Upgrading my computer

[kristijanH]

I have a question regarding upgrading my computer. I want to upgrade it but cannot afford to upgrade it all at once. So I will probably upgrade my GPU first then CPU + motherboard etc. I am mostly using my comp for gaming on a 1440p monitor.

My current computer:

Intel COre i5 4460
8 gb ram
GTX 970
and a 650W Antec power supply

I was looking to upgrade my GPU to a RTX 2070 (since I cannot buy a GTX 1080 at my local merchant) and a 1070ti costs almost the same money (50€ difference).

For CPU I was looking at i5-8600K and a 16GB ram upgrade.

My question is what will have a "better" impact on gaming right now? A new GPU or a new CPU? Currently I can play games at 30FPS at 1440p but I would like it to be a little higher and more future proof.

Thank you for any recomendations.

 

[UsandThem]

GPU upgrades are king the majority of the time, and your case is no different.

Go ahead and replace the GPU, and upgrade your CPU/motherboard/RAM down the road.

 

[LTC8K6]

Good advice.

Could also consider a 4790 or 4790K cpu in that board. Either would be a big CPU jump over the i5-4460, if you didn't want to disturb your whole setup.

https://ark.intel.com/compare/80806,80807,80817

 

[mopardude87]

Good advice.

Could also consider a 4790 or 4790K cpu in that board. Either would be a big CPU jump over the i5-4460, if you didn't want to disturb your whole setup.

https://ark.intel.com/compare/80806,80807,80817

This option may be good as i am in the same kind of in the same situation but i know i am bottlenecked.Between my 8gg and i5 4670 my 1070i at 1080p is like way overkill and with custom resolution of 1440p some games like BC2 and BF3 are still bottlenecked fully maxed.Shut off MSAA in BF4 and i am bottlenecked on that one too lol.

I think the i7 4790 may be the best cost effective solution for us both op.They sit about $150 on ebay and drop right in.

 

[beginner99]

Upgrade the GPU. At 2k resolution you are mostly GPU limited anyway so I don't really see a need to upgrade the CPU.

 

[mopardude87]

Yup upgrade the gpu first and others convinced me that unless you can't really afford it,don't invest into the 1150 socket any more. I ended up ordering a i5 8400 and 16gb ram last night. Cause of my eyesight and the distance of the monitor i can't really handle 4k as i tried it on a friends monitor so i may end up a long term 1440p user soon like you.

 

[mohit9206]

Yeah i too would suggest getting a used i7 4770k rather than a new cpu and motherboard. As for the gpu, used 1080ti seems like a good idea.

 

[UnterDuper]

I want the same setup. Thanks for the advice here

 

[PrincessFrosty]

I concur with the other guys, at 1440p you're going to be mostly GPU limited so the GPU makes sense as the first upgrade. The CPU only really matters if you're trying to push higher frame rates in the 120hz+ range, and you can just about get by on 8Gb of RAM if you close down a lot of memory hungry apps before playing games.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Another 8GB of 4GB X 2 new is around $40 for dual channel to make it 16GB. I would personally, buy used memory, 8 X 2 and have 24GB for around $60. That what I did on my second PC with only 8GB on it. Got it at eBay!

 

[Guru]

Upgrade to a used GTX 1080ti, down the road upgrade the cpu/mobo.

 

[jitendrad]

GPU is the heart for gaming i would reccomend to you to get 1070 or 1080