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PC upgrade | $800 to spend

krupty
By krupty
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Hi there!

 

I'm looking to upgrade my computer when I get my next paycheck.

 

Right now my PC have:

 

i7 6700k

Asus Z170-A 

16 GB DDR4

120 GB SSD (3 years old)

250 GB HDD (5 years old)

GTX 770

 

Im looking to spend max $800.

 

I'm looking to play games like PUGB, Arma 3 etc and stream at some special occasions.

 

What do you recommend for me?

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Upgrade that GPU. Rest should be good to go. Although adding a 1TB (or more) mechanical drive would also help a lot

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Just now, Syn Messer said:

Upgrade that GPU. Rest should be good to go. Although adding a 1TB (or more) mechanical drive would also help a lot

Yup. Go for a 980 Ti or 1070 if you can find one, plus a 1TB HDD for games. 

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Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

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Definitely purchase a GPU. A 1070 or a 1080 is a great choice, and your CPU will not be a bottleneck.

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I would get a 10 series GPU minimum a 1060 6 GB or team red equivalent 

1 TB Mechanical drive and a larger boot drive, but thats just me :)

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Should be enough for a 1080ti and 2 tb hard drive...do that  your 6700k will still suck at streaming but at least your graphics will be amazing

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I was thinking about buying a new SSD because mine is 3 years old. But is that necessary? 

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2 minutes ago, krupty said:

I was thinking about buying a new SSD because mine is 3 years old. But is that necessary? 

It's an option but personally I would get a 1080 (ti) and then spend what's left on storage

 

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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Okey, do you recommend any specific hard drive? Does Seagate Barracuda work?

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