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is it worth upgrading ?

SpannerMonkey · 2018-01-06 11:19:50

currently my pc is running i7 3770k 16gb ddr 3 ram 1600mhz z77 sabertooth mobo Bequiet Dark rock 2 cooler main use for pc is Gaming / Netflix / general internetting / some light cad work

06-01-2018 11:19AM

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SpannerMonkey

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currently my pc is running

i7 3770k

16gb ddr 3 ram 1600mhz

z77 sabertooth mobo

Bequiet Dark rock 2 cooler

main use for pc is Gaming / Netflix / general internetting / some light cad work

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#2 06-01-2018 11:28AM

TerrorFirmer

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Those parts, no, still fine and will be for another while. To get a meaningful upgrade on that setup you'd need to be getting Coffee Lake i5 or Ryzen 7, not that cheap, either setup would cost you about €500+ for CPU, Board + RAM.

What's your graphics card? Far more likely to be the bottleneck.

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#3 06-01-2018 11:42AM

SpannerMonkey

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originally when i built the system it has an Asus 670 Top which i later changed to an Asus 690 which i later changed to a Gigabyte 780ti and it currently has a Gigabyte 1080

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#4 06-01-2018 11:44AM

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if you have an upgrade itch buy a new monitor or VR setup

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#5 06-01-2018 12:03PM

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Is the CPU overclocked?

Otherwise no, your machine is still good for years to come.

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