Hello everyone,
I'm looking to upgrade my i7-4770k processor with as little damage to my finances possible. Now this does not mean cheap budget but rather, what possibilities I have for going with the upgrade path. I'm hoping the impression I'm under isn't that I need to spend $1500 just to upgrade my CPU.
Basically the story goes like this, Q4 of last year I got a GTX 1080 Ti and a little earlier, 32 GB of DDR3 memory, and as you know that was quite a lot of money to get those. I know the GPU will work on a new system but here's where I'm not sure about my choices.
New processor seems I would have to get 8th gen, which means my MSI Z87-G45 motherboard's LGA 1150 socket would not support that CPU, correct? Okay so that is about $500 (CAD) for a high quality 8700k and another $150 - $200 for another motherboard, and probably another $100 - $200 for another LGA 1151 compatible CPU cooler. But this is what kills me, my RAM... will become completely useless as well if I want to upgrade my CPU? Am I understanding that correctly? If I want 32 GB of RAM again, will I have to also purchase 32 GB of DDR4 RAM on top of the CPU and motherboard?
Are there any motherboards out there that would be friendly with this CPU upgrade and DDR3 RAM? Do I have any alternatives or am I pretty much going to have to upgrade every one of the listed components above if I want this new CPU?
Forgive me if this was confusing to understand, I am lost on how I should write out my concerns but I'm hoping the community here will understand what I mean for the most part. Thank you for your time.
Edit: It should be noted that I am very inexperienced with building systems and not always on the latest news and trends with technology so I'm a bit in the dark about my choices between what I can see on processor store pages and what some of my friends are telling me.
I'm looking to upgrade my i7-4770k processor with as little damage to my finances possible. Now this does not mean cheap budget but rather, what possibilities I have for going with the upgrade path. I'm hoping the impression I'm under isn't that I need to spend $1500 just to upgrade my CPU.
Basically the story goes like this, Q4 of last year I got a GTX 1080 Ti and a little earlier, 32 GB of DDR3 memory, and as you know that was quite a lot of money to get those. I know the GPU will work on a new system but here's where I'm not sure about my choices.
New processor seems I would have to get 8th gen, which means my MSI Z87-G45 motherboard's LGA 1150 socket would not support that CPU, correct? Okay so that is about $500 (CAD) for a high quality 8700k and another $150 - $200 for another motherboard, and probably another $100 - $200 for another LGA 1151 compatible CPU cooler. But this is what kills me, my RAM... will become completely useless as well if I want to upgrade my CPU? Am I understanding that correctly? If I want 32 GB of RAM again, will I have to also purchase 32 GB of DDR4 RAM on top of the CPU and motherboard?
Are there any motherboards out there that would be friendly with this CPU upgrade and DDR3 RAM? Do I have any alternatives or am I pretty much going to have to upgrade every one of the listed components above if I want this new CPU?
Forgive me if this was confusing to understand, I am lost on how I should write out my concerns but I'm hoping the community here will understand what I mean for the most part. Thank you for your time.
Edit: It should be noted that I am very inexperienced with building systems and not always on the latest news and trends with technology so I'm a bit in the dark about my choices between what I can see on processor store pages and what some of my friends are telling me.