As title suggests; upgrading from haswell & gtx 970 -> raptor lake & rtx 4070.
Dont plan to upgrade for another 5+ years at least. worth going the i7 route in this case? Mainly doing gaming, video editing & 3d modelling (hobbyist - not professional).
Not really fussed about meteor lake & 14th gen raptor lake doesn’t seem totally worth it for the price. With black friday deals I can build the i7 rig for as much as I was gonna pay for the i5. It’s just debating whether i want to save that 100…
Also thought about putting the money towards a better GPU, but 4070ti is barely a step up for £200 extra and the 4080 is a no go (not going AMD old habits die hard lol), so that’s that.
Would love to hear some thoughts on this as i’ve been out of the PC loop for some time! Thx in advance.
Hi everyone, thanks for the advice. People are largely telling me to go for the 14700k, i feel it’s overkill for my uses, though.
I’ve decided to go with the i5 chip due to a few of the answers here; for context, I’ve been a student for the past 5 years (hence the no-upgrade for 7 years) and so a long upgrade path to me seems normal (which i understand is not the norm).
Now i have a decent job out of my masters; I’ll probably be able to afford upgrades on a more frequent basis (not 5+ years lol). My current budget suits the i5 and 4070 combo best. Believe me, if i had an extra £300 kicking around, i would totally have gone with the 14700k and 4070ti.
Maybe next time, folks, i will get the better upgrade. Appreicate all the comments on this (even the ones telling me not to be stingelord, which made me chuckle). Maybe not have convinced me to upgrade this time, but i will certainly be reviewing my build after a couple of years now.
Best, Sam