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Okay, prepare to contemplate your ENTIRE existence after this.
So, back in 2011, I bought a pre-build "gamer" PC (I know. I sinned, but I was only 13, knew nothing about how PC's work, and the case looked cool).
It was an Acer Predator G3610, and the specs were as follows:
Motherboard: Acer Aspire G3610
CPU: i7-2600 non-k
GPU: Radeon HD 6850 (later upgraded to a GTX 970)
RAM: 3 sticks of 4g Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 1333 Hz (DDR3)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB
SSD: None initially, but recently put in a 250 GB Samsung EVO.
PSU: Some cheap 500w Chinese abomination, replaced it with a EVGA Supernova 650w G2 recently
After upgrading my GPU, PSU, and putting in an SSD, it's running pretty smoothly. However, I started thinking about an even bigger upgrade, namely the CPU.
Now, the thing is, if I decide to upgrade it to maybe an i5-6600k or similar, I have to replace not only the motherboard, but also the RAM, since DDR3 is not backwards compatible, and DDR4 actually being moderately cheaper and better.
It's worth mentioning that I mainly use my PC for gaming (Skyrim, Shadow of Mordor, Overwatch, Witcher 3, etc.) and also a little video editing.
So, should I upgrade/future-proof my system, or wait for some next-gen thing to blow the market away?
If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Happy new year, and may the PC master race rule supreme!
So, back in 2011, I bought a pre-build "gamer" PC (I know. I sinned, but I was only 13, knew nothing about how PC's work, and the case looked cool).
It was an Acer Predator G3610, and the specs were as follows:
Motherboard: Acer Aspire G3610
CPU: i7-2600 non-k
GPU: Radeon HD 6850 (later upgraded to a GTX 970)
RAM: 3 sticks of 4g Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 1333 Hz (DDR3)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB
SSD: None initially, but recently put in a 250 GB Samsung EVO.
PSU: Some cheap 500w Chinese abomination, replaced it with a EVGA Supernova 650w G2 recently
After upgrading my GPU, PSU, and putting in an SSD, it's running pretty smoothly. However, I started thinking about an even bigger upgrade, namely the CPU.
Now, the thing is, if I decide to upgrade it to maybe an i5-6600k or similar, I have to replace not only the motherboard, but also the RAM, since DDR3 is not backwards compatible, and DDR4 actually being moderately cheaper and better.
It's worth mentioning that I mainly use my PC for gaming (Skyrim, Shadow of Mordor, Overwatch, Witcher 3, etc.) and also a little video editing.
So, should I upgrade/future-proof my system, or wait for some next-gen thing to blow the market away?
If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Happy new year, and may the PC master race rule supreme!
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