Upgrade Path

[RoryRB]

Note: This is my first post so if i get anything wrong let me know.

 

The pc i originaly build was for a buget of £300 and has recieved minor upgrads since. I was wondering if i should upgrade it or start fresh as i prefer up to date hardware. I have about £800-£1000 to spend and was thinking starting fresh with a 9600k 2060 kind of system. 

 

Pentium G4560 (stock cooler)

Asrock 250hmv 

8GB of hyperx fury ddr4 2133 (2x4)

Gigabyte GT 1030 2gb low propfile 

240GB Kingston sata SSD

500GB HDD 

Cheap non-Branded case 

Evga white lable 500w psu

 

Im ok to keep the storage although a m.2 for a bootdrive would be nice. 

 

USES:Heavy gaming, youtube content creation photo editing and more.

Edited May 2, 2019 by Zvoid
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[LukeSavenije]

I'd sell the system as a whole and go fresh

 

want a suggestion? all i need is preferences at this point

[RoryRB]

 

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

I'd sell the system as a whole and go fresh

 

want a suggestion? all i need is preferences at this point

I was thinking of keeping it as a streaming box.

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Zvoid said:

I was thinking of keeping it as a streaming box.

also a option... tho the new nvenc encoder in the 1660+ is really good, keep that in mind

 

but if you do want to keep it, swap out the psu

[RoryRB]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

I'd sell the system as a whole and go fresh

 

want a suggestion? all i need is preferences at this point

Up to date and upgradeable is all i need, im fine with amd intel but wpuld prefer nvidea for realtime raytracing support.

 

[kdawwgg1221]

2 minutes ago, Zvoid said:

 

I was thinking of keeping it as a streaming box.

What did you plan to stream with this???

[RoryRB]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

also a option... tho the new nvenc encoder in the 1660+ is really good, keep that in mind

 

but if you do want to keep it, swap out the psu

Well what i meant was playing 1440p 144hz as thats the monitor i have.

[RoryRB]

1 minute ago, kdawwgg1221 said:

What did you plan to stream with this???

Only stream light games like scrap mechanic non-competative csgo

[kdawwgg1221]

Just now, Zvoid said:

Only stream light games like scrap mechanic non-competative csgo

That is fair. I would definitely strengthen the processing power in there. 

[RoryRB]

I would like it to play games like ark and gta5 at medieum to high settings. Also im in school on my phone so i cant reply that fast

[RoryRB]

1 minute ago, kdawwgg1221 said:

That is fair. I would definitely strengthen the processing power in there. 

Maybe a i5 7500 of ebay ???

[LukeSavenije]

like this?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£134.99 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	£89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£75.99 @ Aria PC
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Western Digital - AV-GP 500 GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	£455.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case	£34.99 @ PC World
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 700 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	£71.58 @ Aria PC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£863.53
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 15:00 BST+0100

 

[kdawwgg1221]

1 minute ago, Zvoid said:

Maybe a 7500 ???

If you can find an i7-4790k and mono for around $200 and you'll have a kickass streaming box from basically nothing. But you have to decide if that's worth the money. Heck even a midrange Zen (OG) processor could do alright for around the same price or cheaper

 

[RoryRB]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

like this?

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£134.99 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	£89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£75.99 @ Aria PC
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Western Digital - AV-GP 500 GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	£455.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Corsair - SPEC-05 ATX Mid Tower Case	£34.99 @ PC World
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 700 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	£71.58 @ Aria PC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£863.53
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 15:00 BST+0100

 

I would prefer a better case like the coolermaster h500 mesh but overall pretty good.

[star_pilot475]

Just now, Zvoid said:

I would prefer a better case like the coolermaster h500 mesh but overall pretty good.

Or wait for zen 2...just saying it’s right around the corner

[kdawwgg1221]

Just now, star_pilot475 said:

Or wait for zen 2...just saying it’s right around the corner

That is what I would do for his new system. Zen 2 will kick a**. I am curious to see the Navi Graphics line...

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, Zvoid said:

I would prefer a better case like the coolermaster h500 mesh but overall pretty good.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£134.99 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	£89.99 @ Box Limited
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£75.99 @ Aria PC
Storage	Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Western Digital - AV-GP 500 GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB XC GAMING Video Card	£455.99 @ Amazon UK
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox MB511 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	£57.62 @ CCL Computers
Power Supply	be quiet! - Pure Power 11 700 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	£71.58 @ Aria PC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£886.16
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 15:06 BST+0100

 

[star_pilot475]

Just now, kdawwgg1221 said:

That is what I would do for his new system. Zen 2 will kick a**. I am curious to see the Navi Graphics line...

Same. It'll also make older Ryzen chips cheaper. 

[kdawwgg1221]

1 minute ago, star_pilot475 said:

Same. It'll also make older Ryzen chips cheaper.

The used market is going to be flooded with old Ryzen chips. Who knows, maybe 2600's may go as low as $100...

[star_pilot475]

Just now, kdawwgg1221 said:

The used market is going to be flooded with old Ryzen chips. Who knows, maybe 2600's may go as low as $100...

I really hope so as my system right now is absolute crap. A Ryzen 3 1200 would be a 79% performance boost. I’m holding out for prices to drop and then hopefully I’ll be able to upgrade too. 

[kdawwgg1221]

3 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

really hope so as my system right now is absolute crap. A Ryzen 3 1200 would be a 79% performance boost. I’m holding out for prices to drop and then hopefully I’ll be able to upgrade too. 

Don't worry my guy, I am in the same boat. I am holding out for these 3000 series chips to drop in order for me to be a happy camper and Ryzen owner

[RoryRB]

47 minutes ago, kdawwgg1221 said:

Don't worry my guy, I am in the same boat. I am holding out for these 3000 series chips to drop in order for me to be a happy camper and Ryzen owner

Yeah because i wont get the money until christmas and get the best deals in the january sales

[RoryRB]

I was thinking about doing it half and half, gpu psu and case now and wait until zen 2 and reavaluate the mobo cpu heatsink. I know my system would bottle neck with a 2060 but would it be that bad of an experience ???

[Stormseeker9]

17 hours ago, Zvoid said:

Up to date and upgradeable is all i need, im fine with amd intel but wpuld prefer nvidea for realtime raytracing support.

 

Wait for ryzen 3000 is my advice if you can.

[RoryRB]

Thanks for the replies everyone, this is my first post and dint expect many replies. I have concluded i will wait until zen 2 and navi to relaese and reconsider then.