Question Soft upgrade?

[zdking]

Hello all you masters of tech! Last time I built a PC was back in 2015, so I'm really out of it now. Its been a good servant for 10 years, and Ive been impressed tbh specially when it comes to the CPU. Both my partner and I are in need of new PC's but building 2 brand new high end computers gonna cost a lot! We're saving up for it atm, but mine is start to really struggle now as I usually run heavier games than her. While Im waiting for the ultimate upgrade, I was playing with the thought of a soft upgrade for mine meanwhile.

I was thinking of maybe upgrading to the 2060/2070/2080 gpu and doubling the ram to 32gb as im always struggling for memory and lately games like first descendant is shutting down my gpu. Im thinking used parts ofc as its only a temporary solution. What are all your thoughts? Is it even worth it?

Current specs:

PSU: Cooler Master G750M, 750W
CPU: Intel i7-4790K
CPU Cooler: MasterLiquid ML240R RGB
Motherboard: Asus Z97-P, Socket - 1150
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR3 1600MHz 16GB (2x8GB)
GPU: GTX 1070
Chassis: Chieftec Scorpion II Gaming (Dont really like it as its noisy af - been that way since day 1. The Fractal Design Define R5 was way better)

 

[punkncat]

To be fair, the entire system needs a refresh, and right this moment is a bad time (again) to buy a graphics card. My advice to you would be to keep saving for a bit. Even a modest modern system will beat the brakes off current. IMO, if in the US save up about a grand and come ask.

 

[zdking]

To be fair, the entire system needs a refresh, and right this moment is a bad time (again) to buy a graphics card. My advice to you would be to keep saving for a bit. Even a modest modern system will beat the brakes off current. IMO, if in the US save up about a grand and come ask.

Yeah I know, but it could easily take about a year or so before we're able to upgrade. Thats deffo the main goal and something I look very much forward to. Im in Norway, and we've been thinking about spending around 3k (dollar that is) on each computer.

Thats why I was playing with the idea of a soft upgrade if possible and if it would be worth it. Would "only" cost about $300-

 

[USAFRet]

Yeah I know, but it could easily take about a year or so before we're able to upgrade. Thats deffo the main goal and something I look very much forward to. Im in Norway, and we've been thinking about spending around 3k (dollar that is) on each computer.

Thats why I was playing with the idea of a soft upgrade if possible and if it would be worth it. Would "only" cost about $300-

A much better, new, PC does not need to cost $3k (USD) each.
1/3 of that will crush your existing 4790k system.

 

[zdking]

A much better, new, PC does not need to cost $3k (USD) each.
1/3 of that will crush your existing 4790k system.

Yeah, I mean it doesnt have to be 3k to build a better one. I do think the prices are a little different here than in the US tho. I can easily sell my 10 year old setup for 600. We're aiming to build something that will last for years, so somewhere between 2-3k. My partner already got a GPU so hers will be a little cheaper than mine

 

[punkncat]

The issue here really comes down not only to age, but ability. Something like a 1070/1080 are a great pairing with your 4th gen i7. I would also comment that the combination has been known as legendary for a long time.

Putting a 2070 into that system on the same 1080 monitor isn't going to show much marked improvement, if any at all. In addition, it will increase system heat and power supply load. (150w vs 188w for 1070/2070). You run a risk of causing a failure of hardware on power supply age alone.

An i3 14100 is ~90% more powerful than your 4790K.....

Consider looking at something such as the Ryzen 7xxx series on the lowest end with a good mobo, a 7700xt or so card on a good power supply. Step it up later to a 9xxx Ryzen in a higher line or even wait to see if AM5 will have one more generation.

Don't throw money at that aged 4th gen legend.

 

[zdking]

The issue here really comes down not only to age, but ability. Something like a 1070/1080 are a great pairing with your 4th gen i7. I would also comment that the combination has been known as legendary for a long time.

Putting a 2070 into that system on the same 1080 monitor isn't going to show much marked improvement, if any at all. In addition, it will increase system heat and power supply load. (150w vs 188w for 1070/2070). You run a risk of causing a failure of hardware on power supply age alone.

An i3 14100 is ~90% more powerful than your 4790K.....

Consider looking at something such as the Ryzen 7xxx series on the lowest end with a good mobo, a 7700xt or so card on a good power supply. Step it up later to a 9xxx Ryzen in a higher line or even wait to see if AM5 will have one more generation.

Don't throw money at that aged 4th gen legend.

Thanks, much appreciated 👍