Looking to upgrade my Motherboard

[leagueofthieves5902]

I am looking to upgrade my motherboard for gaming. It currently seems i get relatively low fps; and i want to get more out of it. (money is not an issue)
Current Specs:
Nvidia gtx 1050
Intel core i7-4790 3.60GHz
16Gb Ram
Windows 10 64bit

 

[Darkbreeze]

Generally speaking, unless there is something wrong with the current motherboard, or you are wanting to overclock and currently have a board not suited for it, upgrading the motherboard is not something that is likely to improve performance.

Motherboard upgrades are generally reserved for situations where improvements in the number of storage controller SATA ports can be increased or changed to ones with a better controller, better thermal designs with higher power phases are used to allow for high end overclocking or some other feature not present on your current board can be gained.

Performance gains for gaming primarily all come from upgrading the graphics card or in cases where the system is not being limited by the graphics card and FSP is limited by CPU performance, the CPU. Memory CAN play a role if you have a fairly low amount of RAM, but generally anything over 16GB is currently not going to offer any benefit to gaming.

So, what are your current FULL system specs, and what EXACTLY are you thinking you need a new motherboard for that might benefit you?

 

[mazboy]

If money is no object, then an Intel i7-8xxx and associated hardware is what you should be thinking about for gaming.

 

[guanyu210379]

Most effective, price/performance:
Replace the 1050 with at least gtx1070, preferably higher, since your I7 4790 is still relatively powerful.

If money is not an issue:
Replace the 1050 with GTX1070 or higher...plus...go for I7 8700k and all the necessary items (mobo, RAM)

 

[ohenryy]

If money is not a issue get a new rig..

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PTxX9W
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PTxX9W/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($147.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Taichi ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($211.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($399.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($299.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.71 @ Newegg)
Total: $1666.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-19 02:01 EST-0500

But I would leave out the GPU for now, even if you dont care, paying 1K for a 1080 is just a rip off.. just wait for the prices to come down.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Eh, I think you're fine with the 4790k. Plenty of people, some I know personally, others here at Tom's or part of the moderation team, running GTX 1070 through GTX 1080ti on even older hardware like the 2500k and 2700k with little to no problem. Definitely tons of people gaming with the highest end graphics cards and a 4790k.

My advice, upgrade the graphics card AND the power supply, depending on what PSU you currently are using. That's going to give you the biggest shot in the arm when it comes to gaming performance. The difference between the 4790k and 8700k for MOST games, is not that great. Generally not more than 10-15 FPS in most cases except on a few titles that rely heavily on the CPU.

If you simply WANT to upgrade, then it doesn't make much sense to not upgrade to an 8400, 8600k, 8700 or 8700k, but of course THAT will require a new motherboard AND memory, and right now 16GB of DDR4 is around 200 bucks by itself, so while money might not be a problem, you might want to seriously consider whether you NEED to upgrade or not.