Any thoughts on PC upgrade?

[Janfactor]

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/GXq4hq
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/GXq4hq/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€359.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (Purchased For €0.00)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For €0.00)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For €0.00)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€90.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For €0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card (Purchased For €0.00)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For €0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€67.94)
Other: Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 (Purchased)
Total: €518.82

So what do you guys think? And is there anything you would change here?

**I'm not upgrading the motherboard because i can't be bothered right now

 

[Wolfshadw]

If I understand correctly, you're upgrading the processor, adding an SSD and changing the power supply?

That would depend on what you're upgrading from.

-Wolf sends

 

[Karadjgne]

It's fine. You won't need a mobo upgrade unless you want to OC anyways that H97 has plenty of features and ability as is.

 

[Janfactor]

If I understand correctly, you're upgrading the processor, adding an SSD and changing the power supply?

That would depend on what you're upgrading from.

-Wolf sends

Yes I'm upgrading from a i5-4460 and a XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze

 

[coozie7]

Unless you're using multi threaded software that can make use of the big i7, you won't see much of an improvement in performance, for games the gains will be, in my opinion, far too small to justify the cost of the CPU upgrade.
Adding that lovely Samsung SSD is really going to make some useful differences, though.
Swapping over to the Seasonic is a small upgrade, your current XFX part is enough, but if you're after a neater interior that fully modular Seasonic will certainly deliver.

 

[Wolfshadw]

^+1

My sentiments, exactly.

-Wolf sends

 

[Karadjgne]

Not mine. There's already plenty of games that make use of multiple threads. BF4, BF1, Starwars Battlefront, Watchdogs, Rise of Tombraider, Ashes of the Singularity, GTA:V, any of the bigger mmorpg like WoW or Neverwinter played through Steam etc. And that's not to mention cpu affects like hairworks or other additional mods. I see 5 thread usage on my Skyrim of all things.

Wasn't long ago when games were primarily single threaded, you could easily use a dual core, a quad wasn't necessarily needed. Then games started evolving since tech resources were available until now many games simply need a quad and won't play on a dual core at all. Today is the same point, history repeats. You can play almost everything on a quad, but more and more games are making available upto to the thread limits of the cpu, mainly 8 threads. They simply perform better. Especially when you pair them with a gpu capable of maxing out detail settings and adding in physX, hairworks, mods, 4k DSR etc.
Let's face it, the mobo is a H board, the cpu has a turbo of 4.4GHz and larger Lcache. That can't be touched by either an i5 or OC. It's as good as it gets without further intervention. The 8 threads of the HT may or may not be used if much, depending on OP gaming styles, but the figures themselves speak volumes. And if OP needs the threads, they are there. Shortchanging the cpu for the slower i5 just to save a few € isn't going to help OP in the slightest overall.
If you are trying to game based strictly on the budget, stick with the i5, it's barely good enough, but if just wanting better playability, greater versatility, adaptability options, then go for the i7. Upgradability has always been an intel strong point

 

[Janfactor]

Unless you're using multi threaded software that can make use of the big i7, you won't see much of an improvement in performance, for games the gains will be, in my opinion, far too small to justify the cost of the CPU upgrade.
Adding that lovely Samsung SSD is really going to make some useful differences, though.
Swapping over to the Seasonic is a small upgrade, your current XFX part is enough, but if you're after a neater interior that fully modular Seasonic will certainly deliver.

I'll keep in mind about the PSU, but for the CPU, i play a lot of Arma 3, and the i5 just has some drawbacks. That is why I'm upgrading my CPU. But i appreciate the feedback!

 

[Karadjgne]

The XFX 450 and M12-II 520w are the same Seasonic GB Bronze platform. Basically identical units with the exception of branding, a few XFX tweaks/changes and modularity. You'd be exchanging a 450w for an identical 520w which on a Rx480 / i7 wouldn't hurt at all, and has the benefit of modularity for looks and wiring ease of use. Imho it'd be a good buy, but it's not totally necessary

 

[Wolfshadw]

Unless you're using multi threaded software that can make use of the big i7, you won't see much of an improvement in performance, for games the gains will be, in my opinion, far too small to justify the cost of the CPU upgrade.
Adding that lovely Samsung SSD is really going to make some useful differences, though.
Swapping over to the Seasonic is a small upgrade, your current XFX part is enough, but if you're after a neater interior that fully modular Seasonic will certainly deliver.

I'll keep in mind about the PSU, but for the CPU, i play a lot of Arma 3, and the i5 just has some drawbacks. That is why I'm upgrading my CPU. But i appreciate the feedback!

I understand the desire for an upgrade, but €360 is an awful lot for what I consider such a modest CPU performance increase. But hey! It's your budget. If it allows for it, then go for it!

-Wolf sends