Opinion on Parts Upgrade vs System Replacement
I'm trying to figure out if I should proceed with my plan, replace my system entirely, or do something else (like get an Xbox X). I have had my current system since 2019 and it has done everything I have thrown at it, whether it's 4k encoding, large photography files, and most gaming titles out there (like Cyberpunk, Halo Infinite, and Forza Horizon 5). But now that Forza Horizon 6 is out, I'm getting video card crashes with it. Now I know my card is out of support and I have the latest update form Nvidia so I'm assuming the card is too old.
My current plan was to buy an RTX 4070 that fits my current case and see how it works with the rest of my system with FH6. If it doesn't bode well, then at least I have the GPU to put into a newer workstation. I have read that there might be CPU bottlenecks with my current setup running 1440p with the 4070, but then I have read from others that it works well with similar setups to mine. I know it sounds crazy to upgrade/replace a system for one game, but the setup is from 2019, I'm looking at it more for future proofing and if I do end up replacing it, want to do so without breaking the bank for at least another 7 years or so.
Here's my current setup:
Dell Precision 5810 workstation | Intel Xeon E5-1660 vs 3.0GHz-3.5Ghz | 4x16GB DDR4-2666 ECC Ram | Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB | Samsung SSD 860 Pro (boot), Intel SSD 1.6TB (storage), Kioxia NVMe 2TB in PCIe adapter card (more storage) | Dell 685W power supply
You can see from the specs it is fairly powerful, at least in certain areas (or maybe I'm just so used to it I'm delusional). But what are your thoughts on my plan, to put a 4070 in there, see how it works, and if not, get another system to put the 4070 into? Or should I just not bother and buy a gaming machine that I could use for FH6 and all the other things I use it for? Or should i just be money conscious and get an Xbox instead, (since my Xbox One S can't run it)?
I appreciate your time and opinions on this!