I've been thinking about upgrading my gaming pc lately and was wandering if it was possible, and if it is then which upgrades are recommended.
By possible I mean, will I be able to upgrade on top of my pc or will I have to buy all new part because of computability reasons.
So back in 2015 I bought this pc, and it was mostly top of the line, and even though I rarely use it I still have it:
GPU: 780ti
CPU: i5-4670k running at 4ghz (+-)
Motherboard- Z97X-UD3H
RAM: Corsair 8Gb CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 CL11 (DDR3)
PSU: 750W (cant get the specifics atm, might be SeaSonic SS-750JS )
CPU Cooler: Scythe MUGEN 3 REV B
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Black
I'm aiming for mostly high settings on the newest games, running at 1080p.
Biggest question is ,i guess, do I have to upgrade my CPU/my ram to DDR4, as those upgrades would also mean I would have to replace my MOBO, and since I undoubtedly need to upgrade my GPU, that would pretty much mean I would need to buy a whole new pc, which I'm probably not going to do. (sadly would rather buy a new console instead 🤢)
Last note, I'd really prefer to remain with an Intel CPU and NVIDIA GPU unless there is a much cheaper alternative,
as for price range, I would say budget- (student), for a ball park, buying a 3070 would've been the perfect upgrade for me budget wise and performance wise. (had it not been bottlenecked to death by my CPU).
So what do you think? is an upgrade feasible or am i doomed to get a new pc/console.
Thank you in advance.
By possible I mean, will I be able to upgrade on top of my pc or will I have to buy all new part because of computability reasons.
So back in 2015 I bought this pc, and it was mostly top of the line, and even though I rarely use it I still have it:
GPU: 780ti
CPU: i5-4670k running at 4ghz (+-)
Motherboard- Z97X-UD3H
RAM: Corsair 8Gb CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 CL11 (DDR3)
PSU: 750W (cant get the specifics atm, might be SeaSonic SS-750JS )
CPU Cooler: Scythe MUGEN 3 REV B
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 Black
I'm aiming for mostly high settings on the newest games, running at 1080p.
Biggest question is ,i guess, do I have to upgrade my CPU/my ram to DDR4, as those upgrades would also mean I would have to replace my MOBO, and since I undoubtedly need to upgrade my GPU, that would pretty much mean I would need to buy a whole new pc, which I'm probably not going to do. (sadly would rather buy a new console instead 🤢)
Last note, I'd really prefer to remain with an Intel CPU and NVIDIA GPU unless there is a much cheaper alternative,
as for price range, I would say budget- (student), for a ball park, buying a 3070 would've been the perfect upgrade for me budget wise and performance wise. (had it not been bottlenecked to death by my CPU).
So what do you think? is an upgrade feasible or am i doomed to get a new pc/console.
Thank you in advance.
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