Is it worth to upgrade my 4790k now ?

[Han Xing]

As AMD and Intel is competing each other, I'm thinking I should wait another year hoping something better than 8700k ?

And my 4790k is still rocking !
Should I just get a better cooler, overclock it a bit and get 1080ti + 144hz + 1440p display ?

 

[Mark RM]

Yeah the incremental difference in CPU isn't worth it for most games. I really like where you plan to spend your money, usually the most lift comes from GPU and display.

 

[InvalidError]

If you don't feel like you need to upgrade to get the performance you want because your current equipment already gets you there, then there is no point in upgrading for the sake of upgrading.

My five years old i5-3470 still gets everything I need it to do done well enough that I still don't even have an itch to upgrade yet. I've never used a system for more than three years before the upgrade itch set in before and I'll probably end up sticking with it until Ryzen 2 (likely going to be the 3000 series) and Icelake (wonder what Intel is going to do after the 9000-series Cannonlake in 2018... 10 000-series?) come out in 2019.

 

[Deleted member 1560910]

I don't think its worth it for games at all. I myself have considered it but with the cost being so high to have to buy motherboardr ram and cpu for roughly 20% gain just doesnt seem worth it when im already getting great fps

 

[Han Xing]

Yeah the incremental difference in CPU isn't worth it for most games. I really like where you plan to spend your money, usually the most lift comes from GPU and display.

I see. Thank you x)

 

[Han Xing]

I don't think its worth it for games at all. I myself have considered it but with the cost being so high to have to buy motherboardr ram and cpu for roughly 20% gain just doesnt seem worth it when im already getting great fps

Yeah, i was trying to build a new setup. but the cost is just too high.
Another question, will 4790k bottleneck the 1080ti or not ? ( in 144hz 1440p display)

 

[InvalidError]

Another question, will 4790k bottleneck the 1080ti or not ? ( in 144hz 1440p display)

That's entirely dependent on the games and graphics details. Most games won't reach 144Hz at 1440p with graphics maxed out due to the 1080Ti still being too slow for that, just like how 4k60 is also still too much to ask in some cases.

 

[Mark RM]

In other words, the GPU will still generally be the bottleneck (if there is one at all depending on game and settings) at that resolution and framerate, the CPU is fine.

 

[Han Xing]

In other words, the GPU will still generally be the bottleneck (if there is one at all depending on game and settings) at that resolution and framerate, the CPU is fine.

Thank you for clarifying this.

 

[Han Xing]

Another question, will 4790k bottleneck the 1080ti or not ? ( in 144hz 1440p display)

That's entirely dependent on the games and graphics details. Most games won't reach 144Hz at 1440p with graphics maxed out due to the 1080Ti still being too slow for that, just like how 4k60 is also still too much to ask in some cases.

Thank you for clarifying this.