Not sure when to build a new PC because of pricing.

Is there nothing in the old build you could use to carry into the new build mate ? Could you not bolster up the price by flogging the old system to give you more money ?? Maybe do like me and get brutal and put stuff on flea bay to get extra dosh in.

@Techy111 - Yeah - I suppose I could do a bit of selling, but I wanted to keep this computer because I have so much other stuff on it. It's hooked up to so much other stuff too. The Next PC I built, I just wanted it for gaming without all the other crap I have to put on a PC. Seems expensive just for a gaming PC though..

Well you could always do it in two separate parts. Get the CPU, RAM and Motherboard (assuming your current RAM isn't compatible) in one part, keeping your case, hard drives and GPU and then getting your new more powerful GPU later on down the line.

The next RTX cards are bound to be cheaper because 1) The NVidia share price tanked with the release of the current RTX cards and 2) The new tech in the current RTX cards will be cheaper to produce.

That's what I'm going to do when I eventually build my new rig in a few years.

@snowdog Yes, that's an idea. I might look at doing something like that because I want to keep hold of a second PC this time. Saves putting all the crap on a new build..

Computer tech hasn’t really improved at all over the last decade. I would just get a new GPU and PSU as needed. As long as your current sytem works for your needs then why waste the money?

Newer is NOT always better. 

Words to live by. 

@Digikid1 - I've currently got a i7 6700k Skylake Cpu, but haven't had a good look at the current crop of Cpu's to see what they are capable of doing tbh..

I have a 6700k with my 2080ti and it's awesome still mate. Was testing last night on our new sim in task manager. It utilises 48 percent cpu but maxes out the gpu at 99 percent.

So keep that 6700k for a while yet ;)

I also have a 6700K and am planning on keeping it for another 3 years or so. My next upgrade will be a GPU once prices start getting sensible again but for now I'm quite happy with my 1080 too.

I always spend as much as possible when building a new rig because then I don't need to worry about building a new one for at least 5 years, and even then I can usually get away with just buying a new GPU. The only time I didn't do this was with my 2GB 4870 because it was a bit of a BEAST lol :D It kept punching above its weight for YEARS.

So when I built my current rig I ended up building a new rig from scratch and then using my 4870 until I could afford a 1080 about 6 months later.

Currently I think my rig is awesome for VR gaming, I'll upgrade when games arrive that truly need more GPU power than my oc'ed GTX 1080 can deliver - and not before. 

Games before hardware  B)

Do you have any game unplayable or running quite badly on your rig? (It should be a game you really want to play)

With many devs needing PSVR + PCVR to make VR games profitable, the PSVR will be the lowest common denomitator for the level of polys and the need for cpu power - your 6700K may be better than what the PS5 can deliver - maybe you don't need to upgrade cpu until 2025  ;)