Is it time for an upgrade?

TheTacticsGuy

Current specs (2 years old now):

i5 3570k overclocked to 4.2GHz
8GB RAM 1600Mhz
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 650W
AsRock z77 Extreme MoBo
Win 7

Some of the recommended specs for upcoming games are listing 8-core cpu's, 8 GB RAM and 660 ti's / 670's.

I'm still running @ 1080p and will be for awhile. Do I need to consider upgrading?

dre_jspeed

My rig is pretty much the same as your's and I'm also thinking of upgrading it. But I am going to wait until e3, which starts early next month and see what comes out of that.
So I am going to sit on the fence for the next few weeks.

TheTacticsGuy

dre_jspeed wrote: »

My rig is pretty much the same as your's and I'm also thinking of upgrading it. But I am going to wait until e3, which starts early next month and see what comes out of that.
So I am going to sit on the fence for the next few weeks.

In terms of specs for games or new hardware announcements?

Tropheus

That's pretty much my spec which is a year old. I don't think you'll gain much from a processor/mobo upgrade. Maybe just upgrade the GPU.

SterlingArcher

TheTacticsGuy wrote: »

Current specs (2 years old now):

i5 3570k overclocked to 4.2GHz
8GB RAM 1600Mhz
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 650W
AsRock z77 Extreme MoBo
Win 7

Some of the recommended specs for upcoming games are listing 8-core cpu's, 8 GB RAM and 660 ti's / 670's.

I'm still running @ 1080p and will be for awhile. Do I need to consider upgrading?

Don't even consider upgrading till broadwell. and Maxwell Gpus. Then you will see worthwhile gains.

dre_jspeed

TheTacticsGuy wrote: »

In terms of specs for games or new hardware announcements?

In terms of the both really.

abbir

SterlingArcher wrote: »

Don't even consider upgrading till broadwell. and Maxwell Gpus. Then you will see worthwhile gains.

What he said. There's not enough of a performance increase going to Haswell CPU and you would have to get a new motherboard to support them. The 670 should last okay until Maxwell finally comes out. The 780ti would be a nice (and expensive) improvement, but I think you'd be better off waiting. However, if you've money to burn sure why not get a Titan Z

Serephucus

I jumped from a 670 to a 780, and it's quite a jump. I also have a 670 lying around if you'd like it...

ZeroThreat

Serephucus wrote: »

I jumped from a 670 to a 780, and it's quite a jump. I also have a 670 lying around if you'd like it...

If you're using 1080 on a single screen does it make much difference though?

Serephucus

Looks like it:

(Also, that's a very old review, drivers should have helped quite a bit since)

uncle_sam_ie

TheTacticsGuy wrote: »

Do I need to consider upgrading?

No, I'd wait.

I have an overclocked i5 2500K with a 670 and won't consider upgrading the CPU and MB until Skylake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)

and the GPU until Maxwell, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_800_series

yawhat!

Why would you upgrade an I5 3570k? Its one of the best gaming CPU's there is and will be good for a long long time.

Also Why would you upgrade the 670 if your only playing 1080P.

I'd wait for benchmarks of games recommending 8 cores before deciding anything.

ZeroThreat

My rig is almost 2 years old now, I have the same setup i5-3570k, 16gb ram, gigabyte gtx670oc, asrock z77 mobo.
The games I play range from older to newer ones, but I still don't have any problems with the more recent stuff like BF4 or Metro2 at decent settings.

I can't see the point in replacing equipment with stuff only 1 generation newer.
Would wait till the gtx8xx series at least.

SterlingArcher

Seems the majority agree. Only people that should be getting 8 cores are the people buying right now. Noone should be upgrading from I5 for them. Unless its the old duel core i5.

As for graphics, 670 to a 780 would be nice but is smarter to wait. No real need as of now. Next game on my radar is witcher 3 and that not till 2015. Apart from that meh. But feel free to enlighten me. E3 be interesting.

Serephucus

yawhat! wrote: »

Why would you upgrade an I5 3570k? Its one of the best gaming CPU's there is and will be good for a long long time.

Also Why would you upgrade the 670 if your only playing 1080P.

I'd wait for benchmarks of games recommending 8 cores before deciding anything.

No offence against you specifically, yawhat!, but I really don't like when people say that.

People have been saying the "You won't ever need more than [X] for 1080p since I got into computers. The fact is that adding a second 670 gives you in and around a 80-90% performance boost, and there are games out there that need it. Crysis 3, Metro Last Light, Star Citizen... There will always be titles that need it.

I'm running a 780, and I game at "only" 1080p, and yet the 780 was a massive upgrade for me. Just because you have a high-end card, doesn't mean you have to drive a high resolution monitor.

Will you see a bigger relative difference between cards at a higher resolution? Yes. Are we talking about playable framerates most of the time? No. (At least, not when you add AA into the mix)

ZeroThreat

btw serpehucus, I was just reading back through the thread there. I wasn't asking if there was a very large difference for single screening gaming at 1080 between 1 vs 2 670s, I was asking if there was much of a difference in that situation between a single 670 vs a single 780.

Btw metro last light performed must fine for me with my single 670, but tbh I wasn't measuring frame rates.

TerrorFirmer

It would make a big difference at 1080p, assuming you like to run games maxed out. My 7970 can struggle in a few games at 1080p max settings, for example.

Also, consider the R9 290 (non-X). Very close to 780 and way cheaper.

TheTacticsGuy

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

It would make a big difference at 1080p, assuming you like to run games maxed out. My 7970 can struggle in a few games at 1080p max settings, for example.

Also, consider the R9 290 (non-X). Very close to 780 and way cheaper.

Was mantle a success?

TheTacticsGuy

Serephucus wrote: »

I jumped from a 670 to a 780, and it's quite a jump. I also have a 670 lying around if you'd like it...

What brand and how much?