System Upgrade.. help

[foley]

My “current” build is one I built a few years back. I’m running a i5-6500 and a gtx1060 6gb, with a z170a gaming motherboard from msi. 16gb ram. I play shooters (modern warfare, cs:go, valorant, apex, etc.)

 

now here is where I get confused..

I just bought a used 8gb gtx 1080 founders edition for $310. After installing it I found out with the current cpu I have there is quite a bottleneck. I searched up what cpu I should get to match my 1080 with and I ended up buying a i7-7700k... for $500.
After doing further research I feel like I should just upgrade my whole computer. The stuff I’m buying is overpriced and old. Any tips? Should I just build a new pc or stick with my 1080 and 7700k? I know my motherboard is a little older now too. the cpu I purchased came out in 2017 and feel like for the amount of money I spent I could have gotten something way better. I might return it. Any input would be appreciated, thanks

[Bombastinator]

13 minutes ago, foley said:

My “current” build is one I built a few years back. I’m running a i5-6500 and a gtx1060 6gb, with a z170a gaming motherboard from msi. 16gb ram. I play shooters (modern warfare, cs:go, valorant, apex, etc.)

 

now here is where I get confused..

I just bought a used 8gb gtx 1080 founders edition for $310. After installing it I found out with the current cpu I have there is quite a bottleneck. I searched up what cpu I should get to match my 1080 with and I ended up buying a i7-7700k... for $500.
After doing further research I feel like I should just upgrade my whole computer. The stuff I’m buying is overpriced and old. Any tips? Should I just build a new pc or stick with my 1080 and 7700k? I know my motherboard is a little older now too. the cpu I purchased came out in 2017 and feel like for the amount of money I spent I could have gotten something way better. I might return it. Any input would be appreciated, thanks

I agree.  The motherboard is holding you back. 
 

tip: look at AMD stuff.  They’re crushing it in gaming right now.

[foley]

1 minute ago, Bombastinator said:

I agree.  The motherboard is holding you back. 
 

tip: look at AMD stuff.  They’re crushing it in gaming right now.

I’ve been, and the Ryzen 3700x is better than the i7 7700k it seems, along with being a lot newer and around $150 cheaper. Plus, I could literally buy a brand new 2060 6gb for around the same price I bought a used 2 year old 1080 for though it’s 2gb less but performs relatively the same. Looking like it’s leaning towards an upgrade.

[colonel_mortis]

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