upgrade to i7 6700 or upgrade video card to gtx 980 Ti?

[Cptmarko]

okay so recently i've been coming in to a samll amount of money and what best to spend it on my computer, i am thinking of either upgrading my cpu i5, mobo and ram cause the skylake is 1151pins but then i look at my video card and it is a nice card but could be better and i am thinking the 980ti what do you guys think i currently use my computer for games and small rendering tasks.

Current Hardware:
CPU: i5 4690
Mobo: asus maximus hero 7
Video: gtx 770 2GB asus dc edition
Ram: DDR3 16GB

 

[glamdringfh]

Hi Cptmarko,

You'll notice the most bang for your buck if you get the GTX 980ti. Your CPU will be able to handle just about the entire throughput of the 980ti, and it will blow your current card away.

If you upgraded to the Skylake chipset you might see a minor upgrade in performance, but it wouldn't really shine until you could pair it with a better graphics card as well.

 

[unreal9400]

The GTX 980Ti will give you more FPS in games.
Your CPU is still good.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No contest , you still have a killer CPU , get the 980ti.

 

[Cptmarko]

Hi Cptmarko,

You'll notice the most bang for your buck if you get the GTX 980ti. Your CPU will be able to handle just about the entire throughput of the 980ti, and it will blow your current card away.


If you upgraded to the Skylake chipset you might see a minor upgrade in performance, but it wouldn't really shine until you could pair it with a better graphics card as well.

Abd what about the ram should i upgrade to ddr4? not sure if the hero can make use of it or not

 

[glamdringfh]

You would need to get a Skylake motherboard to use DDR4 right now. There isn't a significant difference in performance between DDR3 and DDR4, the main improvement of DDR4 is that it is more energy efficient.