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PC upgrade advice

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/pc-upgrade-advice.207118/

setanjan123
setanjan123 Original post #1
Oct 23, 2019 at 10:38 AM
So I was not sure about where to post this but basically I plan to upgrade my rig in a few months time. And I was planning to just get the highest end cpu my motherboard supports. It's apparently an i7 4770. So I was wondering is it a good idea at this point to get a used/refurbished i7 4770 (which should be fairly inexpensive at this point) and another 8gig of DDR3 RAM. I plan to pair it with something like a RTX 2060 or something similar of that tier (as in similar price bracket). Is it a viable idea or should I just buy a newer config?
W
Oct 23, 2019 at 8:19 PM
Drop any plans of buying anything older than 8th gen/ryzen if planning on pairing processor with latest graphics card like 2060 or above.
setanjan123
Oct 23, 2019 at 9:05 PM
Drop any plans of buying anything older than 8th gen/ryzen if planning on pairing processor with latest graphics card like 2060 or above.
Why tho? Bottlenecks or compatibility issues?
omega44-xt
Oct 23, 2019 at 9:54 PM
Why tho? Bottlenecks or compatibility issues?
Yes, bottleneck will be visible with an i7 4th gen. Unless you plan to upgrade CPU, mobo & RAM is future as well, no point in getting RTX 2060. Better to upgrade your rig as a whole with something like R5 3500 + 1660Ti, will cost more but might perform better than i7 4th gen + 2060.
W
Oct 23, 2019 at 11:23 PM
Why tho? Bottlenecks or compatibility issues?
Both.Bottlenecks will be there & latest win 10 versions/drivers also may have some issues(especially gaming related) running on such old hardware.
skeletor
Oct 26, 2019 at 9:20 AM
yes, it's time to move onto 6 cores minimum now.
toofan
toofan #7
Nov 10, 2019 at 4:49 AM
I7 4th gen would cost you more then 7-8 thousand in india i guess.