My current system specs:
Intel i7 4670K CPU with stock cooler
Gigabyte P85-D3 Motherboard
16 GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
Nvidia GTX 1080 (I bought a nearly brand new one of a friend who emigrated for 30% retail price)
500GB Corsair SSD & HDD used for mass storage
Decently ventilated Antec Case
I use the system for gaming at 1080p, and I would like to be able to run just about everything on the highest possible graphics settings. And yes, I'm fully aware my current CPU might somewhat bottleneck the graphics card. From my research online it seems that the i7 7700K offers about a 22-26% performance bonus over my current one. Of course, I would also need to purchase a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM to go with it, so not exactly a cheap upgrade for me. It doesn't quite seem to me like the performance difference is worth the price. Also, is the Ryzen 1700 worth considering? I can get an upgrade kit with one for about the same price as the i7 I mentioned.
Another option is buying a decent cooler, either water or air and seeing how much performance I can squeeze out of my current CPU, though keep in mind that it's going on 3 years old now and I'm a bit unsure how long it will still last (it's not been overclocked at all so far).
Intel i7 4670K CPU with stock cooler
Gigabyte P85-D3 Motherboard
16 GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
Nvidia GTX 1080 (I bought a nearly brand new one of a friend who emigrated for 30% retail price)
500GB Corsair SSD & HDD used for mass storage
Decently ventilated Antec Case
I use the system for gaming at 1080p, and I would like to be able to run just about everything on the highest possible graphics settings. And yes, I'm fully aware my current CPU might somewhat bottleneck the graphics card. From my research online it seems that the i7 7700K offers about a 22-26% performance bonus over my current one. Of course, I would also need to purchase a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM to go with it, so not exactly a cheap upgrade for me. It doesn't quite seem to me like the performance difference is worth the price. Also, is the Ryzen 1700 worth considering? I can get an upgrade kit with one for about the same price as the i7 I mentioned.
Another option is buying a decent cooler, either water or air and seeing how much performance I can squeeze out of my current CPU, though keep in mind that it's going on 3 years old now and I'm a bit unsure how long it will still last (it's not been overclocked at all so far).