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Feel free to suggest any necessary upgrades, point out bottlenecks, or anything you dislike about the build. I am currently upgrading some of the components (i.e. the mobo, RAM, etc). from what I currently have, but that will be reflected in the spec list (at least the part I am upgrading to). Wish I had some pictures to post, but I don't currently have any.

 

Here are my specs:

Processor: Intel i7-8700 k

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE

Memory: 32 GB White Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (3200 Mhz)

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 2TB (I have others but they're not anything worth mentioning).

Video Card: Gigabyte RTX 2080 OC

Case: NZXT H700i

Power Supply: Corsair RM850x 80+ Gold

 

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZtJ6TB

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Saunchy said:

Here are my specs:

Processor: Intel i7-8700 k

CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62

Motherboard: MSI MEG Z390 ACE

Memory: 32 GB White Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (3200 Mhz)

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 2TB (I have others but they're not anything worth mentioning).

Video Card: Gigabyte RTX 2080 OC

Case: NZXT H700i

Power Supply: Corsair RM850x 80+ Gold

What is there to upgrade from this?

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1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

What is there to upgrade from this?

Fair point. My current RAM is Geil Evo Potenza 2400 Mhz, so the new ram is an upgrade. My current mobo is a Gigabyte Z370 HD3 or something like that. I already ordered the parts so I just slapped them on here anyways. 

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I personally wouldn't bother burning money on a new motherboard and 32GB of memory if this is just a gaming rig, but all in all it's fine.

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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7 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

I personally wouldn't bother burning money on a new motherboard and 32GB of memory if this is just a gaming rig, but all in all it's fine.

That's a fair point, kind of getting diminishing returns at this point. I am just doing it for the aesthetics and a very slight performance increase. I will try to get some pics to post on this thread before and after I put the new parts in. 

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