Window Shopping PC

[ziberteck]

So I'm looking to upgrade my 10 year old pc and I've never built one from scratch. I've performed upgrades on my current one, such as the graphics card, power supply, and adding an SSD. But It runs an I7-920 with 6GB of ram. The processor itself works great still, but the 6GB of ram is becoming more and more of a problem over the years. I could try to upgrade just the ram, but I think its time to just upgrade my CPU, Ram and Motherboard. 

 

I came up with a pc part picker list and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on anything I should change. 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y2tHWb

 

I won't start upgrading until after February, but I figure it doesn't hurt to start looking now.

[Slottr]

What do you use your pc for?

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, ziberteck said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y2tHWb

You are buying an m.2 nVME drive, no need for the SSD, but I would get a larger spinner drive.

[ziberteck]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

What do you use your pc for?

Anything from software development, virtual machines, streaming, games, to typical day to day browsing.

[ziberteck]

3 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

You are buying an m.2 nVME drive, no need for the SSD, but I would get a larger spinner drive.

Well, I already have the SSD from my current system is all.

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, ziberteck said:

Well, I already have the SSD from my current system is all.

Ah, then carry on!

[The Sloth]

- I would get a 6c/ 12t 3600

 

- X570 mobo( good quality) 

 

- 1 M2 

- 1 1TB ssd

- 8TB spninning HDD 

 

Whats your budget? 

 

 

[ziberteck]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

- I would get a 6c/ 12t 3600

 

- X570 mobo( good quality) 

 

- 1 M2 

- 1 1TB ssd

- 8TB spninning HDD 

 

Whats your budget? 

 

 

Looking to stay under $1000, preferably in the $800 area though.

[The Sloth]

Just now, ziberteck said:

Looking to stay under $1000, preferably in the $800 area though.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$88.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$161.69 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$224.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Toshiba 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$104.99 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$775.65
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-30 13:24 EST-0500

What do you think? 

 

A beefier version below for more VM and multiple programs, 8c/ 16t. 5TB should be enough, i suggest building a NAS.  

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor	$373.44 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$88.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$161.69 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$224.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Toshiba 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$104.99 @ Other World Computing
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$954.10
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-30 13:25 EST-0500

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Anything from software development, virtual machines, streaming, games, to typical day to day browsing.

 

 

 

32 GB will be good for VM and running lots of things in the background. 

[LogicWeasel]

35 minutes ago, ziberteck said:

anyone had any suggestions on anything I should change

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($186.05 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($134.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Kingston A2000 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M TG ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX (2017) 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $789.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-30 13:42 EST-0500

 

 

-In budget

-8 Core Ryzen CPU w/o throwing money away on the more expensive 3800x (not worth the price difference right now)

-Better RAM speed for a 32GB kit  (DDR4-3600 with CL16 latency)

-Better NVMe drive (doesn't use QLC like the cheaper Intel one, this Kingston has the write performance you'd want at almost same price)

-Motherboard VRM is top-notch and allows for OC if desired (and has a clean black theme going for it)