Upgrade choices - let me know what you think

[Logan.S]

Hello everyone,

 

I plan on building a new PC this Christmas season to take advantages of sales and celebrate my college graduation. Following will be my current build, followed by my planned build. 

I have a buyer lined up to purchase my current pc for $600 going towards the new build.

Current followed by new

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$220.98 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$24.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory	G.Skill Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 Memory	$26.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$66.89 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Windforce OC Video Card	$599.98 @ Amazon
Case	Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$64.98 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$99.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1184.75
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1164.75
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-26 13:37 EST-0500

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$326.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$60.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card	$499.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$34.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1382.93
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$1342.93
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-26 13:37 EST-0500

 

 

 

Explanations and concerns

 

 I play 1440p games like overwatch, COD on a 144hz monitor with friends. I have 3 monitors and usually have discord video up with one of them, and if not a twitch stream. I have been having issues keeping what I would deem acceptable frames in game while doing these other activities so I would like to do the fun thing (not the "right thing" or most cost effective) and build a new pc. I have read into the Gen4 M.2 and I'm really excited about that, but with its heat spreader I am concerned it may be in the way of the cpu cooler or the gpu. After digging around it seems it should be fine, but if anyone has experience with this please let me know. I know the Ryzen 5 3600 is almost identical in game performance, but with these added activities I think the 7 is worth the extra coin. I also plan on getting into video recording or streaming in my downtime. 

 

Questions, comments, concerns? Let me know! Just curious about everyone's thoughts. 

 

Thanks,

Logan

 

 

[Roswell]

I think 600 for your old system is a bit of a rip-off, especially for a friend. 

[Logan.S]

Really? How would you price it out. Current gen new products with similar performance come to about that price. I've taken very good care of it 

[amdorintel]

asus tuf gamoing x570-plus ios a solid board, value buy, realtek lan, no wifi, solid vrm, good heatsink

asus prime x570 prime - p

solid vrm, rear io is limited, good for 3900x 3950x if you wish to upgrade later

msi x570 a pro ryzen 3rd gen support no wifi is good also

 

the b450 aurus elite sucks, not sure if the x varient falls into same category or not

[Logan.S]

I've compared the 3 you suggested and they look nearly identical. I am not stuck on the aorus I just saw it was comparable and that it was recommended in other builds. I will swap it out for the msi x570 pro. Thank you!

 

What was wrong with the b450?

[Roswell]

7 minutes ago, Logan.S said:

Really? How would you price it out. Current gen new products with similar performance come to about that price. I've taken very good care of it 

But your system isn't current gen or new.

It's worth about 380ish, tops.

 

1070s go for as little as 80-120 bucks according to eBay sold listings. 6600k sold listings around 125, the memory around 35. Motherboard sells for 30ish.

 

Used SSDs, cases and power supplies are nearly worthless. You can easily find these three with the remaining money.

[amdorintel]

10 minutes ago, Logan.S said:

I am not stuck on the aorus I just saw it was comparable and that it was recommended in other builds.

I would ask comparable to what and who recommended it.

 

10 minutes ago, Logan.S said:

What was wrong with the b450?

better subsitutes avaiulable. i listened to the vid twice, writting down the mobos to buy. those are the ones with the notes accompanying them.

 

of course everyone has different needs, use their sys for other things but i trust that nerdy guys videos