Upgrade CPU or go sli?

[perithimus]

I was thinking about either upgrading my CPU or maybe going sli. I only have a 1080p 60hz monitor so I'm not sure if I need to go sli with that. For a CPU I was thinking either a 4690k or a 4790k. What do you guys think? Here are my specs.

Intel i5 4430
Coolermaster 212 plus cpu cooler
AsRock z87 fatal1ty killer
16gb Corsair vengeance DDR 3
eVGA GTX 970 SC ACX
eVGA 600b psu

 

[jji7skyline]

You shouldn't be having issues playing any game at 1080p with this setup. Why do you want to upgrade?

 

[perithimus]

I was just wanting to get a little more out of it.

 

[Arachnotronic]

4790k.

 

[Yuriman]

I was just wanting to get a little more out of it.

At 1080P 970 SLI shouldn't be a problem, but I'm reluctant about it for higher resolutions due to its VRAM layout.

On the other hand you already spent the money on an overclocking motherboard and an aftermarket cooler, and it seems a shame not to utilize it.

How about a nice set of headphones or speakers? They won't depreciate or "fall behind" like video cards or CPUs do. Or, a new screen perhaps?

 

[Berryracer]

4790k.

+1, I would upgrade to the 4790K Devil's canyon if it were my system because it runs @ 4.0 - 4.4 GHz stock.


Now if you are experiencing low frame rates at the settings / resolution you game at, then the added GPU would be a better choice.

Better yet, forget those 2 ideas and upgrade to a single 980 ti which hits FPS north of the Titan X for a much cheaper price and sell your 970 GTX

 

[RaistlinZ]

I'd get the 4790k. 4.4Ghz vs. 3.2Ghz should make a bit of difference. Your 970 is plenty for 1080p.

 

[NTMBK]

Do you have an SSD?

 

[perithimus]

Do you have an SSD?

Yes I do.

 

[steve wilson]

I'd wait for Skylake if I was you... that system should be able to run everything with good effects for at least 6 more months.

 

[frozentundra123456]

That is an awful system. You need to upgrade ASAP. Just ship the old one to me!

Edit: Seriously, I agree with the other poster who said there should not be much need to upgrade for 1080p. If you are doing a lot of cpu intensive things other than gaming, a 4790k could make it a lot faster, but for gaming, I dont see that it would make much difference, except maybe in a few games. But if the money is burning a hole in your pocket, you could drop in a 4790k and then upgrade the gpu when 14nm cards are (finally) available. Then maybe a 1440p monitor too?

Edit 2: as for waiting for skylake, if starting from scratch that might be a good idea. However, I am beginning to fear we will not see the 15% or so improvement we were initially hoping for, and skylake would also require a new motherboard and ram. If you upgrade, I would just drop in a 4790k and save the extra money for a 14nm dgpu, 1140p monitor, or even Haswell/Broadwell E.

 

[perithimus]

Thanks guys for all the feedback. Much appreciated. I think I may just leave it as is for now since all I really do is game on it. Might look into a new cpu in the near future, but I think I may be good for now.