Upgrading everything except GPU

[Lil_Pecky]

My current build has been the same (bar a GPU upgrade 2 years ago) for the past 3/4 years. I've finally got the financial means to start thinking about an upgrade, and I'll be upgrading everything except my GPU (GTX 1070). I mostly use my PC for gaming (GTA V, Siege, FIFA, NBA 2k and F1 201x are the games I currently play most, but I also want to replay Sniper Elite and the Wolfenstein series). I also run the occasional VM for development and sometimes render simple videos (mostly shortened Shadowplay clips). My budget can go up to 1500€ excluding the GPU, I'll upgrade that some time down the line.

 

I took this build as a base and modified it to suit my needs to come up with this build;

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€395.00) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  (€150.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€178.00) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€110.00) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€113.74 @ Megekko) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Case: NZXT H700i ATX Mid Tower Case  (€170.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€90.00) 
Total: €1206.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 08:57 CEST+0200

 

I'll be buying everything in the Netherlands, I'm not quite sure why it says "+ Total (Deutschland)" at the bottom.

 

The storage devices listed for 0€ are the ones I currently have (or well, capacity wise at least). The only thing I'm still unsure about is the CPU. Some friends have told me to go for a Ryzen 5 3600, but personal inexperience with AMD CPUs and apparent incompatibility with certain motherboards and RAM configurations makes me doubtful to go that route. I could go for an i5-9600k instead to save some money as I doubt an i7 makes much difference in gaming, but on the other hand, I can afford it so why not.

 

Lastly I won't be buying any peripherals, monitors or anything else, I'll possibly be upgrading those down the line some time as well.

 

Any thoughts?

[MeatFeastMan]

10 minutes ago, Ziltoid said:

My current build has been the same (bar a GPU upgrade 2 years ago) for the past 3/4 years. I've finally got the financial means to start thinking about an upgrade, and I'll be upgrading everything except my GPU (GTX 1070). I mostly use my PC for gaming (GTA V, Siege, FIFA, NBA 2k and F1 201x are the games I currently play most, but I also want to replay Sniper Elite and the Wolfenstein series). I also run the occasional VM for development and sometimes render simple videos (mostly shortened Shadowplay clips). My budget can go up to 1500€ excluding the GPU, I'll upgrade that some time down the line.

 

I took this build as a base and modified it to suit my needs to come up with this build;

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€395.00) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  (€150.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€178.00) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€110.00) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€113.74 @ Megekko) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card  (Purchased For €0.00) 
Case: NZXT H700i ATX Mid Tower Case  (€170.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€90.00) 
Total: €1206.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 08:57 CEST+0200

 

I'll be buying everything in the Netherlands, I'm not quite sure why it says "+ Total (Deutschland)" at the bottom.

 

The storage devices listed for 0€ are the ones I currently have (or well, capacity wise at least). The only thing I'm still unsure about is the CPU. Some friends have told me to go for a Ryzen 5 3600, but personal inexperience with AMD CPUs and apparent incompatibility with certain motherboards and RAM configurations makes me doubtful to go that route. I could go for an i5-9600k instead to save some money as I doubt an i7 makes much difference in gaming, but on the other hand, I can afford it so why not.

 

Lastly I won't be buying any peripherals, monitors or anything else, I'll possibly be upgrading those down the line some time as well.

 

Any thoughts?

They are right, go with ryzen 3000. We'll just use a low-end x570 board to ensure compatibility without needing to mess around, and don't worry about ram, nearly any ram works on Ryzen now including the one you picked.

 

We'll go with the 3700x because it has those extra cores and threads. That means it'll last longer without stutter than the 9700k in games. It also offers the same performance as the 9700k within 5% and comes with a free cooler so that saves us a ton. Saved a bit on the psu too, although if you prefer fully modular then you can go back to the previous one.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	€349.00 @ CD-ROM-LAND
Motherboard	MSI X570-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	€189.00 @ Paradigit
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	€100.85 @ Megekko
Storage	Crucial MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For €0.00
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€113.74 @ Megekko
Storage	Western Digital Blue 1 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	€0.00
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For €0.00
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card	Purchased For €0.00
Case	NZXT H700i ATX Mid Tower Case	€170.00
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	€75.99 @ Megekko
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€998.58
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 09:50 CEST+0200

 

 

[Lil_Pecky]

Thanks for the feedback! My concerns with motherboard compatibility mainly come from claims of possibly needing to flash the BIOS before being able to use newer Ryzen CPUs, and as I've never done that before I'd rather stay away from it. Glad to hear that ain't an issue though.

[5x5]

Your friends are right. Go with Ryzen. It's a better product. More CPU power (3700X) for the same price, uses less power, runs cooler, has an actual upgrade payh. And AMD is not littered with security issues like Intel.

[5x5]

1 minute ago, Ziltoid said:

Thanks for the feedback! My concerns with motherboard compatibility mainly come from claims of possibly needing to flash the BIOS before being able to use newer Ryzen CPUs, and as I've never done that before I'd rather stay away from it. Glad to hear that ain't an issue though.

Just ask the store or get an X570 board. It's really quite easy. Throw the BIOS file ona usb, go into the BIOS and start the update utility. Simple as updating a driver.

[Lil_Pecky]

Alright thanks, Ryzen it is then!

[VEXICUS]

RGBeast...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€349.00 @ CD-ROM-LAND) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (€115.00 @ Megekko) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€207.99 @ Paradigit) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  (€106.90 @ Megekko) 
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (€104.90 @ Megekko) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterCase H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€98.95 @ Megekko) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€94.90 @ CD-ROM-LAND) 
Total: €1077.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-05 11:36 CEST+0200