Hello,
I originally posted this in the wrong forum.
Here's my current rig (about 7 years old, except the GPU is about 2 years old, and i just got Win 7):
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9450 OC'ed to 3.2 GHz
IceQ HD 7850
4 GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM
TX 750W Corsair Power Supply
ASUS Rampage Formula E3559 MOBO
500Gb HDD
Windows 7
I'm looking to upgrade the whole thing pretty soon, probably in the next six months if not sooner. I think that my power supply, although old, should be fine given that it's a 750w Corsair (what do you think?), the HDD is fine, and the case is large with good fans, optical drive, usb ports, etc...(its an old Digital Storm. I forgot the model type, but the case is big.).
I want then a new MoBo, CPU, GPU, Ram, and maybe an SSD (or do you think I shouldn't recycle the case et al because of how old they are now?). I'm looking in the range of these parts, and whatever other near equivalents they have:
CPU: 4460 or 4590 or 4690k
GPU: GTX 960 or GTX 970 or AMD R9 290
Ram: 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz or 1866 mhZ
Mobo: H81 or Z97 or H97 or H87 or...I have no idea, I'm most confused about this part
SSD: no idea, probably 120 or 240 GB, dunno brands, enough for OS and a few games if you think its necessary for the new generation of games
so probably roughly in the $500-$800 range? What's the sweet-spot for price/performance here? The 4690k can over-clock, but it's a little more expensive, and to do so I'll need an after market fan and a better MoBo than the 4590 requires, so it adds up in cost. Is it worth it? And, will I notice the difference between the 960 and 970, given my needs (below)?
I mostly like RTS's and RPG's and have spent ungodly time on Men of War 2 Assault Squad, all the Total War games, Mount and Blade plus mods, Divinity Original Sin, Skyrim etc...and would like to be able to play in the years to come the next Elder Scrolls installment, the next Total War, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Mount and Blade 2, The Witcher 3, Star Citizen, and others. I will also probably get an Oculus Rift once it's out of Development, if that's relevant.
Incredible graphical fidelity is not important to me, as long as I can continue to play new games on Med-High settings with around 45fps at least, and rare CTDs, for the next say 3-4 years.
Is now a good time to do this? My current rig is fine for what I play now, but it won't be pretty soon coming up here to play the next generation of games. Will there be major new generation of hardware that I ought to wait 6 months to a year for? Like Nvidia Pascal, or the next Intel CPUs, or whatever equivalents?
Thanks for any help!
I originally posted this in the wrong forum.
Here's my current rig (about 7 years old, except the GPU is about 2 years old, and i just got Win 7):
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9450 OC'ed to 3.2 GHz
IceQ HD 7850
4 GB DDR2 800 MHz RAM
TX 750W Corsair Power Supply
ASUS Rampage Formula E3559 MOBO
500Gb HDD
Windows 7
I'm looking to upgrade the whole thing pretty soon, probably in the next six months if not sooner. I think that my power supply, although old, should be fine given that it's a 750w Corsair (what do you think?), the HDD is fine, and the case is large with good fans, optical drive, usb ports, etc...(its an old Digital Storm. I forgot the model type, but the case is big.).
I want then a new MoBo, CPU, GPU, Ram, and maybe an SSD (or do you think I shouldn't recycle the case et al because of how old they are now?). I'm looking in the range of these parts, and whatever other near equivalents they have:
CPU: 4460 or 4590 or 4690k
GPU: GTX 960 or GTX 970 or AMD R9 290
Ram: 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz or 1866 mhZ
Mobo: H81 or Z97 or H97 or H87 or...I have no idea, I'm most confused about this part
SSD: no idea, probably 120 or 240 GB, dunno brands, enough for OS and a few games if you think its necessary for the new generation of games
so probably roughly in the $500-$800 range? What's the sweet-spot for price/performance here? The 4690k can over-clock, but it's a little more expensive, and to do so I'll need an after market fan and a better MoBo than the 4590 requires, so it adds up in cost. Is it worth it? And, will I notice the difference between the 960 and 970, given my needs (below)?
I mostly like RTS's and RPG's and have spent ungodly time on Men of War 2 Assault Squad, all the Total War games, Mount and Blade plus mods, Divinity Original Sin, Skyrim etc...and would like to be able to play in the years to come the next Elder Scrolls installment, the next Total War, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Mount and Blade 2, The Witcher 3, Star Citizen, and others. I will also probably get an Oculus Rift once it's out of Development, if that's relevant.
Incredible graphical fidelity is not important to me, as long as I can continue to play new games on Med-High settings with around 45fps at least, and rare CTDs, for the next say 3-4 years.
Is now a good time to do this? My current rig is fine for what I play now, but it won't be pretty soon coming up here to play the next generation of games. Will there be major new generation of hardware that I ought to wait 6 months to a year for? Like Nvidia Pascal, or the next Intel CPUs, or whatever equivalents?
Thanks for any help!