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Installing your OS and core applications on a SSD and using the HDD only for mass storage and games is probably the only wise upgrade to do in here.

 

Your build is very balanced but whatever you do from here will need hefty costs, like your memory is too bad for any faster CPU and if you were going for faster CPU you'd need to ditch the whole platform.

 

A faster GPU alone only makes sense if you're targeting more eye candy and resolution than refresh rate.

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Hello all! 

Just looking for some new upgrade suggestions.

Build:

CPU: Intel I7-6700

GPU: Asus 1070 OC Strix edition 

Mobo: Asus H110m-plus

Case: Thermaltake V4 black 

HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda drive

RAM: 2x8 DDR4 2133 

What's the next step? 

I was thinking maybe an SSD or a new motherboard. 

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Installing your OS and core applications on a SSD and using the HDD only for mass storage and games is probably the only wise upgrade to do in here.

 

Your build is very balanced but whatever you do from here will need hefty costs, like your memory is too bad for any faster CPU and if you were going for faster CPU you'd need to ditch the whole platform.

 

A faster GPU alone only makes sense if you're targeting more eye candy and resolution than refresh rate.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Installing your OS and core applications on a SSD and using the HDD only for mass storage and games is probably the only wise upgrade to do in here.

 

Your build is very balanced but whatever you do from here will need hefty costs, like your memory is too bad for any faster CPU and if you were going for faster CPU you'd need to ditch the whole platform.

 

A faster GPU alone only makes sense if you're targeting more eye candy and resolution than refresh rate.

I forgot to mention, I really only focus on 1080p gaming, 

But thanks! Next step is probably a decent SSD and maybe after a year or so I'll upgrade Mobo and cpu together since my 6700 won't be losing me any frames during 1080p

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Just now, EyeTea said:

I forgot to mention, I really only focus on 1080p gaming, 

But thanks! Next step is probably a decent SSD and maybe after a year or so I'll upgrade Mobo and cpu together since my 6700 won't be losing me any frames during 1080p

I'd also upgrade you ram when you do that since it can make a performance difference though it's more substantial on Ryzen processors than Intel's offerings. Plus ram right now for 16 GB of DDR4 3000 is only $80 to $100

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