Is it time to upgrade, or sit back and wait?

[airexaz]

Good morning guy's, I've got a build that is approaching the 5 year mark.

I'm debating if it's time to upgrade now or to wait it out a couple more hardware cycles.

To throw a wrench in things I just recently got a ASUS G752VS gaming laptop with a 1070 in it and have been using it quite a bit, but still use the desktop.

I'm assuming my current desktop should be capable of playing all of the current titles maxed out?

Is my current desktop still relevant in the gaming world?

If I do upgrade, I'd most likely just build a new machine entirely and put this one on media server duty.

Any feedback and suggestions are welcome.


My current machine: ( nothing's been overclocked as of yet )

CM Haf X 942 Case
1000 Watt Seasonic Platinum PSU
3770k
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Noctua NHD14
XFX Black Edition 7970
16gb Corsair Vengance
Samsung 830 128gb SSD
WD Black 1tb HDD

 

[TechyInAZ]

If you've already got a laptop with a 1070 in it, I see no reason to buy a gaming desktop just yet. Wait a few cycles until CannonLake comes out.

You can plug your monitors and keyboard/mouse into your laptop and use it like a desktop.

 

[esco_sid]

You can still be good for another gen only part in your PC that's kind of outdated is the GPU.

 

[HEXiT]

for now its still a good enough gaming build.
and ryzen is round the corner so i would wait till its benchmarks come out then consider a new build...

 

[Zerk2012]

If anything just OC your processor up to the 4.4 area and upgrade the video card if your not getting the desired performance. That CPU should at least last a couple more years for gaming.

 

[game junky]

Your CPU is fine though there are some RTS and Action games that will try to choke it out if you're running apps in the ground. That 7970 is still fine unless you're playing the latest triple A titles with settings above medium and/or with added texture effects.

Chasing the latest gen is expensive and unless you have money to light on fire it's impractical. I would keep using what you're using until you come across a game that you're disappointed with the performance. For me, I have 2 rigs - one has an 8150 & 770, the other has a 6500 & 950. Both of them do a good job of handling BF1 and SWBF on med/high @1080p with stability which is all I personally need.

If you can afford it, it might be worth considering upgrading to a RX 480 would be a significant upgrade in GPU performance metrics (recommend an 8GB variant since price difference isn't terribly significant between the 4GB & 8GB cards). You could switch to a 1060 if you want to try Nvidia - 6GB variant is more than enough video memory and there are different performance tiers based on your budget and your needs.

Upgrading your CPU isn't a must because you would have to upgrade your motherboard and likely replace your memory which gets a little expensive.