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Need some tech advice
Im just starting to get into building computers. I want to upgrade my current computer so I called a local tech place to ask about parts. I've got enough of a budget to do a SSD, a new GTX1070 and I want to upgrade my processor. Here's the question.
You can see my current processor in the pic. I want to upgrade to a i7-4790k. I was told that the old motherboard may or may not be able to handle the switch. Is there a way to test this before purchasing the new chip? if they current board cant handle it does it make more sense to get a whole new board tower etc and start from scratch?
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Why would you even need to upgrade if all you have is a 1080p monitor?
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>>54914197
er, will I still not get better performance despite it being an older monitor? as I said im brand new to this
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>>54914153
All you need to figure out is if your motherboard is compatible. If it is you're set
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All you need is an SSD. You will get almost no improvement if you're limited to 1080p.
http://www.techspot.com/review/1173-doom-benchmarks/page2.html
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>>54914301
so I would need a 4k monitor to really see a difference? and im not playing FPS games, more like Stellaris, Total War games, Civ 6 things like that
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>>54914249
They're trolling you. Your 1070 will give you that much needed performance boost. As well as your CPU.
I'd skip the SSD and buy 32 GB ram.
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>>54914358
well meme'd
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>>54914393
ugh maybe asking here was a bad idea
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>>54914419
You should try >>>/v/, you know, the board dedicated to this topic.
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>>54914419
If you have no knowledge at all you're just going to get trolled. just google around, friend.
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