Rebuild or Upgrade?

[d0m1n1c4nsw4gg]

Built a PC a few years back with $1500 budget... should I hold off and rebuild or should I upgrade GPU and stick in 16GB+ of ram? Link to the build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/D0m1n1c4nSw4gg/saved/

 

[vapour]

If gaming @ 1080p, you can just buy a gtx 1060 6gb or 1070 and you are done, your CPU is still decent However, if you are heavy gamer for AAA games, get latest coffee lake I7-8700K, CPU 380, MB ~150+, RAM 16gb ~ 150 and the new gpu It is all about need, does pc satisfy your need? If so, no need to upgrade. If you want best, take the 2nd option

 

[WildCard999]

The build looks good, if it hasn't been done already I would consider some CPU/GPU overclocking to get a bit more performance if needed. Also adding in a matching 2x4gb set of RAM would be fine as well since you have the additional slots.

 

[d0m1n1c4nsw4gg]

If gaming @ 1080p, you can just buy a gtx 1060 6gb or 1070 and you are done, your CPU is still decent However, if you are heavy gamer for AAA games, get latest coffee lake I7-8700K, CPU 380, MB ~150+, RAM 16gb ~ 150 and the new gpu It is all about need, does pc satisfy your need? If so, no need to upgrade. If you want best, take the 2nd option

Do you think if I kept the same old processor but upgraded GPU and RAM it would be bottlenecked? And should I get a better cooling setup and just overclock CPU and GPU?

 

[d0m1n1c4nsw4gg]

The build looks good, if it hasn't been done already I would consider some CPU/GPU overclocking to get a bit more performance if needed. Also adding in a matching 2x4gb set of RAM would be fine as well since you have the additional slots.

GPU is kinda old, you don’t think I should update to a better card?

 

[vapour]

Yeah, 1060 6gb is solid upgrade
CPU upgrade is good as well, get an I7. But for your setup, GPU needs update more than CPU. Both will be perfect.

 

[WildCard999]

The build looks good, if it hasn't been done already I would consider some CPU/GPU overclocking to get a bit more performance if needed. Also adding in a matching 2x4gb set of RAM would be fine as well since you have the additional slots.

GPU is kinda old, you don’t think I should update to a better card?

Yea you could, what card are you thinking of getting? A GTX 1070 ti (coming out in a couple of weeks) would be a nice upgrade. Also I would consider getting a used 4790K if you can find one for cheap.

 

[d0m1n1c4nsw4gg]

Yeah, 1060 6gb is solid upgrade
CPU upgrade is good as well, get an I7. But for your setup, GPU needs update more than CPU. Both will be perfect.

My budget won’t allow me to upgrade both, I’m debating whether or not to upgrade GPU or just wait a year and build a kick ass computer. In the past I’ve always found that i5 processors are more than sufficient enough for my purposes: gaming and school work. Do you think I absolutely need to update the CPU as well? And why to an i7?

 

[d0m1n1c4nsw4gg]

The build looks good, if it hasn't been done already I would consider some CPU/GPU overclocking to get a bit more performance if needed. Also adding in a matching 2x4gb set of RAM would be fine as well since you have the additional slots.

GPU is kinda old, you don’t think I should update to a better card?

Yea you could, what card are you thinking of getting? A GTX 1070 ti (coming out in a couple of weeks) would be a nice upgrade. Also I would consider getting a used 4790K if you can find one for cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYN9KK6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Do you think I could get by with that card I want to get, and overclocking my current CPU with minimal bottlenecking?

 

[WildCard999]

Yeah, 1060 6gb is solid upgrade
CPU upgrade is good as well, get an I7. But for your setup, GPU needs update more than CPU. Both will be perfect.

My budget won’t allow me to upgrade both, I’m debating whether or not to upgrade GPU or just wait a year and build a kick ass computer. In the past I’ve always found that i5 processors are more than sufficient enough for my purposes: gaming and school work. Do you think I absolutely need to update the CPU as well? And why to an i7?

If the i5 is sufficient for your needs then forget the i7 but I would pass on the GTX 1060 as I don't think it's a worthwhile upgrade over your 780. I would consider a 1070 or better and as far as the CPU holding it back I doubt you'll have issues, especially if you overclock it.

 

[vapour]

Sounds good

 

[silverfeather]

Yeah, 1060 6gb is solid upgrade
CPU upgrade is good as well, get an I7. But for your setup, GPU needs update more than CPU. Both will be perfect.

My budget won’t allow me to upgrade both, I’m debating whether or not to upgrade GPU or just wait a year and build a kick ass computer. In the past I’ve always found that i5 processors are more than sufficient enough for my purposes: gaming and school work. Do you think I absolutely need to update the CPU as well? And why to an i7?

if you can wait a year or so and build a kickass computer, i would go with this option, but you upgrade only the GPU now to a 1060 or a 1070...1070 better for future proof and next year just upgrade the rest (mobo, cpu, ram).

you should be totally fine with either the 1060 or the 1070