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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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I would go scratch if you have the budget, or upgrade it in parts. some can be taken with the new one like the hdd, monitor and case, but some things are just too old

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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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, 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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, 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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, 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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, 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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