Hmm, What to upgrade next? - Hardware & Software

What should I look at upgrading next, Facepunch? [img]http://i.imgur.com/YKLCjMV.png[/img]

a 980 is really not enough for 4k gaming but you probably already knew that wait a few months for the new nvidia cards

[QUOTE=Porkychop~;52178223]a 980 is really not enough for 4k gaming but you probably already knew that wait a few months for the new nvidia cards[/QUOTE] The 1080 Ti just came out two months ago, and it's a good time to upgrade right now. If you're waiting for Volta, you'll be waiting a lot more than just "a few months".

How's my RAM looking that was one concern... I'm considering a graphics card update, but I just brought a new phone that cost just as much...

Yeah you could definitely use better ram, you only have 12gb at 666mhz, a 16gb DDR3 kit at 1366mhz or more would be a really good upgrade after that, maybe a GPU but the 980 is pretty solid if you're playing at 1080p or 1440p

[QUOTE=nuttyboffin;52178379]How's my RAM looking that was one concern...[/QUOTE] It's satanically posessed so really I suggest replacing it as SOON AS POSSIBLE

[QUOTE=J!NX;52178827]It's satanically posessed so really I suggest replacing it as SOON AS POSSIBLE[/QUOTE] Lol.... [url]https://www.amazon.co.uk/HyperX-Savage-16-Memory-Module/dp/B00N9PVXJK/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1493845787&sr=1-3&keywords=16gb+DDR3+kit+at+1866mhz[/url] Wise choice? EDIT: ooor.... [url]https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EUPV2RQ/ref=psdc_430511031_t5_B00N9PVXJK?th=1[/url]

The corsair ones

Keep in mind that DDR3 RAM is now obsolete. If you're also planning to upgrade your CPU soon, you'll also need a new motherboard and a new set of DDR4 RAM.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52182754]Keep in mind that DDR3 RAM is now obsolete. If you're also planning to upgrade your CPU soon, you'll also need a new motherboard and a new set of DDR4 RAM.[/QUOTE] Well, that's a lot of extra money to do that. Maybe 3 years time, but this RAM should see the system to last long enough. The CPU is good enough no?

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52182754]Keep in mind that DDR3 RAM is now obsolete. If you're also planning to upgrade your CPU soon, you'll also need a new motherboard and a new set of DDR4 RAM.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/8959/ddr4-haswell-e-scaling-review-2133-to-3200-with-gskill-corsair-adata-and-crucial/8[/url] [url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/9483/intel-skylake-review-6700k-6600k-ddr4-ddr3-ipc-6th-generation/7[/url] An upgrade to DDR4 would be trivial at most, you'd get a very slight boost in some things and a minimal one in others. Higher quality DDR3 would be best off. he'd be way better off just spending motherboard money on a better CPU/GPU at this point, which would give him a mountain of extra performance.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;52182754]Keep in mind that DDR3 RAM is now obsolete. If you're also planning to upgrade your CPU soon, you'll also need a new motherboard and a new set of DDR4 RAM.[/QUOTE] Obsolete? How has DDR3 hit obsolescence? If you where talking about SDR or DDR,DDR2 I might agree. But DDR3 is far from obsolete.

[QUOTE=INH;52178816]Yeah you could definitely use better ram, you only have 12gb at 666mhz, a [/QUOTE] DDR = DOUBLE* Data Rate. If you take this into account. The 666Ghz RAM is actually 666*2=1333Ghz, and every RAM manufacturer advertises it as 1333 as a result. I wouldnt upgrade if I where you, not worth it since you cannot use the RAM again, when you upgrade your CPU. *Edit: Double not dual

[QUOTE=INH;52182748]The corsair ones[/QUOTE] If the basis is on speed, thats irrelevant. Seeing the 1866MHz pair is more expensive, thats a bit of a selling point to go with the 2400 kit. The only perk the HyperX has is hight clearance. If you have an aftermarket heatsink installed and your RAM modules run close, the corsair memory may not be a good fit without warranty breaking modification. [editline]4th May 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=taipan;52185238]DDR = Dual Data Rate. If you take this into account. The 666Ghz RAM is actually 666*2=1333Ghz, and every RAM manufacturer advertises it as 1333 as a result. I wouldnt upgrade if I where you, not worth it since you cannot use the RAM again, when you upgrade your CPU.[/QUOTE] Pretty sure you meant [B]Double[/B] bit rate :v: . A RAM upgrarde may not even be worth it. I think 16+ is a good place to be at, and if you can just go with 800MHz kits. In normal use, you're going to notice absolutely nothing in difference. You'll have to overclock to achieve speeds past that anyways. There is nothing in that system that should be upgraded, should be fairly smooth sailing unless you got some heavy tasks going on like rendering or whatnot.

You *could* get DDR4 RAM but your PC looks great. I assume you are using it for gaming?

[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;52184380]Obsolete? How has DDR3 hit obsolescence? If you where talking about SDR or DDR,DDR2 I might agree. But DDR3 is far from obsolete.[/QUOTE] Perhaps I worded it too strongly there, but what I meant to say is component manufacturers are beginning to shift towards DDR4 pretty fast now, especially considering how cheap DDR4 RAM is compared against DDR3. Virtually all new high end motherboards are now running DDR4 exclusively, for example. If you invest in DDR3, they most likely won't be very future proof if you decide to upgrade your motherboard/CPU as well, since DDR3 support is being rapidly dropped by new boards and CPUs. That's what I'm trying to say.

[QUOTE=deadvcr;52185429]You *could* get DDR4 RAM but your PC looks great. I assume you are using it for gaming?[/QUOTE] Motherboards that take DDR3 RAM dont take DDR4 RAM and vice versa. Some rare exceptions aside.

Honestly nothing really needs upgrading unless you are having problems with your current setup, and the only way to make it worth upgrading would really be to pretty much build a new PC. I was starting to struggle on 6gb (3x2gb) a few months ago with various games crashing and getting low memory warnings, since I was out of options for upgrading on a budget I managed to grab 3 more of the same make/model to get me up to 12gb and haven't had a single issue since. 16gb is a good place to be at right now but I would only consider it for a new build - 12gb should be plenty for now unless for some reason something you are doing desperately needs it. If you are absolutely desperate to spend money on something I'd go for another SSD and drop your OS on it then dedicate your 256gb to games. At least that way if you decide to get a new mobo/CPU/RAM in a few years you can still use the SSD. That and maybe another decent speed/size HDD.

[QUOTE=FlameCow;52195963]The most beneficial upgrade you can get at 4k with that setup is a new GPU. Your GPU is almost always the bottleneck in 4k unless you're running a terrible processor, but that i7 is fine. This is basically irrelevant at 4k, but high speed DDR4 can give a pretty big performance improvement in newer games when the CPU is the bottleneck. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43g3OTK2AbE&feature=youtu.be&t=281[/media] Go to like ~4:40 if you're interested.[/QUOTE] I honestly did not know this. Kind of cool to see the different components having an impact on each other.

soooo, I upgraded the RAM [img]http://i.imgur.com/wcPpv7e.png[/img] Speed / timing for it is the same... I even tried changing the settings to what was on the specs sheet in my bios, but it said it had boot issues and told me to change it all back :V