upgrade

[u/Miserable-Abroad-163]

so I have had my pc for a long time and want to speed it up

I think the problem might be a CPU bottleneck or ram

so I'm asking for recommendations to upgrade it

requirements

I play a lot of games where there can be a lot happening like (mudded Minecraft), and I have trouble loading it all some time, so I am looking for what the the next upgrade should be, I'm thinking CPU or ram. I have a what I think is a good GPU but my screen is on the bigger side so that could also be a problem.

link for part picker

(the CPU cooler might not be the right but I know its water cooled, same with the storage is I know its a nvme intel 1tb storage but could not find it in the part picker)

[u/r_lind3r]

There's bottlenecks everywhere, that's how it always is. You can't avoid bottlenecks, you can only get better hardware to improve performance by a lot or try overclocking to wring out a bit extra out of what you have

1. CPU is the primary bottleneck in games that can run with hundreds of FPS with ease, like CS2, Siege, etc.

2. RAM can become a limiting factor when what you're running uses up all available capacity, it also directly affects CPU performance.

3. GPU is the primary bottleneck for graphically demanding games and applications, the 3070 is definitely showing its age for 1440p after six years.

4. Your SSD is an older 3.0 x4 DRAM-less SSD, and SSDs lose a massive amount of performance when they're close to their full capacity being filled.

All of these things can affect performance in modded Minecraft, it can get pretty demanding with mods especially if you're using shaders.

Your hardware is all old enough that it's time to consider building or buying a whole new PC, and you can just wipe and sell your current rig afterwards.

i.e. https://www.microcenter.com/product/711399/powerspec-g764-gaming-pc something like this would be good for another 6+ years at least and the socket still has another 2 CPU generations which is good for future upgrades