Gaming Rig $500-$1200

[Gotham]

I'm looking for a gaming rig that can be better than my previous build. I currently am running a:

• I7 7800x 
• 32gb's of DDR4 3200hz
• gtx 1060 6gb

I'm in the United States. Don't need a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. 

Thank you!

[Gotham]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i7-7800X 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor	Purchased For $389.99
CPU Cooler	be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	Purchased For $89.90
Motherboard	EVGA - X299 FTW K EATX LGA2066 Motherboard	Purchased For $169.99
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	Purchased For $154.99
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	Purchased For $154.99
Storage	Western Digital - Black NVMe 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	Purchased For $60.00
Storage	Samsung - 850 Pro Series 256 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$179.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Seagate - Barracuda 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 750 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING Video Card	Purchased For $359.00
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $99.89
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$114.39 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Samsung - LC32F391FWNXZA 32.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $280.00
Monitor	Samsung - LC32F391FWNXZA 32.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	Purchased For $280.00
Keyboard	Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$119.60 @ Amazon
Mouse	Logitech - G700s Wireless Laser Mouse
Headphones	Turtle Beach - PX22 Headset
Speakers	Logitech - Z506 155 W 5.1ch Speakers	$80.99 @ SuperBiiz
Other	Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone - Blackout Edition	$103.00 @ Amazon
Other	ARCTIC COOLING ACCEL-MONO-PLUS Fluid Dynamic Accelero Mono PLUS VGA	Purchased For $38.99
Other	Spectrum Diversified Euro Banana Holder, Chrome	Purchased For $13.94
Other	Corsair Carbide Series 275R Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Gaming Case White	$74.98 @ Newegg
Other	Stony-Edge Microphone/Headset/Headphone Audio Extension Cable for iPhone or Smartphones, 3.5mm TRRS Male to Female, 13 Feet	$11.95 @ Amazon
Other	Capstone LED Puck Lights with Directional Base, 5 Count	$39.99 @ Amazon
Other	Acer XF250Q 24.5" Gaming Monitor, 16:9 240Hz 1ms (GTG), AMD FreeSync, HDMI, DisplayPort, LED Backlight LCD	Purchased For $250.00
Other	Logitech G-series G402 mouse pad	Purchased For $16.99
Other	HyperX HX-HSCR-GM Cloud Revolver Gaming Headset for PC & PS4	Purchased For $119.99
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$3238.45
	Mail-in rebates	-$35.00
	Total	$3203.45
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-22 11:05 EST-0500

 This is my previous build

[TH3R34P3R]

1 minute ago, Gotham said:

I'm looking for a gaming rig that can be better than my previous build. I currently am running a:

• I7 7800x 
• 32gb's of DDR4 3200hz
• gtx 1060 6gb

I'm in the United States. Don't need a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. 

Thank you!

awesome. you have storage, ram, a psu, and peripherals. that gives me a lot of room to work with. do you want to keep the x299 platform? because i think you can legit just go for an rtx 2080 and keep your cpu. (if you are at 1440p)

[Gotham]

Just now, TH3R34P3R said:

awesome. you have storage, ram, a psu, and peripherals. that gives me a lot of room to work with. do you want to keep the x299 platform? because i think you can legit just go for an rtx 2080 and keep your cpu. (if you are at 1440p)

If i wanted to change sockets i would need a new motherboard which i don't think is necessary.

[OmicronEta]

I Have to agree. I think that the only thing that needs a refresh is the GPU and maybe power supply if you are getting a power sucker. The core and chipset are still perfectly fine and the ram is as well. If you want my recommendation would just be putting the budget it into an RTX2080.

 

[TH3R34P3R]

3 minutes ago, Gotham said:

If i wanted to change sockets i would need a new motherboard which i don't think is necessary.

how far can you push your current CPU on an OC?

[TH3R34P3R]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kZPKHx/evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-11gb-xc-gaming-video-card-11g-p4-2382-kr @Gotham

 

here is your only upgrade you really need. 

 

and yeah yeah yeah, you can indeed go for a GPU for 400 less, in the form of a 2080, but it seems you really only cut corners on the gpu when you built this, and I would suggest amending that with a 2080ti, as it kinda is future proof for probably several years to come. 

[Gotham]

1 minute ago, TH3R34P3R said:

how far can you push your current CPU on an OC?

Currently have a 4.5gz to all cores and could probably go farther.

