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I am trying to figure out when the recommended time to buy should be. I know right now DDR4 is just coming out and Windows 9 is rumored to be out in a year or so with DX12. The issue is if i wait that long my current hardware going to hold out with newer games. It is fairly old but currently can still handle most games at 1080 p resolutions and good fps.






--- UPGRADING Options are as follows in case anyone thinks this route is better to hold off longer.---

Processor is a 920 and the only options are LGA 1366 slots which are fairly expensive for not to big of a gain plus the 920 is still a fairly high end processor despite its age so i am ruling out this option.


Memory i can go from 6 gig to 24 if i chose to but bus being ddr3 800.

Videocard- I have a pci express 2.0 board currently with a 6870 radeon.

HD is a ssd/hd hybrid 7200 rpm on the normal hd side.
 
matt98 said:
I am trying to figure out when the recommended time to buy should be. I know right now DDR4 is just coming out and Windows 9 is rumored to be out in a year or so with DX12. The issue is if i wait that long my current hardware going to hold out with newer games. It is fairly old but currently can still handle most games at 1080 p resolutions and good fps.






--- UPGRADING Options are as follows in case anyone thinks this route is better to hold off longer.---

Processor is a 920 and the only options are LGA 1366 slots which are fairly expensive for not to big of a gain plus the 920 is still a fairly high end processor despite its age so i am ruling out this option.


Memory i can go from 6 gig to 24 if i chose to but bus being ddr3 800.

Videocard- I have a pci express 2.0 board currently with a 6870 radeon.

HD is a ssd/hd hybrid 7200 rpm on the normal hd side.
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Your current parts should last you 1-3 years, I do not see graphics taking a 360 curve in the high end direction so your parts should be fine. Upgrading is always good, it helps with your pc performance and you'll see improvement. Although if you want to keep your pc the way it is, it won't harm you.
 
matt98 said:
I am trying to figure out when the recommended time to buy should be. I know right now DDR4 is just coming out and Windows 9 is rumored to be out in a year or so with DX12. The issue is if i wait that long my current hardware going to hold out with newer games. It is fairly old but currently can still handle most games at 1080 p resolutions and good fps.






--- UPGRADING Options are as follows in case anyone thinks this route is better to hold off longer.---

Processor is a 920 and the only options are LGA 1366 slots which are fairly expensive for not to big of a gain plus the 920 is still a fairly high end processor despite its age so i am ruling out this option.


Memory i can go from 6 gig to 24 if i chose to but bus being ddr3 800.

Videocard- I have a pci express 2.0 board currently with a 6870 radeon.

HD is a ssd/hd hybrid 7200 rpm on the normal hd side.
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Yeah, no need to upgrade unless you have a problem with a specific game.
 
DDR3 800? That's a low end speed for that kind of RAM. Only part I would recommend replacing is that; get DDR3 1600 if your mobo is compatible.
 
Not sure why people seem to think your current build will be fine in the next 2 years. Your graphics card, CPU and RAM are severely under powered compared to a LOT of current products out that can be bought for a much lower or similar price.

Watch for black friday deals this year if you're looking to upgrade.
 
Currently they are still on the higher end list currently but are showing there adge more and more. The current setup should easily play bf4 50-60 fps still at fairly high resolutions but its the next round of games which is where my concern lies.



To snypeye when i bought the pc ddr3 1300 was just coming out and was extremely pricey and my old pc had died to a power surge so i didnt have the option to wait for prices to drop. I could put up to a 1600 ddr3 in this pc if i chose to upgrade.
 
matt98 said:
To snypeye when i bought the pc ddr3 1300 was just coming out and was extremely pricey and my old pc had died to a power surge so i didnt have the option to wait for prices to drop. I could put up to a 1600 ddr3 in this pc if i chose to upgrade.
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Again, that's the only part I would recommend upgrading. The cost/benefit of anything else at this time isn't worth it compared to what you could get in a year or two. For under $100, you can get 8 or 16GB of DDR3 1600 RAM and that'll give you a nice performance increase. Even better, you can theoretically port it to a new PC build as an interim-part until DDR4 supplies become higher and prices lower to an appropriate cost/benefit level.
 
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