$1250CAD Upgrade

[Statik]

Hey guys, I’m currently looking to upgrade my rig from my setup in my signature. I plan to keep everything except mobo, cpu, GPU, and ram. I would LIKE to go with intel and nvidia purely for fanboy reasons, but it seems like amd has been preforming really well lately. 

 

Regardless, I have a PC partpicker link below with a possible upgrade. What is everyone’s opinions? I’m not looking to upgrade to another mid tier rig, I’m looking to upgrade to an above average powerful, sexy rig. (Without being the obviously expensive 9900k and 1080TI.) what do you guys think of my list below? As well as possible changes?. I’ve also included a possible intel/nvidia rig for a little more

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor	$319.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Motherboard	Asus - ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard	$164.95 @ Vuugo
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$89.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card	XFX - Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card	$519.99 @ Memory Express
Case	NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$114.99 @ Canada Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1209.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-22 09:45 EDT-0400

 

 

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$338.75 @ shopRBC
Motherboard	MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$184.25 @ Vuugo
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$89.99 @ Canada Computers
Video Card	Asus - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card	$639.00 @ Canada Computers
Case	NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case	$109.50 @ Vuugo
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1361.49
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-22 09:49 EDT-0400

 

[Fasauceome]

If you can wait until the end of August, partner cards of the 5700XT will be available for much better performance, but if you can't wait, a that blower model is fine for the time being.

[Statik]

25 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

If you can wait until the end of August, partner cards of the 5700XT will be available for much better performance, but if you can't wait, a that blower model is fine for the time being.

I probably should have included in my OP, I’m actually planning on waiting until around November to upgrade. I’m going away for about 3 months soon, so I don’t see a point in upgrading until I get back

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Statik said:

I probably should have included in my OP, I’m actually planning on waiting until around November to upgrade. I’m going away for about 3 months soon, so I don’t see a point in upgrading until I get back

In that case, a new parts list at that point in time will serve you better, pricing is due to change

[GoldenLag]

11 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

In that case, a new parts list at that point in time will serve you better, pricing is due to change

MSI is comming in with new B450 for third gen Ryzen. So its very much worth waiting a bit to save a dime and get a tomahawk then.

 

All of the newer B450 will be marked with something at the end to indicate it being newer

[Statik]

31 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

MSI is comming in with new B450 for third gen Ryzen. So its very much worth waiting a bit to save a dime and get a tomahawk then.

 

All of the newer B450 will be marked with something at the end to indicate it being newer

Awesome, thanks. I’m also strongly considering pushing my budget to $1500 and getting a 9700k with a tomahawk and a 5700xt

 

45 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

In that case, a new parts list at that point in time will serve you better, pricing is due to change

Yeah I figured it would change, I’m just looking into it now to get an idea, and it’s fun

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, Statik said:

Awesome, thanks. I’m also strongly considering pushing my budget to $1500 and getting a 9700k with a tomahawk and a 5700xt

9700k is worse choice than going for a 3700x. 

 

lacking HT is just awful with you being able to get an 8 core for the same price. that is just as fast singlethreaded. while also being able to cool it. 

 

 

also go with the non-x parts from AMD when applicable. the X series parts really dont add anything. 

[Statik]

9 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

9700k is worse choice than going for a 3700x. 

 

lacking HT is just awful with you being able to get an 8 core for the same price. that is just as fast singlethreaded. while also being able to cool it. 

 

 

also go with the non-x parts from AMD when applicable. the X series parts really dont add anything. 

Okay. I don’t really know much about current AMD parts. Would a 3700x significantly outperform a 9700k? And ontop of that is would a 3700x be considered a powerful cpu by today’s standards? I also can’t find any not x series parts on part picker

[GoldenLag]

27 minutes ago, Statik said:

Okay. I don’t really know much about current AMD parts. Would a 3700x significantly outperform a 9700k?

perform roughly the same today while being cheaper. also it has Hyperthreading meaning it wont die next year when stuff starts to use 8 threads properly

in other words, a better CPU. 

30 minutes ago, Statik said:

And ontop of that is would a 3700x be considered a powerful cpu by today’s standards?

 

yes it is. 

 

31 minutes ago, Statik said:

I also can’t find any not x series parts on part picker

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9nm323/amd-ryzen-5-3600-36-thz-6-core-processor-100-100000031box

 

yes you can.

[Statik]

2 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

 

yes you can.

Sorry, my bad. I was only looking for 3700, not 3600. I would probably end up going for the 3700x instead of a 3600, for the extra two cores.