Upgrading CPU and Graphics card

jamescpierson

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Hello,

I was wondering if I could please ask for some advice. I have a desktop PC that am I thinking about upgrading the graphic card and potentially CPU.

My current specs -

Mother board is an Asus Z87-K with a i7-4770 cpu @ 3.40ghz
GTX 670 graphics card.
Corsair CX750M power supply
Coolmaster Elite 430 computer case
32GB Ram

I'm not particularity tech savvy so I apologise in advance for any silly questions.

I work with After effects/C4D a lot and have been told that an update to the CPU would be better than an updated graphic card -

I've had a look online and found what I think is the most 'powerful' CPU that is compatible with my mother board (I could be wrong?!) - an Intel Core i7-4790K 4790K - 4GHz - but I have no idea how much of a jump that is/if it would be worth that? Any advice here would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to really improve my working/rendering time with the above programs.

With regards to graphics cards - I currently have a GTX 670, and am looking at a GTX 1080 - mostly to enjoy gaming, plus any benefit to working with After effects/C4D would be great. Would this be compatible with my motherboard and power supply?

Many thanks in advice!

James.

 
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If you go to pcpartpicker.com, you can add parts to a list and it will check for compatibilities, such as sockets, wattage, dimensions, and PClE slots. You mentioned wondering what the most powerful and compatible CPU was for your motherboard, and pcpartpicker.com will automatically rule out CPUs that are not compatible when you browse (you can also sort by speed, cache, etc.) Not an advertisement but a suggestion because it is very easy to use.

willthenarwhal

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Ok so that z87 board will only support up to intel 5th gen cpus so id go with upgrading the mobo aswell to something like a z270
If you aren't into that go for a gtx 1070 ti as i believe it is cheaper than the 1080 around the same performance and in many cases better.
You could combine the both of those solutions.
As far as the cpu goes if it is 4 cores at 4 ghz each i wouldnt bother upgrading.
 

silvertommy1

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If you go to pcpartpicker.com, you can add parts to a list and it will check for compatibilities, such as sockets, wattage, dimensions, and PClE slots. You mentioned wondering what the most powerful and compatible CPU was for your motherboard, and pcpartpicker.com will automatically rule out CPUs that are not compatible when you browse (you can also sort by speed, cache, etc.) Not an advertisement but a suggestion because it is very easy to use.
 
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