[SOLVED] Should I wait till 2020 to upgrade

[ImmortalSavage]

With our final quarter of the year ending quite soon would it make more sense to upgrade or do a new build now or wait?

Looking to build mini itx intel or AMD around $1800

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

What do you have now? Waiting is a game you can play forever. I'd expect new CPU/mobo launches later in 2020, probably mid-year.

 

[ImmortalSavage]

My build now is great.

I7 6800k
Asus X99 Deluxe II
32 gb DDR4 2666 mhz
Asus GTX 1080
Samsung 860 evo ssd
Corsair 850 psu
NZXT X52 Kraken, thing is starting to fail

Thinking about the switch to AMD for a CPU but really just looking to do a small form factor pc to make more space

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

My build now is great.

I7 6800k
Asus X99 Deluxe II
32 gb DDR4 2666 mhz
Asus GTX 1080
Samsung 860 evo ssd
Corsair 850 psu
NZXT X52 Kraken, thing is starting to fail

Thinking about the switch to AMD for a CPU but really just looking to do a small form factor pc to make more space

Your Kraken is starting to fail? Those have 6 year warranties. But still keep a decent air cooler around for backup in case you have to RMA it. You will want to have a cooler on hand to use while it's getting replaced.

Idk when new hardware is coming out; I havent' been in the loop for a couple months.

 

[rookieGamer]

it depends what you are using right now, do you need an upgrade?

intel is not coming out with anything which can match AMD anytime soon, and amd is offering some of the best bang for buck chips.. 2020 3rd gen will be on sale if thats what you looking for,

 

[Flayed]

If you have overclocked your cpu it is still a pretty strong performer. You could replace the 1080 with a 2080ti

 

[gamerk316]

I'd hold; NVIDIAs 2019 GPUs were meh, and it's suspected their 2020 GPUs will be a bigger boost and support things like HDMI 2.1 to boot. I'd hold off at least until the next wave of GPUs hit.

 

[Flayed]

I'd hold; NVIDIAs 2019 GPUs were meh, and it's suspected their 2020 GPUs will be a bigger boost and support things like HDMI 2.1 to boot. I'd hold off at least until the next wave of GPUs hit.

That's probably a good idea but I doubt they will come before July next year.

 

[ImmortalSavage]

My Kraken is acting up getting 60c on idle and keep having a cooler error on start up, thinking about moving to air cooling as I only do minor overclocks to my CPU just because I do want longer life on it. It's a hard choice to upgrade but inwould be willing to do a good step up. My comp is 4 years old now and I know it has more to years to thrive but I'm ready to upgrade i do game at 1440p

 

[captaincharisma]

thats the thing with technology it doesn't matter when you buy it something better will aways come out weeks or a months later that is better. there is no point in waiting

 

[Flayed]

My Kraken is acting up getting 60c on idle and keep having a cooler error on start up, thinking about moving to air cooling as I only do minor overclocks to my CPU just because I do want longer life on it. It's a hard choice to upgrade but inwould be willing to do a good step up. My comp is 4 years old now and I know it has more to years to thrive but I'm ready to upgrade i do game at 1440p

How much more cpu performance are you expecting with an upgrade?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPmDitc0f8

 

[ImmortalSavage]

thats the thing with technology it doesn't matter when you buy it something better will aways come out weeks or a months later that is better. there is no point in waiting

I agree but I find it more worth waiting for a substantial upgrade vs menial, right now I could even upgrade further.

 

[ImmortalSavage]

How much more cpu performance are you expecting with an upgrade?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPmDitc0f8

I'd like at least a 5% to 10% on cpu performance, but I'd also like something that's going to make sense more down the line than what I have now.

Thanks for the video that does help.