I have a pretty old build which is getting very long in the tooth at this point. Initially thought I could split up buying RAM, GPU, and CPU/mobo at different points to spread the costs over time, but just learned DDR3 & 4 are not compatible, and I don't want to dish out $100+ for DDR3 memory that won't work when I upgrade my CPU/mobo. I can't just add 2 more memory sticks, because my CPU fan is covering one of the memory slots. Here is what I'm *currently* working with:
- CPU: i7-4770K, with Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo
- PSU: Seasonic X-series SS-650KM^3 (650W)
- RAM: G.SKILL Trident X DDR3-2400 PC3-19200 2x4gb (8gb)
- Mobo: Asus Z87-A
- GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 4gb rev2.0 GV-N770OC-4GD
I can't really keep much aside from the PSU and case. I could upgrade the GPU separately, but my RAM is currently limiting me and giving me low memory warnings on newer games. I can't upgrade my RAM (to 16gb) without changing my mobo (to support DDR4), and if I change my Mobo I'd need a new CPU (read: I might as well upgrade to a LGA 1151). So its a bit of a vicious circle.
With that said, according to Tom's Hardware bottleneck guide my 4770K shouldn't be a bottleneck even at GTX 1080 level, and I'm looking for upgrade to a GTX 1070 but I'm not sure if that implies it must be OC'd past factory, since the 4770non-K is "bottleneck in worst case scenario" (although I believe the 4770K is slightly faster clocked by stock so maybe that's not the case). Which ties me back to the LGA 1150 mobo, none of which (from what I can find) support DDR4.
Is it worth dropping $110-120 16GB DDR3 RAM? I'm not sure how much more life I can get out of the i7-4770K, if I have to replace it within a year I feel like that RAM would just be a waste of money since it wouldn't be compatible with the new mobo. How much more life could I get out of the 4770K? The goal is to eventually get a Vive. The only good to come out of this is that a GTX1070 would work no matter what, but again, I don't want to buy one before getting more RAM, since I'll never get to see those graphics due to constant low memory warnings/crashes.
- CPU: i7-4770K, with Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo
- PSU: Seasonic X-series SS-650KM^3 (650W)
- RAM: G.SKILL Trident X DDR3-2400 PC3-19200 2x4gb (8gb)
- Mobo: Asus Z87-A
- GPU: Gigabyte GTX 770 4gb rev2.0 GV-N770OC-4GD
I can't really keep much aside from the PSU and case. I could upgrade the GPU separately, but my RAM is currently limiting me and giving me low memory warnings on newer games. I can't upgrade my RAM (to 16gb) without changing my mobo (to support DDR4), and if I change my Mobo I'd need a new CPU (read: I might as well upgrade to a LGA 1151). So its a bit of a vicious circle.
With that said, according to Tom's Hardware bottleneck guide my 4770K shouldn't be a bottleneck even at GTX 1080 level, and I'm looking for upgrade to a GTX 1070 but I'm not sure if that implies it must be OC'd past factory, since the 4770non-K is "bottleneck in worst case scenario" (although I believe the 4770K is slightly faster clocked by stock so maybe that's not the case). Which ties me back to the LGA 1150 mobo, none of which (from what I can find) support DDR4.
Is it worth dropping $110-120 16GB DDR3 RAM? I'm not sure how much more life I can get out of the i7-4770K, if I have to replace it within a year I feel like that RAM would just be a waste of money since it wouldn't be compatible with the new mobo. How much more life could I get out of the 4770K? The goal is to eventually get a Vive. The only good to come out of this is that a GTX1070 would work no matter what, but again, I don't want to buy one before getting more RAM, since I'll never get to see those graphics due to constant low memory warnings/crashes.
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