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5 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

I play a lot of DOTA, PUBG, Squad, Battlefield, Squad, and WWIII... What do you think?

 

Thank you

A higher frequency CPU with your budget will give you more performance. Getting the i7-7700k and OC'ing it will make a difference. That said you should keep your eyes open on used 1080Ti's, they can be found at great deals and once you sell your CPU and GPU you probably will nearly break even on getting a 1080Ti.

Okay guys, I'm planning to work on some upgrades but please keep in mind I will still stick with my SKYLAKE build.

I need some advice on what else to upgrade for my build to run more smoothly. Here's what I currently have photo down below...

 

Thank you!

 

  • CPU
    Intel I5 6600K (Skylake)
  • Motherboard
    MSI Z170A GAMING M7
  • RAM
    G.SKILL 2x8 16GB DDR4 2400MZ
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G
  • Case
    NZXT NOCTIS 450 ROG (Modded)
  • Storage
    Kingston HyperX Fury SSD 240GB / Seagate 1TB Black HDD (Barracuda)
  • PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 80+ GOLD 850W Fully Modular
  • Display(s)
    ASUS ROG Swift PG278QR Gaming Monitor - 27" 2K WQHD (2560 x 1440), 1ms, overclockable 165Hz, G-SYNC™
  • Cooling
    Corsair Hydro Series™ H100i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
  • Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — CHERRY® MX Speed RGB
  • Mouse
    Corsair Gaming M65 RGB Laser Gaming Mouse — Black
  • Sound
    Corsair ST100 RGB Premium Headset Stand with 7.1 Surround Sound | VOID PRO RGB Wireless Premium Gaming Headset with Dolby | Altec Lansing 7.1 Speakers
  • Operating System
    Windows 10

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3 minutes ago, I-r0k said:

How much do you want to spend?

I'm thinking right around a $200-400 bucks...

Either I do a CPU change probably an I7-6700k / 2nd hand MSI GTX 1080TI or a Trident 2x8 16 3000mhz RGB RAM? (I can only afford 1 category)

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1 minute ago, Kevoh said:

I'm thinking right around a $200-400 bucks...

Either I do a CPU change probably an I7-6700k / 2nd hand MSI GTX 1080TI or a Trident 2x8 16 3000mhz RGB RAM? (I can only afford 1 category)

Thank you

Depends on what games you are playing. BTW what games are you playing?

“Security is always excessive until it’s not enough.”

– Robbie Sinclair, Head of Security, NSW Australia 

 

“Have you tried turning it off and on again?” - Every Tech Rep Ever

 

If you need help with your build please tag me.

 

 

 

Main PC:

CPU: Ryzen 3 1300x RAM: 8gb ddr4 2666 MT/s Mobo: ASRock A320M HDD: 1tb WD GPU: Gtx 1050ti 4gb

 

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P.s. if you can tell me what reference my location I will follow you. 

Bonus points if you can tell me the names of the people there. 

 

 

 

 

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Just now, Kevoh said:

I'm thinking right around a $200-400 bucks...

Either I do a CPU change probably an I7-6700k / 2nd hand MSI GTX 1080TI or a Trident 2x8 16 3000mhz RGB RAM? (I can only afford 1 category)

Thank you

I'd get an i7-7700k, faster RAM doesn't have much of a difference on Intel systems. And then you can sell your CPU and get some money.

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3 minutes ago, I-r0k said:

Depends on what games you are playing. BTW what games are you playing?

I play a lot of DOTA, PUBG, Squad, Battlefield, Squad, and WWIII... What do you think?

 

Thank you

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5 minutes ago, Kevoh said:

I play a lot of DOTA, PUBG, Squad, Battlefield, Squad, and WWIII... What do you think?

 

Thank you

A higher frequency CPU with your budget will give you more performance. Getting the i7-7700k and OC'ing it will make a difference. That said you should keep your eyes open on used 1080Ti's, they can be found at great deals and once you sell your CPU and GPU you probably will nearly break even on getting a 1080Ti.

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Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q 100Hz IPS G-Sync UW  Dell UltraSharp U3419W 60Hz IPS UW  Custom TOFU96  Corsair Scimitar Pro RGB 

 

Work Rig  ThreadRipper 3970X  Asus Prime TRX40 Pro ATX  G.Skill RipjawsV 8x32GB 3200Mhz CL16  Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 24GB  Corsair HXi 1000W  EVGA CLC 360 AIO  8x Sabrent Rocket 2TB w/ 2x Asus Hyper m.2 V2   Arctic P12 Fans  Phanteks P400A ATX Mid Tower 

 

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I'd say an i7. I have a 7600k and am looking at upgrade paths as well, I'm going with the i5-8400 though.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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