Worth upgrading my PC for gaming?

[Dogblaster]

Hello everyone,

I am thinking few months already about upgrading my current setup, but I am not 100% atm. Computer games are my main hobby and I like having decent rig that can run everything on high/max. Currently I am playing mostly mmorpgs like WoW/Black Desert online, sometimes Dota 2 or Overwatch and planing to buy Battlefield 1 when released. Also WoW legion expansion comming soon I think I would have slight issues maxxing it out with my current PC which is:

Windows 10 x64
GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3P-B3
CPU Intel 2600k OCed to 4,2 (Corsair h80i cooler)
GPU MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning 3 GB
8 Gb ram 1600Mhz
650 PSU Corsair
2 TB HDD / 500 GB SSD

What do you guys think? I was decided to upgrade/buy:
Intel Z170 motherboard
I5 6600k
Nvidia 1070
16 gb ram ddr4 3000Mhz
+ new PC case


I play on 1920 x 1080 resolution. Might buy Ultrawide 29 screen with 2560x1080 resolution soon

So what do you think? Should I buy all these parts, it is worth upgrading now? Or should I just buy Nvidia 1070 and upgrade the rest next year, or I shouldn't upgrade my PC at all atm? 😀

Thank you for your help!

 

[Zerk2012]

I would just overclock a bit higher and add the new video card.
The 2600K is still a very good processor when overclocked.

 

[Guest]

I think a GTX 1070 is overkill for 1080p. I would wait for the release of the $200 Radeon RX 480 on June 29 first, then decide or not to upgrade the rest.

 

[Dogblaster]

I would just overclock a bit higher and add the new video card.
The 2600K is still a very good processor when overclocked.

Okey, thank you for your help. I also wanted to upgrade my PC because I wanted new case, new cpu liquid cooler with RGB lights so it would look cool in my new flat I am moving to. But if upgrading CPU/ Rams atm are not worth it, I can wait, but will next year be worth it? If not, I don't want to wait 2-3 years to make my gaming desk nice 😀

I think a GTX 1070 is overkill for 1080p. I would wait for the release of the $200 Radeon RX 480 on June 29 first, then decide or not to upgrade the rest.

I will check Radeon out, but I was thinking about buying 2560x1080 monitor ultrawide or normal next week, but I wasn't sure about it because my current gfx card would not handle it.

 

[smorizio]

get the gpu now. wait for the next toc on intel cpu cycle. the newer kurby lake chips going to be out after june and the newer 200 mb chipset. i would wait for the next cpu after kurby lake. if intel does what they been doing there going to change the mb pins again so going from skylake cpu to the next cpu you need a new mb.

 

[Dogblaster]

Okey guys,

my final decision is to buy Radeon RX 480 + new monitor (my current one is broken, color lines over the screen) and next year I will go with new CPU, motherboard, rams and maybe also the new Nvidia GFX (1170 or something)

Good idea?

 

[Guest]

Sounds good. We will get Intel Kaby Lake and AMD Zen CPU's later this year. Things will get interesting.