Contemplating a new build

[tehxf]

Alright first time poster, long time lerker.

Current setup is follows

i5 7600k @ 4.8Ghz

32gb 3000Mhz G.SKILL RGB ram

1TB crucial m.2 SSD P1

2 x 120GB Kingston Fury SSD

2TB Barracuda HDD

Gigabyte 1080 Windforce

Asus ROG z270H Motherboard

750 watt Modular PSU

 

Now at this stage im looking at practical upgrades, GPU, CPU and Motherboard.

Generally an Intel guy but open to opinions and options.

 

First thoughts was an i7 or i9 and 2080ti

 

Main concern is the price of the 2080ti's still being quite high, is it better to wait it out for next gen?

[tehxf]

7 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Your current build is still relevant, why do you want to upgrade?

 

 

Mainly because its 3 years old now and last time i upgraded from a i7 940 and GTX295. Just thought id keep up this time.

[tehxf]

7 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

3 years old isn't that old, I'd suggest waiting until it's 5 years old and then thinking about a new build, people are still using 4th gen i7s today and they're holding up fine so a 7700K will still last many many years from now

im talking i5 though, basic af 4 core 4 thread. 7600k not 7700k

[Shrekpad]

I also agree with NZgamer. Even if you waited one more year the performance jump is very big. DDR5 is expected early next year. Ryzen 4th gen is going to launch this year. Nvidia 3000 series is later this year. Your build is still very good. If I had a 1080 I would wait for 3000. Even if you were to get a Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 5 3600 it would already be “outdated” by the end of this year. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

8 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Ah I misread. That's still a decent CPU, though. I don't see what all the fuss about quad cores being all of a sudden bad. My 3200g is working just fine.

They'll bottleneck anything past a 1060/580 due to the lack of cores/threads, even back in 2015 a stock i7 was still faster than an overclocked i5 when paired with a 980ti or 1070. I've seen multiple threads over the years where folks would complain about poor performance because they were using i5s with those GPUs.

[tehxf]

49 minutes ago, Shrekpad said:

I also agree with NZgamer. Even if you waited one more year the performance jump is very big. DDR5 is expected early next year. Ryzen 4th gen is going to launch this year. Nvidia 3000 series is later this year. Your build is still very good. If I had a 1080 I would wait for 3000. Even if you were to get a Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 5 3600 it would already be “outdated” by the end of this year. 

I was thinking this but thats why im here, for reassurance.

 

48 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

They'll bottleneck anything past a 1060/580 due to the lack of cores/threads, even back in 2015 a stock i7 was still faster than an overclocked i5 when paired with a 980ti or 1070. I've seen multiple threads over the years where folks would complain about poor performance because they were using i5s with those GPUs.

Yep, can confirm, possibly my worst decision PC wise was going i5 instead of sticking with the i7. I blame majority of my poor frames in some games to this.

[tehxf]

Ended up purchasing 9900k, MSI Z390 gaming pro carbon mobo and H115i cpu cooler.

 

problem now is the cooler doesn’t fit in the case. Open to suggestions as all shops are shut until tomorrow.