speccy

in some games, it can help a bit. It definitely will help in multitasking, and later on 4 physical cores will be bare minimum. i7 would last notably longer.

That being said, by the time you seriously would NEED to upgrade your CPU, the i5 will be bargain bin priced fossil, and it'll be wiser to just overhaul the whole system.

>>378438943
so you're saying, just stick with my current setup and don't bother until I have the money to get a whole new system later on?

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Oh boy, a thread where I can get advice about the rig I plan to buy.
>CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K
>Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
>RAM: 16GB (8x2)
>Motherboard: MSI Z270-A Pro
>Power Supply: 800 watts
>M.2 SSD: 16GB Intel Optane Memory Accelerator
>Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 7200RPM HDD
Will this run a game like Fallout 4 at 60+ fps, 1920x1080 res, highest graphics settings, with no issue?

>>378439213

Holy shit, do not skimp on your GPU. Also, that PSU is way too big for what you're building.

Get a 600 watt PSU, and a 1070 for your GPU. 2 gigabytes of VRAM is NOT OKAY. Also, you could probably get a 6600K cheaper, and see the exact same results as far as playing vidya goes.

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i think its time to upgrade my rig, any advice?

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rate

>>378439176
pretty much spot on. A new GPU would almost certainly do you much more good, but I guess you'll do fine until something like GTX 1160 ships.

>>378439556
Literally zero reason to up anything. I'm still playing at 1920x1200 on much older specs.

If you REALLY wanna up something, meaning you got money to burn, get 1060 6GB.

>>378439213
Why are you getting all this pretty great hardware and then a 1050?

>>378439884
Because getting a 1060 is 87 dollars more, and I'm already pushing my budget.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1JQK7P

>>378439990
>>378439371

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>>378439213
>2gb GPU
>800w PSU
nigger what

>>378439990
Get a used 970. The 1050 is just hot garbage.

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I am thinking I need to upgrade my rig. Thoughts what I should do?

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>>378439371
>>378439884
>>378440215
So basically the only real problem with this build is that the GPU isn't adequate? If so, then fuck it, I could always buy a 1070 a year from now when I have more money and swap it out myself if it really causes that much trouble. I'm not really interested in futureproofing this thing for the latest and greatest games, I'm just using Fallout 4 as a benchmark because that seems to be the most heavy duty (and poorly optimized) game in my backlog (which is already quite sizeable), alongside GTAV. To paraphrase Todd, I want a system that just works.

>>378440381
Get a better GPU, for starters. Your i5 won't bottleneck anything up to a GTX 1060/RX 480 in the vast majority of games.

>>378439742
Bretty good m8

>>378439990

this is why you get a cheaper CPU and PSU and put the extra money into the GPU.

Seriously.

>>378439990
>>378439213
it will NOT run FO4 at 1080p highest at 60fps, but it will do so at around medium settings.

Yuo should seriously just get an i3 CPU, mere 8GB RAM, and up the GPU to 1050ti 4GB, or even 1060 3GB. BAM, instant 1080p/60fps on High settings.

>>378440941

>3 GB of VRAM

Don't do this to yourself. Get at least 4.

>>378440941
THIS.
I cheaped out on an i3 CPU, have 8GB of ram but a 1060 and F4 works 1080p/60fps on a mix of high and ultra.

>>378440589
Yeah that is what I was worried about. I was moving towards a 1060 6gb but wasn't sure if my CPU would bottleneck

>>378440529
The GPU you're about to purchase is the lowest gaming-grade Nvidia GPU of the 1000-series, meant for budget builds and low-power systems. It can run a lot of things amazingly, as you'd find out if you'd check some Youtube benchmarks, but it's not an "Ultra everything" card in anything made this gen.

The 1050 Ti model would be a notable upgrade, and would allow you to run games better. 1060 would be a no-sweat 60fps on highest in most games, preferably with some more insane turned off / low.

That said, you should consider sacrificing some other components first. Get a lower-end / older CPU, less RAM, 500W PSU, ditch SDD completely. You'll save hundreds, and get a better PC to boot.

>>378441207
>>378441025
>>378440798

This. The GPU is the most important component.

That said, if you just save up more money for a better budget, your PC becomes more future proof because of the higher quality secondary and tertiary components.

>>378441025
There are no 4GB 1060 cards, and the 3GB is more than plenty for 1080p gaming. People seriously exaggerate system requirements of modern titles; I'm still running a 1GB card right now.

>>378441164
CPUs and GPUs from approximately same generation should not "bottleneck" each other anymore this day and age. Heck, even those new Pentium G4000- series CPUs have been proven to be amazingly capable budget choices for poorfag PC builders.