Rig Upgrade Advice

[oernst]

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 :)

[SavageNeo]

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.

[kelvinhall05]

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.

[BoroAm]

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.

[oernst]

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

[oernst]

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!

[oernst]

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