Hello,
It's been 3 years since my last upgrade and I think it's now time for the next. I have 2 PCs and one HTPC. What I always do when I upgrade my main PC is to transfer the parts from that PC to the second PC and from the second PC to the HTPC.
What I do in my main PC? About 3 hours general stuff such as Photoshop, Video Editing, Internet Browsing, etc.
I also spend around 4-5 hours on gaming. Games I play are mostly RPG, RTS but I also play Ghost Recon Wildlands, Battlefield 1, Star Wars Battlefront sometimes. I'm also planning to come back to World of Warcraft.
My current build is this:
Computer: R2-D2
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K (Haswell-DT Refresh, C0) 4000 MHz (40.00x100.0) @ 4197 MHz
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
Chipset: Intel Z97
Memory: 16384 MBytes, 9-9-9-24
- 8192 MB PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM - GeIL CL10-10-10 D3-1600
- 8192 MB PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM - GeIL CL10-10-10 D3-1600
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon R9 290x Vapor-X
Monitor: BenQ - XL2720Z 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor 4096 MB GDDR5 SDRAM
Drive: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB, 244.2 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: WDC WD1000DHTZ-04N21V0, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: ST4000DM006-2G5107, 3907.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: ST4000DM006-2G5107, 3907.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 15063.608 (RS2)
Here are the links for the two options I'm thinking about it. Please note that there are optional items under CPU Cooler, RAM Memory and Cases. Everything that is showing as $0,00 it's because I have it already.
Option1
Option2
Both options are quite similar in costs so what I need help with is what will be the best option for my use based on my description above.
I'm really in the fence between the 5 cases and of course in the CPU. Please have in mind that my next upgrade will be 3-4 years from now.
My last question is. Based on my current build should I wait a little bit more before upgrade? For example, see how Ryzen evolves?
Thanks in advance,
JohnnyR2D2
It's been 3 years since my last upgrade and I think it's now time for the next. I have 2 PCs and one HTPC. What I always do when I upgrade my main PC is to transfer the parts from that PC to the second PC and from the second PC to the HTPC.
What I do in my main PC? About 3 hours general stuff such as Photoshop, Video Editing, Internet Browsing, etc.
I also spend around 4-5 hours on gaming. Games I play are mostly RPG, RTS but I also play Ghost Recon Wildlands, Battlefield 1, Star Wars Battlefront sometimes. I'm also planning to come back to World of Warcraft.
My current build is this:
Computer: R2-D2
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K (Haswell-DT Refresh, C0) 4000 MHz (40.00x100.0) @ 4197 MHz
Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII FORMULA
Chipset: Intel Z97
Memory: 16384 MBytes, 9-9-9-24
- 8192 MB PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM - GeIL CL10-10-10 D3-1600
- 8192 MB PC12800 DDR3 SDRAM - GeIL CL10-10-10 D3-1600
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon R9 290x Vapor-X
Monitor: BenQ - XL2720Z 27.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor 4096 MB GDDR5 SDRAM
Drive: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB, 244.2 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: WDC WD1000DHTZ-04N21V0, 976.8 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: ST4000DM006-2G5107, 3907.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
Drive: ST4000DM006-2G5107, 3907.0 GB, Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (x64) Build 15063.608 (RS2)
Here are the links for the two options I'm thinking about it. Please note that there are optional items under CPU Cooler, RAM Memory and Cases. Everything that is showing as $0,00 it's because I have it already.
Option1
Option2
Both options are quite similar in costs so what I need help with is what will be the best option for my use based on my description above.
I'm really in the fence between the 5 cases and of course in the CPU. Please have in mind that my next upgrade will be 3-4 years from now.
My last question is. Based on my current build should I wait a little bit more before upgrade? For example, see how Ryzen evolves?
Thanks in advance,
JohnnyR2D2