Upgrade discussion/suggestions

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Hey guys, I've gone through a couple a builds throughout the years, always upgrading to new stuff after about 3-5 years passing my old stuff to friends and family.

 

My most recent build I've had the longest, as it's still quite capable, and honestly could probably last me another few years, but the itch is setting in, and I've had my eye on an RGB build for a while now...

 

See, my current build is just black w/red LEDs.

 

I really like my setup, but I've always wanted to make a red, white, and blue tower, truly embrace my love for the colors and have the feeling of glory and freedom shining bright.

 

Specs:

i7 4790k

Asus z97-ar ATX Mobo

Red Corsair Vengeance 4x4gb 1600mhz RAM

250gb Samsung SSD

1tb western digital HDD

EVGA 1080 ti

700w gold EVGA psu

6x Red Corsair AF 120mm fans

Meshify C case

 

My thoughts are to keep my GPU and HDD and just upgrade everything else. Sell old parts to recoup some cost.

 

Suggestions for an increase to perform over current specs within a limit of $800-1000? (Keep in mind, don't need a GPU.)

 

Should I get a new RGB GPU to really pull off the look I'm going for, or keep what I got? What could I expect the price different to be if I change it?

[Shrekpad]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.48 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$74.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$104.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$674.44
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-13 17:53 EDT-0400

Case and fans are still great.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Bump, any other suggestions? I've been out of the building scene for a few years, I'm not apposed to Ryzen, but let me know the pros/cons of switching.

[You_found_dom]

5 hours ago, vSyNd1c4t3 said:

Bump, any other suggestions? I've been out of the building scene for a few years, I'm not apposed to Ryzen, but let me know the pros/cons of switching.

Cons-none 

pros- everything