So I did some research, and, came to the conclusion that "upgrading my PC" isn't going to be enough in the long term. Sure another 6GB RAM would max out my Mobo, get me along for a few more months or even a year, but then the absolute need to change out the CPU and Motherboard and GPU would come.
This means.... new PC building time. In car terms, my PC is "totaled" being more to fix than to just replace.
So.... Did an amazing 13 hours of research. Now I want some input. I am about to list off a few builds. They will use the same HDD and SSD, my old Case (and PSU if it works for them) as well as other things like my monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc- so they will NOT be included. (I can factor those in later)
What I would like to know is, how viable each option is with an expectation of 3-4 years of GAMING needs. (although I use my PC for virtually everything, I need to play ME:A)
Build 1. "The Modest Intel" Roughly~ $787
i5-7600k quad core @ 3.8 GHz (LGA 1151)
Asus Maximus mobo (DDR4/Usb3.1)
G.Skills RipJaws V DDR4 2800 RAM 2x8GB (16GB)
Asus RX 480 4GB GPU
Build 2. "High End Intel" Roughly~ $922
i7-4790k quad core @ 4Ghz (LGA 1150)
Asus Z97-a Motherboard (DDR3, Usb3.1)
G.Skills Sniper DDR3 1600 RAM 2x8GB (16GB)
Asus GTX 1060 6GB GPU
Build3. "New AMD" ~$747
AMD Ryzen 7, 1700, 8-core @3Ghz (AM4)
Asus Prime motherboard B350-Plus (single GPU)
G.Skills Ripjaws V DDR 2800 RAM 2x8GB (16GB)
Asus RX 480 4GB GPU
Build4. "Shiny AMD" ~$772
Same as "New AMD" but using an RX 480- 8 GB GPU instead.
The questions come down to, which one will be most likely to play Mass Effect Andromeda (as well as future games) for the next few years, as well as which one will have easier/cheaper updates. (replacing a GPU after 4 years is no biggy, or adding more RAM) The LGA 1150 socket may be seeing it's last days,
and as the i7-4790k is comparable to the new Ryzen 7 - it may have seen it's last.
I'd prefer gaming performance over benchmarks, as 1-8FPS doesn't matter to me unless it makes the game "unplayable" I also don't plan to play on extreme resolutions or anything, at most 3x 24' monitors, all 1920x1080 , but that's further down the road. (only main is gaming, rest are for all my multi tasking, which I do a lot of, so more RAM will be used too)
This means.... new PC building time. In car terms, my PC is "totaled" being more to fix than to just replace.
So.... Did an amazing 13 hours of research. Now I want some input. I am about to list off a few builds. They will use the same HDD and SSD, my old Case (and PSU if it works for them) as well as other things like my monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc- so they will NOT be included. (I can factor those in later)
What I would like to know is, how viable each option is with an expectation of 3-4 years of GAMING needs. (although I use my PC for virtually everything, I need to play ME:A)
Build 1. "The Modest Intel" Roughly~ $787
i5-7600k quad core @ 3.8 GHz (LGA 1151)
Asus Maximus mobo (DDR4/Usb3.1)
G.Skills RipJaws V DDR4 2800 RAM 2x8GB (16GB)
Asus RX 480 4GB GPU
Build 2. "High End Intel" Roughly~ $922
i7-4790k quad core @ 4Ghz (LGA 1150)
Asus Z97-a Motherboard (DDR3, Usb3.1)
G.Skills Sniper DDR3 1600 RAM 2x8GB (16GB)
Asus GTX 1060 6GB GPU
Build3. "New AMD" ~$747
AMD Ryzen 7, 1700, 8-core @3Ghz (AM4)
Asus Prime motherboard B350-Plus (single GPU)
G.Skills Ripjaws V DDR 2800 RAM 2x8GB (16GB)
Asus RX 480 4GB GPU
Build4. "Shiny AMD" ~$772
Same as "New AMD" but using an RX 480- 8 GB GPU instead.
The questions come down to, which one will be most likely to play Mass Effect Andromeda (as well as future games) for the next few years, as well as which one will have easier/cheaper updates. (replacing a GPU after 4 years is no biggy, or adding more RAM) The LGA 1150 socket may be seeing it's last days,
and as the i7-4790k is comparable to the new Ryzen 7 - it may have seen it's last.
I'd prefer gaming performance over benchmarks, as 1-8FPS doesn't matter to me unless it makes the game "unplayable" I also don't plan to play on extreme resolutions or anything, at most 3x 24' monitors, all 1920x1080 , but that's further down the road. (only main is gaming, rest are for all my multi tasking, which I do a lot of, so more RAM will be used too)
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