Upgrade or buy new rig?

[marilyn-monroe]

Hi all, my current rig is as such and facing bottlenecking on new titles like cod MW. Possible to upgrade CPU? since it's always on 100% usage

Current specs:
i5-4460
GTX970
Asrock H81M-HDS 2.0
8gb ram 1600MHZ
FSP 500W PSU

Thank you for the advice!

 

[hellspawn_one]

GPU and ram first.

If you change CPU, mean you need to change motherboard as well

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[COVID-19]

GPU and ram first.

If you change CPU, mean you need to change motherboard as well

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I agree. Go for this upgrade else save up and do major overhaul.

 

[xonix]

1) gpu upgrade
Or
2) overhaul

I'm more in favor of an overhaul between the 2 for your situation.

 

[marilyn-monroe]

If overhaul, for 1440p gaming would a 1660super be sufficient?

 

[Rapt0r]

If overhaul, for 1440p gaming would a 1660super be sufficient?

1660 Super is meant for 1080P gaming, 1440P definitely need to reduce graphics settings to be smooth.

 

[bobozhang137]

depends on your budget.

for the cheapest fix with most effect on your fps would be ram and gpu.

But i honestly do not recommend that option as in a year or two your processor would not be enough for you to play triple A titles.

A better way would be to revamp your whole build but reuse the Storage(if you have an ssd) and gpu. The gtx970 is still a pretty decent card. I would recommend a Ryzen 5 build if you have the budget to do so. A ryzen 3600 with a motherboard and 16gb 2666mhz ram would most probably put you back 600 ish

 

[marilyn-monroe]

Is a ryzen really worth it now? I have someone offering me i3 and i5 processors for cheaper price.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

 

[Lastwishes]

Is a ryzen really worth it now? I have someone offering me i3 and i5 processors for cheaper price.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

Depends.

If you're only looking for a chip upgrade/want to reuse DDR3 ram or something like that, it may make some sense to still consider intel. Otherwise, ryzen is king right now.

 

[Koenig168]

Is a ryzen really worth it now? I have someone offering me i3 and i5 processors for cheaper price.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

i3 is not worth considering. i5-4670K or i5-4690K will give you a slight increase in CPU performance but probably not a worthwhile upgrade from the i5-4460.

 

[vironix]

The 4460 can't take multi threaded modern games.

Rather u do complete overhaul new rig, eg ryzen 3600. Maybe can reuse the 970 temporarily until rtx3k series come out...

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[invigo79]

Change the whole thing. Too outdated liao.

Your processor and RAM are huge bottleneck.

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