Looking to Upgrade (Update)

[Money]

Hey guys,

 

My 3570k and GTX 1060 have been feeling outdated lately, I’m looking to get a new rig this holiday season. 
 

I’m Canadian and have a budget of about $2600 CAD (All in, tax included). I won’t need a new case or CPU cooler (I’ll reuse my NH-D14 with a mounting kit) or bulk storage drives. I’d like a 250-500GB M.2 drive for my OS and maybe a game or two. I have an EVGA 650w 80+ bronze PSU that I wouldn’t be against upgrading if need be. 
 

I have 2 monitors, they’re 1440p 144hz. 

 

It would be used for gaming and watching videos/listening to music/watching streams at the same time. I occasionally edit video and photos.

 

Thanks for any advice you can give, guys. I won’t be purchasing anything until Boxing Day sales, but I’d like to get a plan of what I’ll be trying to put together. 

[Money]

Update: You can look at my signature to see what I have now, forgot I set that years ago. Turns out my PSU is 750w, so that’s fun.

[Money]

1 minute ago, Money said:

Update: You can look at my signature to see what I have now, forgot I set that years ago. Turns out my PSU is 750w, so that’s fun.

Oh hey, and it’s 80+ Gold too. Guess I won’t be needing a new PSU. 

[dizmo]

Gold rating doesn't really have anything to do with quality, it's just an efficiency rating

Honestly if you're waiting until Boxing Day (that's still a thing?), it's probably best to just wait and see what goes on sale.

Rough guidelines can be suggested, but really, if it all comes down to price specific parts can't be suggested.

[Money]

10 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Gold rating doesn't really have anything to do with quality, it's just an efficiency rating

Honestly if you're waiting until Boxing Day (that's still a thing?), it's probably best to just wait and see what goes on sale.

Rough guidelines can be suggested, but really, if it all comes down to price specific parts can't be suggested.

I’ve been really struggling to come up with a CPU/Mobo/M.2 combo I should go with. Since 1440p really equalizes FPS for CPUs, I’m not too sure which to go with and what mobo I should choose with it. 

[Master Disaster]

31 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Gold rating doesn't really have anything to do with quality, it's just an efficiency rating

Honestly if you're waiting until Boxing Day (that's still a thing?), it's probably best to just wait and see what goes on sale.

Rough guidelines can be suggested, but really, if it all comes down to price specific parts can't be suggested.

Boxing Day is very much a thing pretty much everywhere except the US of A.

[dizmo]

22 minutes ago, Money said:

I’ve been really struggling to come up with a CPU/Mobo/M.2 combo I should go with. Since 1440p really equalizes FPS for CPUs, I’m not too sure which to go with and what mobo I should choose with it. 

I'd go with the 9700k, the motherboard of your choosing (I wouldn't get MSI), and do you want a SATA or NVME drive?

2 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Boxing Day is very much a thing pretty much everywhere except the US of A.

I haven't seen decent Boxing Day sales in Canada for years. Black Friday is now much stronger.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition Video Card  ($1480.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) the NEX isn't very good so i added this in.
Total: $2344.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 00:18 EST-0500

[Money]

17 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($419.00 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: PNY GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB XLR8 Gaming Overclocked Edition Video Card  ($1480.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) the NEX isn't very good so i added this in.
Total: $2344.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 00:18 EST-0500

I appreciate the comprehensive list, wicked prices never heard of that RAM or storage company, think they’ll be reliable?

[Money]

22 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I'd go with the 9700k, the motherboard of your choosing (I wouldn't get MSI), and do you want a SATA or NVME drive?

I haven't seen decent Boxing Day sales in Canada for years. Black Friday is now much stronger.

NVMe, give me the speeeeeed

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, Money said:

I appreciate the comprehensive list, wicked prices never heard of that RAM or storage company, think they’ll be reliable?

Ram mostly only comes from just 3 companies, most just buy it from them and slap their name on it. the A80 is one of the faster Nvme drives you can get.

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2433?vs=2171

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$419.00 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$95.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$87.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$990.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Memory Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1903.95
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1883.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 04:51 EST-0500

 

Tweaked @Herman Mcpootis 's build a bit, a 2080 super should be enough for 1440p and I got you faster ram.

Motherboard, ssd and psu are all really good.

[Money]

4 hours ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$419.00 @ Canada Computers
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$95.99 @ Newegg Canada
Storage	Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$87.99 @ Newegg Canada
Video Card	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card	$990.99 @ Mike's Computer Shop
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.99 @ Memory Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1903.95
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1883.95
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-18 04:51 EST-0500

 

Tweaked @Herman Mcpootis 's build a bit, a 2080 super should be enough for 1440p and I got you faster ram.

Motherboard, ssd and psu are all really good.

Thanks for your reply, do you think that RAM will fit under the NH-D14?

[boggy77]

5 minutes ago, Money said:

Thanks for your reply, do you think that RAM will fit under the NH-D14?

ripjaws is 42mm tall, nh-d14 clearance is 44, so it will fit.

[Money]

Alright fellas, how do we feel about this? I figure I can OC a nice 2080 Super to get performance similar to a low-end 2080ti and use that money to juice the CPU, mobo, and get some new fans to rejuvenate my NH-D14 and my case.

 

P.S. The 9900KS is currently $679.88 here so that's why I have it at that price.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900KS 4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($679.88)
Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4 g Thermal Paste  ($9.24 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($249.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($83.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($87.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB AORUS Video Card  ($1049.99 @ Memory Express)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14r redux-1500 PWM 78.69 CFM 140 mm Fan  ($19.78 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($17.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($17.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($17.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($17.95 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $2252.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-23 13:53 EST-0500