Newish Builder Upgrading

[nfl03200129]

Hi so I had bought a stock computer nothing special and have been upgrading it over the years and Im currently at a stage that I do not know much about. I had been told by a friend that to get a upgrade my motherboard I need to have it compatible with my graphics card and processor and so my card is a MSI Geforce 1060 running on a 500 watt PSU and the processor is a i5 4460 and keep in mind since when I bought this computer the processor and motherboard are combined not separate so if I would need a motherboard and processor that work with this build. I know it might not be necessary to do this but I would like to have a really great computer. Thanks in advance to anyone that helps me out.

 

[Atomicdonut17]

Are you looking to completely stow away your old system? As in, do you plan to keep your old motherboard? Your processor uses the LGA1150 socket type, which has been EOL for a while. As well, I can safely assume the board you're using is only compatible with DDR3 RAM. It is still a fairly competent processor, and was actually only 'recently' discontinued (a few months ago). If anything, I can say it probably isn't worth upgrading beyond more RAM, etc. A couple questions, just to get a feel:

What's your budget? Do you game? If so, at what resolution? (1080p, 1440p, 2k/4k) At 1080p and even at 1440p, in some games, your current system will be pretty good. A rule of thumb I like to go by is to check the price of your components when they MSRP'd, and then use that amount to try and find similarly priced parts, and compare to see if they're much better or worth upgrading.