Upgrading my PC

[MemphisRaine]

Hello Guys,

I need advise as I'm planning of upgrading my CPU. At this point I have a very low budget and can only accommodate 1 major upgrade. My current CPU is below in Italicized form and my option will be on standard form.

Current CPU
Procie: i5 6600 Skylake (non-K)
MoBo: Asus H170 pro gaming
GPU: Gigabyte gtx 970 xtreme gaming
SSD: 120gb samsung 850 Evo
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB
PSU: Seasonic M12ii 750w fully modular

Possible upgrade path below:

Option #1
Upgrade CPU to 8700k
Upgrade MoBo to Gigabyte z370 Gaming 5
or any future gen that will be newer than the coffee lake

Option #2
Upgrade to RTX 2080ti or RTX 2080

I can only accommodate 1 as I have a limited budget but is willing to spend. My main concern is the longevity(future compatibility/capability of the upgrade path that will be taken) which will not bottleneck any of the components.

Any recommendation and feedback will be truly appreciated.

 

[zulkapelih]

the 2080/2080 ti doesn't seem to be a viable option to upgrade right now. It only uses a graphical processing unit chip that is only one step better then it's predecessor, yet it is still set at an unacceptably high price. I say that you should upgrade your graphics card with a 1080 ti, or wait until the 2080/2080ti eventually rests at a reasonable and affordable price.

 

[jankerson]

Hello Guys,

I need advise as I'm planning of upgrading my CPU. At this point I have a very low budget and can only accommodate 1 major upgrade. My current CPU is below in Italicized form and my option will be on standard form.

Current CPU
Procie: i5 6600 Skylake (non-K)
MoBo: Asus H170 pro gaming
GPU: Gigabyte gtx 970 xtreme gaming
SSD: 120gb samsung 850 Evo
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB
PSU: Seasonic M12ii 750w fully modular

Possible upgrade path below:

Option #1
Upgrade CPU to 8700k
Upgrade MoBo to Gigabyte z370 Gaming 5
or any future gen that will be newer than the coffee lake

Option #2
Upgrade to RTX 2080ti or RTX 2080

I can only accommodate 1 as I have a limited budget but is willing to spend. My main concern is the longevity(future compatibility/capability of the upgrade path that will be taken) which will not bottleneck any of the components.

Any recommendation and feedback will be truly appreciated.

Never mind, you have an H board.

I would say option one would be best for now.

 

[tejayd]

Your PC is still pretty good as is. If you still are only using 8gb of ram as you tag displays that would be my first upgrade.

I would likely be in the same spot as you trying to decide between cpu and gpu. And might wait to see the benchmarks. Also assuming you have a pretty high quality monitor that will do the gpu justice. If not, then obviously go cpu.

 

[MemphisRaine]

Thanks for the response. I was wondering would quad channel work on my board? I have a 4 slot ram on the board and currently only 2 are populated. Is it okay if i just grab another dual 8gb ram from the store and put it in? This is also a cheaper alternative rather than buying a dual 16gb kit.

 

[jankerson]

Thanks for the response. I was wondering would quad channel work on my board? I have a 4 slot ram on the board and currently only 2 are populated. Is it okay if i just grab another dual 8gb ram from the store and put it in? This is also a cheaper alternative rather than buying a dual 16gb kit.

Still would be dual channel.

But yes you can add another 8gb dual channel kit.

Just make sure it's the same speed as you currently have.

 

[MemphisRaine]

so if i buy another 2x4 8gb RJ V from Gskills considering that its the same 2400mhz, I wouldn't have any compatibility issues?

 

[jankerson]

Should be fine.

 

[MemphisRaine]

sorry to have this revived. I've recently just upgraded 2 of my components which was 8gb ram to a 16gb ram and a 500gb samsung 860 evo. I'm eyeing to get a ACER 27 XB271HU PREDATOR XB1 prolly april. you guys think its a good idea?