Upgrade time!

[Potuslancer]

First time posting here but long time watcher of the Linus videos which were quite helpful when building my system back in spring of 2016.

 

So, it's been almost 4 years and I'd like to do some upgrading to my system. I was originally thinking about just upgrading my video card first to an RTX-2070 S or 2080 S but i realized quickly that I may experience bottlenecking due to my current processor. That of course led me to thinking, well, I may as well upgrade that too because it may be about time for that also. Looks like my mobo only suppports 6th and 7th generation processors also so looking to upgrade that too now. Currently using a 24" Samsung 1080p HD monitor that I'm thinking I should probably upgrade to take full advantage of the new GPU.

 

My current rig is as follows:

 

i7-6700k - overclocked to 4.5ghz

Gigabyte Z170-UD5 motherboard

850W Corsair Power Supply

MSI  GTX970 GPU

Noctua NH D-15 air cooler 

16 gigs of Kingston Hyperx fury memory

Rosewill Black Hawk case

 

Looking to upgrade for exclusively flight simulation and specifically DCS and the much anticipated new Microsoft Flight Sim coming out his year(which we really don't have any idea yet what kind of super computer we're going to need for this but I  want to be as ready as I can.)

 

At this point I'm considering an i9-9900k 5ghz processor, an MSI MAG 24C 144 hz curved monitor and an MSI RTX 2070 Super as I mentioned above.I just don't think you get much of an improvement moving up to the 2080 S at this point . As far as a mobo, I'd take suggestions cuz I really have no idea. my absolute limit on all this is about $1300-$1500.

 

I'd so appreciate anybody's thoughts on what I'm considering.

 

Thanks so very much.

 

Mark

 

 

[Letgomyleghoe]

You should be fine for a 2070, maybe get an 8700k

[Potuslancer]

Thanks for your reply. So you believe that bottlenecking would not be an issue with my i7-6700 k running at 4.5? Also, my mobo chipset is the z170 and I don't think an 8700k would be compatible. Correct? The specs say it's only compatible with series 300 chipsets.

 

Thanks

[Jurrunio]

If FS2020 is the target, why not wait till microsoft announces the system requirements? The previous game lists 6700k and R5 1600 though so multicore scaling should be decent, giving AMD a chance.

[Potuslancer]

Yeah, I hear ya. I may just wait and see what the recommended specs are before moving forward. Probably the best bet. As far as what I'm considering for now though, any thoughts?

 

Thanks

Mark

[SpookyCitrus]

8 minutes ago, Potuslancer said:

Thanks for your reply. So you believe that bottlenecking would not be an issue with my i7-6700 k running at 4.5? Also, my mobo chipset is the z170 and I don't think an 8700k would be compatible. Correct? The specs say it's only compatible with series 300 chipsets.

 

Thanks

Nothing newer than the 7700k will work with your current motherboard, so no matter if you go with the 8700k, 9700k, or 9900k you will need to upgrade to a Z390 motherboard. Honestly any person building a gaming or workstation build at this point in time should definitely consider Ryzen 3000. More upgrade ability and better price to performance than Intel with almost the same performance in games when comparing the two. The 9900k will be complete overkill for your uses, so I'd say go for a 9700k/ Ryzen 5 3600 or the 3700x and put more money into the graphics card or upping your monitor to a 1440p 144hz instead of 1080p.