[TH3R34P3R]

Just now, Gotham said:

Currently have a 4.5gz to all cores and could probably go farther.

thats a very good OC, so yeah. GPU is all you really need. 

[Gotham]

1 minute ago, TH3R34P3R said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kZPKHx/evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-11gb-xc-gaming-video-card-11g-p4-2382-kr @Gotham

 

here is your only upgrade you really need. 

 

and yeah yeah yeah, you can indeed go for a GPU for 400 less, in the form of a 2080, but it seems you really only cut corners on the gpu when you built this, and I would suggest amending that with a 2080ti, as it kinda is future proof for probably several years to come. 

ill probably just spend my tax's on that.

[Gotham]

1 minute ago, TH3R34P3R said:

thats a very good OC, so yeah. GPU is all you really need. 

do you think getting this is better then 2x 1070ti's?

[SnowyMus]

Yeah, you don't need a new rig. I'd just upgrade the GPU. Everything else is fine.

 

What I'd do is get an RTX 2080 and a 1440p monitor. If you want, you can get a 144 Hz 1440p monitor (maybe with G-Sync?), and if you can't quite afford it, you could sell your GTX 1060.

 

A 2080 Ti would be kind of wasted at 1080p 60 Hz in my opinion.

 

3 minutes ago, Gotham said:

do you think getting this is better then 2x 1070ti's?

If all you cared about was synthetic benchmarks rather than actual gaming, you could go for a dual GPU configuration. In actual gaming, a single GPU is almost always better than two GPUs.

[TH3R34P3R]

1 minute ago, Kavawuvi said:

kind of wasted at 1080p 60 Hz

he has a 240hz down in the other items on that pcpp list

[Gotham]

2 minutes ago, Kavawuvi said:

Yeah, you don't need a new rig. I'd just upgrade the GPU. Everything else is fine.

 

What I'd do is get an RTX 2080 and a 1440p monitor. If you want, you can get a 144 Hz 1440p monitor (maybe with G-Sync?), and if you can't quite afford it, you could sell your GTX 1060.

 

A 2080 Ti would be kind of wasted at 1080p 60 Hz in my opinion.

 

If all you cared about was synthetic benchmarks rather than actual gaming, you could go for a dual GPU configuration. In actual gaming, a single GPU is almost always better than two GPUs.

I have a 240hz monitor in the bottom of my list.

[SnowyMus]

2 minutes ago, Gotham said:

I have a 240hz monitor in the bottom of my list.

Oh, oops. I only saw the 60 Hz monitors.

 

In that case, yeah, get an RTX 2080 Ti. Sell your old GPU. It should come to around $1200.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Kavawuvi said:

Yeah, you don't need a new rig. I'd just upgrade the GPU. Everything else is fine.

 

What I'd do is get an RTX 2080 and a 1440p monitor. If you want, you can get a 144 Hz 1440p monitor (maybe with G-Sync?), and if you can't quite afford it, you could sell your GTX 1060.

 

A 2080 Ti would be kind of wasted at 1080p 60 Hz in my opinion.

 

If all you cared about was synthetic benchmarks rather than actual gaming, you could go for a dual GPU configuration. However, a single GPU is always better than two GPUs.

Having a 2080ti at 1080p 60hz would make 0 sense so I would have to agree. I had a 1080ti with a 1080p 60hz monitor for a short period or time and it felt pretty awful because i couldn't do anything with that extra horse power. Ended up getting a 240hz monitor shortly after and then I got the see what it could really do. Rtx 2080 plus a decent monitor is a better idea than 2080 ti and a 1080p 60hz monitor for sure. 

[Brooksie359]

3 minutes ago, Gotham said:

I have a 240hz monitor in the bottom of my list.

Honestly I would probably still go for a 2080 plus a 1440p monitor. The 2080ti isn't going to do much for you compared to the 2080 at 1080p especially if you aren't running something like a 8700k or 9900k at 5ghz. 

[Dedayog]

29 minutes ago, Gotham said:

I'm looking for a gaming rig that can be better than my previous build. I currently am running a:

• I7 7800x 
• 32gb's of DDR4 3200hz
• gtx 1060 6gb

I'm in the United States. Don't need a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. 

Thank you!

Curious why you went with 7800X for gaming.  

[Gotham]

5 hours ago, jstudrawa said:

Curious why you went with 7800X for gaming.  

Just got a good deal for the cpu, and motherboard