Hello.
I just did a budget about how much would it cost to upgrade my computer and I'd like to hear some opinions since I'm not sure the big investment will be worth it.
My current specs are:
- CPU i5 4690k @ 3.50Ghz
- RAM 8GB DDR3 @ 1866Mhz
- SSD 500GB Samsung Evo 840
- HDD 2TB Sata 3.0
- GPU GTX 970 Gigabyte Windforce
- PSU 1200W
- MOBO Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
- CASE Aerocool Xpredator
Some things are a bit of an overkill, I know. Specially because I'm not a big OC guy. Anyway, my PC just feels outdated and I wanted to do an upgrade. This is what I was planning to get:
- Thermaltake Gamer V200 case (not really necessary but the old case annoys me a lot)
- Gigabyte B360M Gaming HD Motherboard
- Intel Core i5-8400 2.8GHz (4.0GHz Turbo, LGA 1151, 9MB Cache)
- Kingston HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB DDR4 2400MHz (1x8GB)
These are the components with the best cost/benefit I could find available in my town. The whole upgrade will cost about 2.5k in my currency (or around $625). It's a big investment, so I was wondering if it's really worth it and if I'll get a decent boost in games and apps. My Windows 10 runs very smoothly so I'm not sure it's gonna change much. As for games, I was wondering if I should just get a new GPU using that money instead. But I feel like my PC is so outdated because I'm still at DDR3 and using a 4th gen CPU.
Thank you all in advance.
I just did a budget about how much would it cost to upgrade my computer and I'd like to hear some opinions since I'm not sure the big investment will be worth it.
My current specs are:
- CPU i5 4690k @ 3.50Ghz
- RAM 8GB DDR3 @ 1866Mhz
- SSD 500GB Samsung Evo 840
- HDD 2TB Sata 3.0
- GPU GTX 970 Gigabyte Windforce
- PSU 1200W
- MOBO Asrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
- CASE Aerocool Xpredator
Some things are a bit of an overkill, I know. Specially because I'm not a big OC guy. Anyway, my PC just feels outdated and I wanted to do an upgrade. This is what I was planning to get:
- Thermaltake Gamer V200 case (not really necessary but the old case annoys me a lot)
- Gigabyte B360M Gaming HD Motherboard
- Intel Core i5-8400 2.8GHz (4.0GHz Turbo, LGA 1151, 9MB Cache)
- Kingston HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB DDR4 2400MHz (1x8GB)
These are the components with the best cost/benefit I could find available in my town. The whole upgrade will cost about 2.5k in my currency (or around $625). It's a big investment, so I was wondering if it's really worth it and if I'll get a decent boost in games and apps. My Windows 10 runs very smoothly so I'm not sure it's gonna change much. As for games, I was wondering if I should just get a new GPU using that money instead. But I feel like my PC is so outdated because I'm still at DDR3 and using a 4th gen CPU.
Thank you all in advance.