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What should i upgrade next?

Hello guys! Just joined the forum and im glad to be here!
I got my very first question here and it is what should i upgrade next?
You will get my spec list here and then, let me know what you think i should upgrade and whats maybe bottleneck's some of my stuff?
I play Rocket League, H1, CSGO and planning to play more demanding games.
And i make music in FL Studio and loads alot of VST when producing.
I would appreciate any comment!
Specs:

Hardware:

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-8700k
  • GPU: Nvidia - GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX.
  • PSU: Corsair TX - 550 Watt.
  • RAM: Corsair XMP - 16GB DDR4 (3200 MHz).
  • SSD: Samsung Evo 850 - 500 GB.
  • HDD: 3000 GB.
    Case: Fractal Design S - w/ Glass window.

 EQUIPMENT

  • Monitors: AOC 32" 144 hz 2K Resolution and BenQ XL2411Z (144Hz) and ASUS Monitor (60 Hz).
  • Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum.
  • Mouse: Razer Naga Trinity.
  • Mouse mat: HyperX Fury S.
  • Headset: Beyerdynamic - DT 770 Pro 80 Ohm and HyperX Cloud 2.
  • Soundcard: Focusrite - Scarlett 2i4 - 2nd. gen.
  • Speakers: Logitech Z-906.
  • Microphone: RØDE NT1-a.
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You can ALWAYS upgrade the GPU, but I dont see it as nesessary since the machine is already quite good. To be honest I don't think it's time to upgrade anything. Save the money for the future instead.

Please mention or quote me if you want a response. :) 

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7 minutes ago, Collapz said:

I got my very first question here and it is what should i upgrade next?
You will get my spec list here and then, let me know what you think i should upgrade and whats maybe bottleneck's some of my stuff?
I play Rocket League, H1, CSGO and planning to play more demanding games.
And i make music in FL Studio and loads alot of VST when producing.

You should upgrade when/if you feel like you need more.

I am not going to be able to say what you need to upgrade, without knowing what you are missing out on, in your PC.

 

So maybe you want a better videocard? Maybe you need more RAM for FL Studio and such.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

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mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards workhttps://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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Don't see anything here that needs upgrading unless you want ray tracing cores... But there's almost no games yet that use it.

 

Instead buy some beer and feel like a balla for already having a sweet rig.

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17 minutes ago, minibois said:

You should upgrade when/if you feel like you need more.

I am not going to be able to say what you need to upgrade, without knowing what you are missing out on, in your PC.

 

So maybe you want a better videocard? Maybe you need more RAM for FL Studio and such.

Thank for replying!
Im gonna upgrade my ram soon to 2x16 GB, 3200 mhz instead!
And i consider upgrading my SSD to 970 EVO Plus.
And Graphic card, im gonna upgrade when it can not take the games i throw on it or if i get a good 2080Ti offer ?

And whats also on my mind, if there is anything that bottlenecks? 
Maybe the PSU to low wattage? 

 

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7 minutes ago, Collapz said:

Thank for replying!
Im gonna upgrade my ram soon to 2x16 GB, 3200 mhz instead!
And i consider upgrading my SSD to 970 EVO Plus.
And Graphic card, im gonna upgrade when it can not take the games i throw on it or if i get a good 2080Ti offer ?

And whats also on my mind, if there is anything that bottlenecks? 
Maybe the PSU to low wattage? 

The PSU would be plenty for a single videocard, like a 2080 Ti.

The 2080 Ti uses about 250W, the CPU about 150W. At max of course. Add another 50-100W and that is your full PC's power consumption. That comes to 500W.

 

You could decide to get an identical Corsair memory set, so you have 4x8GB.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards workhttps://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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You dont really have to upgrade anything at the moment.

An OCed 8700k is only very slightly worse than a 9900k in gaming, so youre good there.

 

Upgrading to a 2080ti would yield a nice performance increase, but at an incredible cost.

 

Maybe wait for the next gen GPUs and upgrade your cooling or storage for now.

My Gaming PC:
Inno3D iChill Black - RTX 4080 - +500 Memory, undervolted Core, 2xCorsair QX120 (push) + 2xInno3D 120mm (pull)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - NZXT x72
G.SKILL Trident Z @6000MHz CL30 - 2x16GB
Asus Strix X670E-E Gaming

1x500GB Samsung 960 Pro (Windows 11)

1x2TB Kingston KC3000 (Games)

1x1TB WD Blue SN550 (Programs)

1x1TB Samsung 870 EVO (Programs)
Corsair RM-850X

Lian Li O11 Vision
ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM (240hz OLED), MSI Optix MAG274QRFDE-QD, BenQ ZOWIE XL2720

Logitech G Pro Wireless Superlight
Wooting 60HE

Audeze LCD2-C + FiiO K3

Klipsch RP600-M + Klipsch R-120 SW

 

My Notebook:

MacBook Pro 16 M1 - 16GB

 

Proxmox-Cluster:

  • Ryzen 9 3950X, Asus Strix X570E F-Gaming, 2x32GB3200MHz ECC, 2x 512GB NVMe ZFS-Mirror (Boot + Testing-VMs), 2x14TB ZFS-Mirror + 1x3TB (TrueNAS-VM), 1x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe (Ceph-OSD), 10G NIC
  • i7 8700k delidded undervolted, Gigabyte Z390 UD, 4x16GB 3200MHz, 1x 512GB SSD (Boot), 1x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe (Ceph-OSD), 2,5G NIC
  • i5 4670, 3x4GB + 1x8GB 1600MHz, 1x 512GB SSD (Boot), 1x 1TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe (Ceph-OSD), 2,5G NIC

Proxmox-Backup-Server:

  • i5 4670, 4x4GB 1600MHz, 2x2TB ZFS-Mirror, 2,5G NIC
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Wait for next gen GPUs

OS: Windows 10 Pro

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

MOBO: MSI B350 Gaming Pro

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz (2x 8GB)

GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RX 480 8GB

Storage: Crucial MX 500 250GB, Crucial BX 200 240GB, 1TB WD Blue, 1TB Toshiba P300

PSU: Seasonic M12II 620W

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