Current Set-Up:
Windows 10 64bit
Intel i7-4790k @ 4.5Ghz (could increase OC too)
GTX 1080 Founders
16GB DDR3-1866Mhz RAM
So, I'm currently looking into upgrading my ~5 year old CPU from the i7 4790k to Ryzen 2700X. I know that my current chip has some really good single-core performance for it's age. However, I feel that I'm getting held back by it's lack of multi-core power, especially in streaming and/or video editing which I tend to do every once in a while.
My friend has a Ryzen 1700 and seems to outperform my setup in some games with a objectively less powerful GPU (RX 480), most notably in PUBG and the Battlefield series. I also tend to have performance issues in a lot of newer games which I assume takes advantage of more cores. Not to say that my CPU is lacking (far from it), I just feel limited by what I play and what I can do; I can't stream some games without terrible performance issues and rendering some videos can take ages.
What do you think? Should I stick it out another year for the next series or would it be a good time to upgrade? I don't plan to upgrade my GPU until a more financially sound option comes out (since RTX is a fairly unused tech) and AMD's offerings don't interest me. Or if you have another idea, feel free to let me know; I'm decent at computers but never really got too much into it.
Thanks,
Yami
Windows 10 64bit
Intel i7-4790k @ 4.5Ghz (could increase OC too)
GTX 1080 Founders
16GB DDR3-1866Mhz RAM
So, I'm currently looking into upgrading my ~5 year old CPU from the i7 4790k to Ryzen 2700X. I know that my current chip has some really good single-core performance for it's age. However, I feel that I'm getting held back by it's lack of multi-core power, especially in streaming and/or video editing which I tend to do every once in a while.
My friend has a Ryzen 1700 and seems to outperform my setup in some games with a objectively less powerful GPU (RX 480), most notably in PUBG and the Battlefield series. I also tend to have performance issues in a lot of newer games which I assume takes advantage of more cores. Not to say that my CPU is lacking (far from it), I just feel limited by what I play and what I can do; I can't stream some games without terrible performance issues and rendering some videos can take ages.
What do you think? Should I stick it out another year for the next series or would it be a good time to upgrade? I don't plan to upgrade my GPU until a more financially sound option comes out (since RTX is a fairly unused tech) and AMD's offerings don't interest me. Or if you have another idea, feel free to let me know; I'm decent at computers but never really got too much into it.
Thanks,
Yami
