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Jkirk891
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Hi all,

 

So I'm looking to upgrade my PC to get back into some more serious gaming. I am hoping to run games comfortably at 1440p, and also run it on a larger TV for more casual controller gaming. 

 

I'll be recycling the case (full size ATX), SSD (for now) and potentially the PSU (550w bronze +, modular), as well as an H100i AIO. I know these can degrade, but in all honesty, the PC wasn't used all that often, I built it but then life took over. 

 

I'm looking at around the $1000 mark (I am in the UK, so exact pricing isn't super important), and would love to hear your suggestions on MOBO, GPU, RAM and CPU combinations at this price point. I'd love to build something I could upgrade with just a GPU in the next few years.

 

Many thanks,

 

Jamie

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what games do you play? the 4790k can still handle most of them, all it needs is an RTX 2060S or RX 5700/XT.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 minute ago, Jkirk891 said:

It's a 4760k, would it still be feasible? I play all sorts really, but i guess I'd be gearing up for the RDR2 PC port & Cyberpunk 2077. 

I cry out bottleneck if your going for a 2070 or 2080 but for a 2060 or 5700XT your fine.  Sure you will lose some frames per second but no biggie.

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pick up a second hand 4790k, overclock the shit out of it, and buy a 5700xt with the remaining money and maybe a new cooler if you wanna treat yourself

My rig: r7 1700 @ 3.9/1.35v, 16gb ddr4 3200, assorted rando SSDs, hx 1050, vega 64 1650/1025

MY $75 BUILD https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/576889-the-75-build-log/#comment-7547280

 

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9 minutes ago, Jkirk891 said:

It's a 4670k, would it still be feasible? I play all sorts really, but i guess I'd be gearing up for the RDR2 PC port & Cyberpunk 2077. 

so an i5? I'd change it out then. R5 3600 + MSI B450 Max board of ATX form factor (usual choice is the Tomahawk Max, tho there are others) + 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz+ will do, save the money for the GPU and maybe the PSU (what model of PSU?)

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

so an i5? I'd change it out then. R5 3600 + MSI B450 Max board of ATX form factor (usual choice is the Tomahawk Max, tho there are others) + 2x8GB DDR4 3000MHz+ will do, save the money for the GPU and maybe the PSU (what model of PSU?)

Yeah it's an i5. It's an antec, it's actually rated for 750, an hcg 750m.

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