 10:31:39
- Location: New Brunswick, Canada
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 2
Re: Worth upgrading anything?
2014/07/22 19:58:47
(permalink)
I would wait, DDR4 comes out this year so that is something else to look forward to.
CPU: Intel® Core i7-6700K OC @4.6GHz GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC RAM: 16GB G.Skill TridentZ @ 3600MHz CAS 16 SSD: Samsung 850 Pro 240GB HDD: Seagate 2TB 7200 RPM SSHD --------------------------------------------------- Headset: Astro A40 Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum RGB Keyboard: Corsair K70 Cherry MX Red
|