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You should really consider getting a cheap 120GB SSD for your OS and a few important programs. They can be found for around 20 bucks. Just make sure that it is NOT a DRAM-less SSD.

Honestly, if you are mainly using the build as a workstation, you might consider getting a cheaper gpu and a better CPU instead. Besides that, the new RX 6000 and RTX 3000 series cards will be available at some point, so there is no point in spending tons of money on a 5700xt or 2070.

This build sounds pretty reasonable as well. Since I am often using VMs, development environments and the old chap firefox (I still don’t get why browsers eat up that much RAM) my system is using the swap way too often with 16 GB, so I definitely need to go for 32 GB. I was particularly interested in the 8x4 because I can salvage 2 of these sticks from a non-functional machine without any further cost. I guess I will check the differences in performance between the 3700x and 3800x and see which one fits my needs.

Uhm, they died within 2 years? Actually I would be kinda happy about that since the local laws here in Germany / EU guarantee me 2 years of free warranty ;). 3-4 Years in total (because the replacement cards are also gonna fail at some point) seems enough for me at the moment since I am expecting an increasing income throughout the next few years.

Well, I‘ve been using Intel CPUs since the early Core 2 Duos and am kinda used to them. But concerning that I might even save the money for an entirely new cooler, it seems to be the time to move on and go for an AMD based system. I am sure the AMD mounting kit for the Dark Rock 4 is lying around somewhere.. But why do you think Gigabyte GPUs are that bad? I am not really into all this video card stuff, but can they really be much worse than GPUs made by other brands? Nonetheless, I don‘t really think I need to go for a 2070 (if it wasn’t partially broken, I would still use my 1060), because I would preferably spend the money saved on updating my pretty outdated testing machine (i5 2nd gen, GTX 950 and stuff like that). So should I go for a 2060 made by another company?

Heya! I‘ve been thinking about updating my old gaming rig to a newer, multi-purpose computer since I started using it for video editing and coding around a year ago. I am still gonna use it for gaming, so I can‘t just go for a full workstation. I just finished planing the following upgrades, but I am unsure whether I could improve it in terms of bang-for-a-buck. Motherboard: Asus Maximus 7 Ranger —> Asus ROG Strix Z390-f Gaming CPU: i7-4790k —> i7-9700k (since I am still gonna game on it, I preferred Intels higher single core performance over AMD processors) RAM: Some weird 2x8 GB DDR3 —> 4x8 GB DDR4 G.Skill RibJaws V 3200 Mhz GPU: Some weird GTX 1060 6GB (the PCIe Express Pin seems to be kinda bent and doesnt always connect well) —> Gigabyte RTX 2060 OC (I know it seems to suck concerning cooling, but hey, anybody needs to save some money now and then) CPU cooler: beQuiet! Dark Rock 4 with stock fan —> Corsair Hydro H115i PRO with stock fans (I got no free space for a 360mm radiator) GPU cooler: stock PSU: beQuiet! Pure Power L7 530W (this old baby served me well for around 10 years) Storage: A pretty cheap SanDisk 1 TB SSD, but it seems to do its job + 2 TB external HDD Storage (USB 3.0) And of course: a hell lot of RGBs (‘cause RGB equals performance, ya know) I‘d really appreciate some tips / improvements for this rig concerning a mixed workload. I am also planning on pushing the CPU to around 5Ghz, so adequate cooling is a must-have.