[SOLVED] I7 4770 upgrade?

[jmsmeltzer2000]

My MoBo went out over the weekend. It's an older 1550 with a I7 4770 CPU. With Prime days this week, just seeing if it would be advantageous to upgrade to a newer CPU and MoBo??? I need a ATX size and equivalent computing power. What would be the smallest equivalent in computing power in both AMDs and Intels? I would need a board with 4 SATA 6 ports for all my HDs...... Thanks for the advice!

 

[Rodrigodrt]

yes and no.

the most equivalent for a 4770 would be a ryzen 5 1500x, while they're both pretty capable, they are both obsolte, while the 4770 being sorta way more obsolete, but, considering they're both 4c 8t, this is sub optimal, the wisest choice would be to get something more recent.

yet this is also a bad choice, cuz i cant stress enough, even though npc cpus comes out everyday, at least for intel they're still refreshing again and again the old ass kaby lake architectures, so from a technological standpoint, they're a moot, while still performing very nicely.

because i already have a 4770k, im gonna wait still about 1-2 years before retiring it, I cant help but expect that friggin intel will finally sort out this 10nm production process and quit this tarnished 14+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ refresh node.

now in your case, well, expending on dated tech... idk.... may be cheaper now but not in the long run.

 

[JaSoN_cRuZe]

I'm having an older and lesser config than you, it would be ideal & budget friendly approach if you buy a used mobo for that processor.

In case if you want to upgrade,

Coming from a 4C8T CPU, it would be good for you to go for a 6C12T (Ryzen 3600) and 8C16T (Ryzen 3700X) based on your workload and future proofing.

Get a high end B450 like Pro Carbon or midrange x470 like Prime Pro for your requirements, Get an x570 if Mobo budget is above $200 like Gigabyte Elite.

 

[jmsmeltzer2000]

So I've found a MoBo for $99; Ryzen 7 2700X for $199 Prime day sale:

• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BZ239Z2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
• https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-Pr...563196788&s=gateway&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=8-6

Should I spend the $300 for this setup, or is this outdated already?

There is also this MoBo with WiFi for $120, but I'm not up on the proccessors for these boards.....
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FW85VFT/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

OR.... do I just buy a used board for my I7 4770 off Ebay for $100-130

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97EUSB31/

What to do??????

 

[Rodrigodrt]

the 2700x is sorta the intel 8700k, sorta the same performance, sorta good processor, sorta slower single core by a max of 10%, but more cores, sorta pretty good!

i cant tell if the price is awesome, but i can tell it will be just fine for a good couple years, if its on the good price sale, i dont see why not.

 

[InvalidError]

Since the Ryzen 3600 performs about the same in most multi-threaded productivity as the 2700/2700X and much better in most games for about the same price, I'd go with the 3600 instead. You'll need a motherboard with self-flash functionality or clearly identified 3rd-gen compatibility if you want to use a 300/400-series board though.

 

[jmsmeltzer2000]

The Ryzen 5 3600 is $248. The Ryzen 7 2700 is $199 today on prime day. Still, it will be $350+ to do a upgrade. Thinking I'll just keep the Old I7 4770 and get a used
Z97-E/USB3.1.

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[Cioby]

The problem with used motherboards is that they can fail just as easy. I'd sell you mine cause I upgraded to 8700k but I'd be lying if I didn't say it's used and overclocked for over 7-8 years.
In the end if you find a good offer and you plan on gaming more than working, getting a high end overclockable Intel i7 or at least i5, is cheaper in the long run since you won't have to upgrade so often.

I'd still recommend the 8700k since it should be on sale nowadays and people are emptying their stock and mine runs at 4.9 and even 5.3 on two cores with 65 degrees and a cheap cooler. And boosted my performance from the 4770k a lot in lower resolution games like Kingdom Come where I'd lag and drop to 40s, while now I can max settings 60 fps in the middle of the village.

If you game on simply 1080p 60 fps then it doesn't really matter what CPU you get, otherwise the CPU matters.
Then again you can wait till Christmas and maybe Intel fires back or cuts prices a bit, or same thing happens to AMD.