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Riift
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So far I have a good pc build but now looking to upgrade something but have no idea what.

This is what I have:

CPU: Intel i5 8700k 

GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060

RAM: Crucial 8GB (x2)

Case: Corsair Carbide Spec Omega

PSU: Corsair RM750x

Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix H370-F

CPU Cooler: Corsair h115i

SSD: Kingston 240GB

HDD: Western Force Caviar Blue 1TB

HDD: Toshiba 1TB

Monitor: Acer 23” IPS

Keyboard: Corsair Strafe MK2 RGB

Mouse: Corsair Sabre RGB

 

 

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With those specs you'll probably get the biggest improvement upgrading the GPU. You might also want 16 GB of RAM at some point.

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Desktop:

Intel Core i7-11700K | Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black | ASUS ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WiFi  | 32 GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3200 MHz | ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD | 2TB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD | Seasonic Focus GX-850 | Fractal Design Meshify C | Windows 10 Pro

 

Laptop:

HP Omen 15 | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 16 GB 3200 MHz | Nvidia RTX 3060 | 1 TB WD Black PCIe 3.0 SSD | 512 GB Micron PCIe 3.0 SSD | Windows 11

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4 minutes ago, Riift said:

So far I have a good pc build but now looking to upgrade something but have no idea what.

If you don't have a need to upgrade, don't upgrade anything. Your system should be good for 1080p gaming (if that's what you're doing).
 

4 minutes ago, Riift said:

CPU: Intel i5 8700k 

Is that an i7 8700k or i5 8600k?

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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I do have 16GB of Ram. Sry I didn’t state that very clearly.

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Just now, Spotty said:

If you don't have a need to upgrade, don't upgrade anything. Your system should be good for 1080p gaming (if that's what you're doing).
 

Is that an i7 8700k or i5 8600k?

8700k

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Just now, Riift said:

8700k

Oops I meant i5 8700k

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Just now, Riift said:

Oops I meant i5 8700k

There's no such thing as an i5 8700k. There's an i5 8600k or there's an i7 8700k.

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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Only upgrade when your performance is not what you want it to be. Upgrading for the sake of upgrading is a waste of money.

1 minute ago, Riift said:

Oops I meant i5 8700k

That's not possible.

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My System:

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Gigabyte RTX 3060TI Gaming OC Pro, Fractal Design Meshify C TG, 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200MHz, MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max, Samsung 850 EVO 512GB, 2TB WD Blue, Corsair RM850x, LG 27GL83A-B

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Just now, Riift said:

Oops I meant i5 8700k

there is no i5 8700k

 

it's either the 8600k for a i5

or a 8700k for a i7

 

I would say the 1060 too if you need more performence, but if you don't, don't uprade at all

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Thx I will likely not upgrade then coz it’s not necessary.

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And what are you using the system for? If you were to upgrade something, what would you hope to achieve from doing so?

CPU: Intel i7 6700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450

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1 minute ago, Spotty said:

And what are you using the system for? If you were to upgrade something, what would you hope to achieve from doing so?

So far using it for gaming and also running some software like UE4. FPS is great, CPU at a low temp constantly, so really it would be graphics that I would like to make better.

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i always find graphics cards the most fun upgrade

a year ago i would have said a new monitor but i have had such a sh*t experience with quality control of monitors i have changed my mind

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Just now, kilgore_T said:

i always find graphics cards the most fun upgrade

Yeah I will either upgrade my GPU next or not upgrade at all.

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5 minutes ago, PacketMan said:

Are you going go play at 1080p, 1440p or 4K? What's your monitor? If it's a 1080p 60hz monitor just save more money and upgrade monitor+GPU

With that build a 1440p 144hz display with a RTX 2060 should be fine, really good combo

Yeah I just have a 1080p 60hz monitor at the moment.

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I have a very similar PC.

 

My next upgrade will be Q4 2019 to move from 1080p 144hz gaming to 1440p 144hz gaming.

 

I will buy new monitor and new Video card so starting to save up now as total cost will be around $1000.

i5 8600 - RX580 - Fractal Nano S - 1080p 144Hz

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