Upgrade Help

Asking for help and advice

Trying to extend the life of my rig for a year or so

Here is my build before:

System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB (PhysX) (EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR) <b></b>
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler


Planning to upgrade the GPU, probably to a 1070, and the memory
Would my processor bottleneck the GPU?

Any suggestions on a replacement RAM as well as a GPU (a GPU that I can run and would fit on the motherboard - I think I can take care of the power requirements of modern GPUs due to my 1050 W Power Supply)

Thanks for the nuggets of wisdom!

I'd upgrade to 16GB. I average about 8GB of idle usage with Windows 10, and my normally running applications before I run games. At 16GB, nothing is "playing it safe". Things are just running normally. And with prices so cheap... why not.

Yes, you are going to start to experience bottle necking. There are several videos from JayzTwoCents, Linus Tech Tips, and a few other big youtuber's that show 3000 series and older do start bottle necking. Now we are only talking about 5-10% max... But, it just is what it is. You have to realize that come next month, that CPU is turning 6 years old.

Most people build high end pc's to last about 5 years max these days. You've met and exceeded it. Good job. A new GPU will give you a few more years... but I'd say once that GTX 1070 reaches it's end.. it's going to be time to rebuild.

Respectfully, you're computer is old. I'm sorry to be so blunt about it.

Thanks for the reply and advise guys.

Meller - no worries, system is really old - just trying to extend the life of the old nag - which has been very reliable - never failed me for almost 6 years

Would this GPU (1070) and Processor (i7 2600 K)would be able to handle a 4 K display?

I am using a 43 in 4K TV with HDR and Displayport, HDMI as my monitor, very low input lag too

Where do you find the voltage for the memory? Is it the CPU Voltage?   Seems the memory sticks come at 1.5V and 1.35 V

Edited by vortigaunt - 01 Dec 2016 at 10:29pm