Which component to upgrade

[Deleted member 1403140]

Im currently running a 1440p monitor and with some games im not getting the greatest performance running at 1440p. Here are my specs, im wondering what i should consider upgrading to boost performance, my CPU is quite old (about 4-5 years) however i dont know how much of a performance increase a new cpu would have?

gtx 1070 8gb
i5 4670k 4.2ghz
256gb ssd
1tb hdd
16gb ram
gigabyte z87-hd3 motherboard

Thanks

 

[WildCard999]

If your not getting the desired performance then a CPU (MB/RAM) upgrade would be the next step. For purely gaming then I'd go 8600K/8700K or if you want/need the extra cores/threads of Ryzen then the 2600X is a great choice.

 

[ehmkec]

You are looking very good with your current rig. I would not update the CPU unless you also updated the MB - but that would be a big expense and not much of a performance improvement.

Your GPU will give you good performance at 1440 but you may have to lower some setting to run a higher refresh rates. I have a 1080ti and a 1440 monitor and I have to lower the vsync to 72hz or 60hz in some games. (AC Origins and Farcry5) GEFORCE Experience usually auto sets the best settings for games based on my hardware.

I think you are OK. Play with your settings and wait for the 400 series MBs to upgrade.

 

[Deleted member 1403140]

Thanks guys ill continue to mess with my settings, i can usually maintain 60fps its just in games where i want to go higher i struggle sometimes

 

[WildCard999]

Depending on where your at with your CPU overclock as far as heat/voltage you may be able to overclock a bit higher and while this may not be a big performance improvement it may help slightly.

 

[Deleted member 1403140]

Depending on where your at with your CPU overclock as far as heat/voltage you may be able to overclock a bit higher and while this may not be a big performance improvement it may help slightly.

Any good guides on overclocking that you know about? I didnt overclock it myself the first time

 

[WildCard999]

The Intel Temperature Guide by CompuTronix is excellent and provides links to the tools needed.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

When overclocking make sure to use version 26.6 of Prime95, CPU temps shouldn't exceed 80C for extended periods of time and your max Vcore is 1.300V. (Quick info, much more detailed in guide).

 

[Deleted member 1403140]

The Intel Temperature Guide by CompuTronix is excellent and provides links to the tools needed.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

When overclocking make sure to use version 26.6 of Prime95, CPU temps shouldn't exceed 80C for extended periods of time and your max Vcore is 1.300V. (Quick info, much more detailed in guide).

Thank you ill take a look when i get some time and see if i can push it a little further