Update or Start Fresh?

[United_Chi]

Hey y'all,

 

I'm looking for some help either updating or starting entirely from scratch. I've attached a picture of some of my computer specs. I am very much an amateur at pc building. I could figure it out a basic build, but probably couldn't manage something like water cooling or whatnot.  Here are my goals:

 

1. $1750 firm budget.

2. Monitor not necessary, I have a 1920x1080 60mhz monitor currently, but it would be nice to update too?

3. I can either update my current rig or start fresh (maybe steal parts from old pc?).

 

Let's see what y'all can make happen!

 

[United_Chi]

Pc for gaming.

No peripherals needed.

[dizmo]

$ from....where? There's at least 8 countries that use the dollar.

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7 minutes ago, United_Chi said:

3. I can either update my current rig or start fresh (maybe steal parts from old pc?).

- just get a gpu and game on current system (rx570 /580/ gtx1660)

-play around with cpu overclocks till cpu/ mobo totally gives up

 

 from your memo, only hard drives are worth keeping if you are planning for new build

 

[dizmo]

This is what I'd do with the budget:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($709.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1735.66

 

It should easily fit with Black Friday deals, and if you shop smartly you can likely save about $300 to $400 for something similar.

I'd use the money from selling your old system to fund a better monitor, if you didn't already include those funds in your budget.

If you're sticking with 1080p60, I'd get a 2060 Super instead.

[United_Chi]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

This is what I'd do with the budget:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($709.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1735.66

 

It should easily fit with Black Friday deals, and if you shop smartly you can likely save about $300 to $400 for something similar.

I'd use the money from selling your old system to fund a better monitor, if you didn't already include those funds in your budget.

If you're sticking with 1080p60, I'd get a 2060 Super instead.

Wouldn't in benefit to keep my current PSU?

 

If I go for the 2060 would there be room for monitor in budget? Suggestion?

[United_Chi]

1 hour ago, dizmo said:

$ from....where? There's at least 8 countries that use the dollar.

USD

[dizmo]

8 hours ago, United_Chi said:

Wouldn't in benefit to keep my current PSU?

 

If I go for the 2060 would there be room for monitor in budget? Suggestion?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S chromax.black 55 CFM CPU Cooler  ($69.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($189.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: HP EX950 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 32GK650G-B 32.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor  ($419.95 @ B&H)
Total: $1845.51

 

Over budget, but again, Black Friday would rein that in.

[United_Chi]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($354.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler  ($99.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ULTRA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($82.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ Best Buy) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case Fan: Fractal Design X2 GP-12 (Black) 52.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($13.79 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1696.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-30 19:18 EDT-0400

Does anyone have any input on this build? I think I plan on keeping my 1TB 7200 hard drive and the 2TB 7200 hard drive.The SSD I currently have has windows already installed on it, but from what I've read it's probably best to start with a new hard drive and a new copy of windows (due to drivers etc)? Is it worth keeping the current SSD and windows or the aforementioned? If I kept it, I could squeeze into a 2080 GPU, or purchase a new monitor.

I'm not familiar with how this would compare to the AMD build I made before either. Input is helpful.