Will a newer processor be faster
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I'm still on a 2011 i5 2500k running at 4.7. Crazy I've never gone anywhere near this long without a full core upgrade.
It's getting worth it now for what I do 6 or 8 cores would help but it's still pricey and the cost of ddr4 is too much.
I'll be sticking with the 960 for a bit longer too
It's getting worth it now for what I do 6 or 8 cores would help but it's still pricey and the cost of ddr4 is too much.
I'll be sticking with the 960 for a bit longer too
RobDickinson said:
I'm still on a 2011 i5 2500k running at 4.7. Crazy I've never gone anywhere near this long without a full core upgrade.
It's getting worth it now for what I do 6 or 8 cores would help but it's still pricey and the cost of ddr4 is too much.
I'll be sticking with the 960 for a bit longer too
Yeah same here, except I have an i7-2600k from 2011....I have been looking recently at upgrades but honestly the CPU never seems stressed and seems to happily churn it's way through everything I throw at it....I am stunned by how long it's lasting really.It's getting worth it now for what I do 6 or 8 cores would help but it's still pricey and the cost of ddr4 is too much.
I'll be sticking with the 960 for a bit longer too
RAM has been affected by a FAB migration i think recently so production has not been as high, so hopefully this will improve but i am not even sure this was the main cause
As for the GPU/ASIC miners debate, most ASIC miners are noisy and not cheap to purchase so i am not sure the GPU market will get better in the short term. While people can make a proft from mining with higher end GPU cards in esentially a desktop PC it is going to have an impact
As for the GPU/ASIC miners debate, most ASIC miners are noisy and not cheap to purchase so i am not sure the GPU market will get better in the short term. While people can make a proft from mining with higher end GPU cards in esentially a desktop PC it is going to have an impact
Recently upgraded from my ivybridge i7 (the 3770 to the op's 3570 i5) and whilst in games there is little improvement from the CPU side (nothing was particularly CPU limited on the i7) some of my work stuff is noticeably faster. I upgraded mainly for the additional cores (gone from 4 cores 8 threads to 8 cores 16 threads - 7820X) So if you are expecting big things from upgrading the CPU I would curb the enthusiasm.
GPU wise there is a huge difference from the 970 I was using and the 1080Ti I now have
though some games still need a slight adjustment to get 60 fps at 1440p (handy I don't like DOF and lens flare effects) .
I got my new system through dell outlet so a full system may be an alternative way of getting a reasonable priced GPU and memory (I couldn't build my machine for the price I paid for it) .
GPU wise there is a huge difference from the 970 I was using and the 1080Ti I now have
though some games still need a slight adjustment to get 60 fps at 1440p (handy I don't like DOF and lens flare effects) . I got my new system through dell outlet so a full system may be an alternative way of getting a reasonable priced GPU and memory (I couldn't build my machine for the price I paid for it) .
Should be seeing the next series of Nvidia GPU’s announced next month.
At 1080P any half decent graphics card will be CPU limited, however gaming at 4K will be completely GPU limited.
I’ve got an i7 from about 3 years ago that I will be sticking with for a while, simply no point in upgrading it. Just waiting to preorder a new Nvidia GPU as I consider it too late to buy into the current gen 1080 or Ti.
Prices for existing GPU’s and RAM are absolutely mental at the moment.
At 1080P any half decent graphics card will be CPU limited, however gaming at 4K will be completely GPU limited.
I’ve got an i7 from about 3 years ago that I will be sticking with for a while, simply no point in upgrading it. Just waiting to preorder a new Nvidia GPU as I consider it too late to buy into the current gen 1080 or Ti.
Prices for existing GPU’s and RAM are absolutely mental at the moment.
This is the cheapest 1080 ti I can find is £800 at overclockers.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/graph...
Its a lot just for slightly improved graphics. And I'm not 100% sure it will work with my motherboard (Z77) although the 1060 does.
Alternatively, this looks a good deal.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/24...
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/graph...
Its a lot just for slightly improved graphics. And I'm not 100% sure it will work with my motherboard (Z77) although the 1060 does.
Alternatively, this looks a good deal.
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/24...
Can you wait until mid April?
Should be able to pick up a 1080 replacement then. A 2080 or 1180, whatever they end up calling it.
Hopefully preorders will be more reasonably priced too. If not, you can always buy direct from Nvidia.
I get that you could always wait for the next big thing but they’re meant to be making an announcement mid March. Seems very late in the day to buy a 1080/Ti, especially at such inflated prices.
Should be able to pick up a 1080 replacement then. A 2080 or 1180, whatever they end up calling it.
Hopefully preorders will be more reasonably priced too. If not, you can always buy direct from Nvidia.
I get that you could always wait for the next big thing but they’re meant to be making an announcement mid March. Seems very late in the day to buy a 1080/Ti, especially at such inflated prices.
HRL said:
Can you wait until mid April?
Should be able to pick up a 1080 replacement then. A 2080 or 1180, whatever they end up calling it.
Hopefully preorders will be more reasonably priced too. If not, you can always buy direct from Nvidia.
I get that you could always wait for the next big thing but they’re meant to be making an announcement mid March. Seems very late in the day to buy a 1080/Ti, especially at such inflated prices.
From what I'm hearing, the 20 series is most likely to be release mid-year.Should be able to pick up a 1080 replacement then. A 2080 or 1180, whatever they end up calling it.
Hopefully preorders will be more reasonably priced too. If not, you can always buy direct from Nvidia.
I get that you could always wait for the next big thing but they’re meant to be making an announcement mid March. Seems very late in the day to buy a 1080/Ti, especially at such inflated prices.
Right I have gone down the route of new CPU etc.
I now have an i7 8700K, 16GB 3000mhz RAM and kept the 1060 6GB GPU card, and.....its made no difference what so ever, not so far as the graphics quality gets anyway. Not that I expected it to though, it is a bit smoother now. So obviously my old set up wasn't bottle necking the GPU in any way.
What I haven't done though is re-format, I just banged the original SSD back in and put the new drivers on it and it seems to work, obviously W10 isn't activated anymore but there are ways round that I believe.
At least I'm now set up to bang a 1080ti card in if they ever come down any in price.
I now have an i7 8700K, 16GB 3000mhz RAM and kept the 1060 6GB GPU card, and.....its made no difference what so ever, not so far as the graphics quality gets anyway. Not that I expected it to though, it is a bit smoother now. So obviously my old set up wasn't bottle necking the GPU in any way.
What I haven't done though is re-format, I just banged the original SSD back in and put the new drivers on it and it seems to work, obviously W10 isn't activated anymore but there are ways round that I believe.
At least I'm now set up to bang a 1080ti card in if they ever come down any in price.
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