Should I upgrade from X58 to X99?

[G3ox]

Five years ago I took the plunge and built my first PC on the X58 platform that I am still using today but I am starting to feel that my hardware is becoming obsolete. I have since changed several graphics cards and upgraded the memory but I am starting to feel it lags behind newer processors and I am considering an upgrade to an X99 platform.

In games my system still holds up well but most of my motherboard drivers are outdated and I have some minor compatibility issues with windows 8.

Is it worth it to upgrade now or should I wait a couple more years?

 

[-Lone-]

You'll just be do mostly gaming, right? A z97 build is enough for your needs then. X99 is for video editing and things like that.

 

[Vosgy]

The cost of DDR4 is really quite high atm, along with some of the other x99 components and this puts the cost up, but I have done the same thing, I've just upgraded from my old i7 950 x58 to a i7 5820K x99 and I have no regrets 😀

 

[-Lone-]

If you are doing mostly gaming and wishes to do a bit of work related stuff, this will suit your needs, no need for x99.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vGCBWZ

 

[G3ox]

You'll just be do mostly gaming, right? A z97 build is enough for your needs then. X99 is for video editing and things like that.

For now it's mostly gaming but I am starting work in CAD software. I want a X99 system over a z97 because I feel it would be more future proof, i want a system to last 4+ years.

 

[G3ox]

Also I would like too keep some parts from the current system : case, ssd, gpu and psu.

 

[-Lone-]

Well, in that case you might consider x99, but z97 is still very good of course for maybe the next 5 years, who knows, lol.

Edit: and those parts are? The ones that you want to keep?

 

[G3ox]

They are listed on my system config "Core i7 930 @ 4GHz , ASUS P6T-SE mobo, ASUS GTX 970 STRIX, Kingston HiperX + OCZ Platinum 12GB ram , Corsair Hiperx 3k 120GB , NZXT M59 case , Titan Fenrir cooler " + Corsair TX650

 

[TechyInAZ]

It is worth the upgrade, but if your just gaming then only jump to Z97, X99 is overkill and expensive.

 

[-Lone-]

The GPU and SSD looks good, but after I replaced the case with yours, it said there could be physically compatibility issues, so it may be too small, also I would get a pretty high quality PSU with enough watts for the 970s, which is the Evga Supernova 750w G2.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GyMPGX

 

[G3ox]

I will most likely get a better case in time but since it fits my X58 I think it will handle X99 for a couple of months. As for the power supply, I think it would be overkill to get a higher wattage, even with my overclock it draws only 400 watts ( I do not plan to do any SLI or Crossfire).

 

[-Lone-]

No SLI? Then nevermind

 

[g-unit1111]

You'll just be do mostly gaming, right? A z97 build is enough for your needs then. X99 is for video editing and things like that.

For now it's mostly gaming but I am starting work in CAD software. I want a X99 system over a z97 because I feel it would be more future proof, i want a system to last 4+ years.

There's no such thing as future proofing and moving to X99 from X58 won't make it so. Lots of people are still gaming on X58 CPUs, some are even still using Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quads (even though I wouldn't recommend it). But paying $400 more for a system will in no way guarantee that a build will be "future proof". There's only two reasons to go X99 - you are building an audio / video production rig, or you're going to be going 3 or 4 way SLI but even then there's no real reason to do that unless you've got the cash lying around to fork over for such a rig.

 

[G3ox]

I see your point. I will wait on upgrading for a few more months (find some good deals) and I will keep in mind the price/performance ratio of z97.

Thank you for your answers!