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oernst
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Hi everyone,

 

I'm not new to LTT and the Youtube vids, but I am new to this community/forum. So... Hi, nice to meet you all!

 

I am writing this post as I'm not sure where my pc is lacking but I want to upgrade it. I can't choose between RAM, GPU/CPU, or monitor upgrade, or just making it aesthetically more pleasing to look at. I would love any of your input as I'm open to it all! This is my second PC that I've built and although I'm happy with it and follow, LTT, JayzTwoCents, Kyle (bitwit), GamersNexus, etc. I'm not even close to being a pro... 😄

 

I use my pc mainly for games (FPS, Strategy and storyline games) I either play story driven games or games with friends (FPS) as I'm a very social gamer... I also use my pc for work (nothing heavy load though)

 

Also, the first two pictures (with the black and red case) is my pc now - which I kinda hate in aesthetics. The other picture of the Black and white case was my favorite pc which was waaaay more aesthetically pleasing, I miss it.

 

Anyway, my max upgrade budget would be 1,000 EUR although I would prefer sticking closer to 850 EUR.

 

My Spec list:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/oernst/saved/#view=YnB7XL

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor

Cooler: Fractal Design Celsius S36 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (love to upgrade but can't seem to find this specific memory from Corsair in the red color anywhere)

Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card (bought before the Super series came out  - I cry)

Case: NZXT H710 ATX Mid Tower Case (meant to buy the 'i' version but messed up)

Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply

Monitor: Asus VG278Q 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor

Keyboard: Corsair K70 RAPIDFIRE Wired Gaming Keyboard

Mouse: Wired LogiTech G502

 

Thanks so much in advance for any and all advice you can give me :)

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your motherboard wont suppot that m.2 ssd's speed.

this will: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor $737.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $299.00 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1036.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-19 08:08 EDT-0400  

our cooler will keep this cool enough.

 

actually this cpu runs cooler than the ryzen 9 3900x. 

 

 

your system is good otherwise.

 

i know that this is very overkill, but this cpu will last you years.

 

you coudl go with rtx 2080 super or that cpu upgrade.

QUOTE ME  FOR ANSWER.

 

Main PC:

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|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

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| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

Spoiler

 

Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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This is a pretty fast rig already, either you are doing a fairly big overhaul (changing to Ryzen) or just buy a used i7 and that will be totally fine for a few more years.

Quote me to see my reply!

SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones:  Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds

 

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Hey man, to be honest I personally don't see much room for improvement in this generation.

Perhaps some static pressure optimized fans for your aio cpu cooler and higher clock, lower CL RAM.

But it's nothing but the slightiest marginal upgrade.

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1 hour ago, SavageNeo said:

your motherboard wont suppot that m.2 ssd's speed.

this will: 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 3.5 GHz 16-Core Processor $737.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard $299.00 @ B&H
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1036.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-19 08:08 EDT-0400  

our cooler will keep this cool enough.

 

actually this cpu runs cooler than the ryzen 9 3900x. 

 

 

your system is good otherwise.

 

i know that this is very overkill, but this cpu will last you years.

 

you coudl go with rtx 2080 super or that cpu upgrade.

Thank you so much man! The only reason I am doubting about  switching to AMD is because it would be such a big pc overhaul, but I'll think about it. I prefer AMD for sure

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1 hour ago, BoroAm said:

Hey man, to be honest I personally don't see much room for improvement in this generation.

Perhaps some static pressure optimized fans for your aio cpu cooler and higher clock, lower CL RAM.

But it's nothing but the slightiest marginal upgrade.

Thank you! :)

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1 hour ago, kelvinhall05 said:

This is a pretty fast rig already, either you are doing a fairly big overhaul (changing to Ryzen) or just buy a used i7 and that will be totally fine for a few more years.

Yeah, I was thinking about i7 too. I just had a family member buy me a Corsair (4x8) 32Gb 3200Mhz memory kit for my Birthday :) so I'm super happy about that

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