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Gunner0102
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Hello all, 

 

So I've wanted to upgrade my current PC fro a while now but haven't had the time, or resources to do so until recently. I'm mostly looking for a gaming rig with some productivity in Adobe programs. I'll go ahead and post some rough specs below and I'd like to hear from you guys as to which things I should be aiming to upgrade first, which things I could live with a while longer, or if I should just start from scratch. You'll see that the system is a few generations back in the PC world but overall it still runs well. I just know I can get much more use and enjoyment these days. As for budget its mediocre, but that is why I'd like to take one thing at a time if I can.

 

Motherboard.............................. ASRock - H81M-HDS

CPU........................................... Intel Core i5-4670 @3.4GHz (Intel Cooler)

GPU........................................... AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series

RAM........................................... 8GB DDR3

HDD........................................... WD10EZEX-08M2NA0 (WD Blue 1TB)

Monitor....................................... Dell 24070WFP 

 

Peripherals are all Logitech G series stuff and are fine. 

 

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If your budget is real tight, get an i7 4770 from eBay, and then get a GTX 1060 3gb. Also, shoot for another 8GB ram dimm.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

If your budget is real tight, get an i7 4770 from eBay, and then get a GTX 1060 3gb. Also, shoot for another 8GB ram dimm.

Other way around.  Get a new GPU before CPU, that i5 is fine.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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2 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Other way around.  Get a new GPU before CPU, that i5 is fine.

For Adobe stuff in mind I figured it should probably be good for an i7, but that's not a super expensive upgrade so hopefully OP can get both at the same time.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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2 hours ago, Gunner0102 said:

@Finwillwin

@mikat

 

Overall budget would be a little north of 1k, around 1200.

USD?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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13 minutes ago, Gunner0102 said:

Yessir

That's quite a large budget, so you should be able to get a Ryzen 7 2700, a good X470 motherboard, 16GB of DDR4, and an SSD.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $249.99 @ Newegg Business
Motherboard Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $117.69 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $129.99 @ Amazon
Storage ADATA - XPG 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $84.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card $329.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $932.65
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $912.65
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 18:05 EST-0500  

 

How's this look? I've used the motherboard and SSD in a previous build, they're pretty great.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 hour ago, fasauceome said:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor $249.99 @ Newegg Business
Motherboard Gigabyte - X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard $117.69 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $129.99 @ Amazon
Storage ADATA - XPG 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $84.99 @ Amazon
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card $329.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $932.65
  Mail-in rebates -$20.00
  Total $912.65
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-27 18:05 EST-0500  

 

How's this look? I've used the motherboard and SSD in a previous build, they're pretty great.

That looks great! Thanks for the help. 

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