Hello everyone,
I was thinking about updating my PC (motherboard, RAM, CPU and GPU) but I would like to have some feedback first.
My current specs are as follows:
Motherboard - Asus Z97-KUSB3.1
RAM - 16GB DDR3 1333MHz
CPU - Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Asus Strix OC 4GB Edition
HDD's - Kingston SV3000S37A120G 120GB (SSD, where the OS is); WD10EZRX 1TB
PSU - Corsair CX 500M 500W
Case - NOX Hummer ZX
And I would like to replace the components above mentioned by:
Motherboard - MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS
RAM - 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
CPU - Intel Core i5-9500F 6-Core 3.0GHz
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super EVGA SC Ultra Gaming 6GB
So, as the title suggests, is this a good update? And how future proof is it? According to Game Debate, my current CPU and GPU are about 65% and 39% worse, respectively, to the ones I want to replace them with. And I'm assuming there won't be any problems regarding case space or the PSU not being powerful enough (I saw on PCPartPicker that the wattage is ok since it will only take 299W out of 500W but I don't know how accurate that is).
I can sense my PC already falling behind in more recent games and that's normal. I got my PC as it currently is in March 2016 and it has been alright so far but I feel it's time for something better, especially now that I got a 144Hz monitor and I can't take full advantage of it.
Also, since I won't be messing with the HDD's, is it really necessary to do a fresh Windows 10 install? I already confirmed the Windows 10 activation is linked to my Microsoft account.
Anyway, sorry for long post but I kindly look forward for a reply.
Thanks in advance.
I was thinking about updating my PC (motherboard, RAM, CPU and GPU) but I would like to have some feedback first.
My current specs are as follows:
Motherboard - Asus Z97-KUSB3.1
RAM - 16GB DDR3 1333MHz
CPU - Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Asus Strix OC 4GB Edition
HDD's - Kingston SV3000S37A120G 120GB (SSD, where the OS is); WD10EZRX 1TB
PSU - Corsair CX 500M 500W
Case - NOX Hummer ZX
And I would like to replace the components above mentioned by:
Motherboard - MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS
RAM - 16GB DDR4 3000MHz
CPU - Intel Core i5-9500F 6-Core 3.0GHz
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super EVGA SC Ultra Gaming 6GB
So, as the title suggests, is this a good update? And how future proof is it? According to Game Debate, my current CPU and GPU are about 65% and 39% worse, respectively, to the ones I want to replace them with. And I'm assuming there won't be any problems regarding case space or the PSU not being powerful enough (I saw on PCPartPicker that the wattage is ok since it will only take 299W out of 500W but I don't know how accurate that is).
I can sense my PC already falling behind in more recent games and that's normal. I got my PC as it currently is in March 2016 and it has been alright so far but I feel it's time for something better, especially now that I got a 144Hz monitor and I can't take full advantage of it.
Also, since I won't be messing with the HDD's, is it really necessary to do a fresh Windows 10 install? I already confirmed the Windows 10 activation is linked to my Microsoft account.
Anyway, sorry for long post but I kindly look forward for a reply.
Thanks in advance.