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So, I've been playing videogames ever since I was 5 more or less (I'm 16 now), and recently decided to go into pc gaming. Thing is, I live in Brazil, and everything is extremely expensive here. So one day, my parents had to travel to the US, and I asked them to buy a PC for me. Obviously, they couldn't buy individual parts, so I looked up a pre built pc online that was (I think) good to buy on Best Buy. Now, I know that's never a recommended thing to do, but I had no choice hahaha. So far, I've had a pretty good experience with it, and despite a few aspects of it, like RAM speed, I think it's actually pretty decent overall. But, now I'm looking for upgrade paths and I'm completely lost. So, I'll put all the specs here and ask for your help lol. Thanks!

 

Intel Core i7 8700

16.0GB Dual-Channel @ 1197MHz :(

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME H310-PLUS (LGA1151)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 

AOC 144hz 1080p monitor

 

I think that's about it. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot!

 

Edit: Forgot to mention I do have some knowledge about different types of cpus, gpus and the sort, but I'm kind of lost when it comes to motherboards and upgradability.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, AlexHenrique said:

16.0GB Dual-Channel @ 1197MHz :(

Keep in mind this memory speed is known as 2400Mhz.

Simply put, DDR = double data rate. Meaning whatever is reported in Windows, is half of what the manufacturers advertise.

 

2400Mhz is not great, but still adequate on an Intel system.

4 minutes ago, AlexHenrique said:

now I'm looking for upgrade paths and I'm completely lost.

 

Intel Core i7 8700

16.0GB Dual-Channel @ 1197MHz :(

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME H310-PLUS (LGA1151)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 

AOC 144hz 1080p monitor

What are you looking to upgrade in your system? And for what purpose?

e.g. if you're gaming on your system; a CPU upgrade would not be logical at all.

A GPU upgrade for gaming only makes sense if you're running 1080p@144Hz or even higher refresh rate/larger resolution. Upgrading for your 144Hz screen, only makes sense if you're running games that need more GPU power for 144Hz (like CSGO should run fine for example).

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With that CPU, you can just upgrade the GPU and have a decent machine.  The 8700 is a decent chip at least Intel releases its new lineup and AMD breaks out the 4xxxx series for us.

 

 

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GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

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Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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1 hour ago, minibois said:

Keep in mind this memory speed is known as 2400Mhz.

Simply put, DDR = double data rate. Meaning whatever is reported in Windows, is half of what the manufacturers advertise.

 

2400Mhz is not great, but still adequate on an Intel system.

What are you looking to upgrade in your system? And for what purpose?

e.g. if you're gaming on your system; a CPU upgrade would not be logical at all.

A GPU upgrade for gaming only makes sense if you're running 1080p@144Hz or even higher refresh rate/larger resolution. Upgrading for your 144Hz screen, only makes sense if you're running games that need more GPU power for 144Hz (like CSGO should run fine for example).

Oh I didn't know about the DDR thing, thanks! I'm actually thinking about a gpu upgrade, along with a 1440p (maybe a 4k? depends on the pricing) monitor for gaming purposes

Oh yeah, and also, just out of curiosity, does a RAM upgrade make any sense at all?

 

Edit: Forgot to say that I do play games like csgo, but also AAA games, like The Witcher 3, and I'm looking forward to Cyberpunk as well

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2 hours ago, AlexHenrique said:

Oh I didn't know about the DDR thing, thanks! I'm actually thinking about a gpu upgrade, along with a 1440p (maybe a 4k? depends on the pricing) monitor for gaming purposes

Oh yeah, and also, just out of curiosity, does a RAM upgrade make any sense at all?

 

Edit: Forgot to say that I do play games like csgo, but also AAA games, like The Witcher 3, and I'm looking forward to Cyberpunk as well

Yea for 1440p/4K you'll want more videocard power.

I would look at the range of 2070 Super or RX 5700XT.

 

Can do 4K at most games, Ultra at around 60fps avg.

1440p would also easily work for both cards

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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6 minutes ago, minibois said:

Yea for 1440p/4K you'll want more videocard power.

I would look at the range of 2070 Super or RX 5700XT.

 

Can do 4K at most games, Ultra at around 60fps avg.

1440p would also easily work for both cards

So the 2070 Super and 5700XT can do 4k 60 on Ultra?  Is this a new driver update or something?  Thought 4k was reserved for 2080Super and/or 2080Ti?

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose. Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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So the 2070 Super and 5700XT can do 4k 60 on Ultra?  Is this a new driver update or something?  Thought 4k was reserved for 2080Super and/or 2080Ti?

The 2070 Super barely, in the one game OP mentioned that is actually out now.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_rtx_2070_super_gaming_z_trio_review,20.html

 Which is why I said 'around', too.

I suppose the 5700XT can't in that specific game (which is pretty 'Nvidia favored' to be fair).

 

But I guess it depends on the game.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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10 hours ago, AlexHenrique said:

So, I've been playing videogames ever since I was 5 more or less (I'm 16 now), and recently decided to go into pc gaming. Thing is, I live in Brazil, and everything is extremely expensive here. So one day, my parents had to travel to the US, and I asked them to buy a PC for me. Obviously, they couldn't buy individual parts, so I looked up a pre built pc online that was (I think) good to buy on Best Buy. Now, I know that's never a recommended thing to do, but I had no choice hahaha. So far, I've had a pretty good experience with it, and despite a few aspects of it, like RAM speed, I think it's actually pretty decent overall. But, now I'm looking for upgrade paths and I'm completely lost. So, I'll put all the specs here and ask for your help lol. Thanks!

 

Intel Core i7 8700

16.0GB Dual-Channel @ 1197MHz :(

ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME H310-PLUS (LGA1151)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 

AOC 144hz 1080p monitor

 

I think that's about it. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot!

 

Edit: Forgot to mention I do have some knowledge about different types of cpus, gpus and the sort, but I'm kind of lost when it comes to motherboards and upgradability.

 

 

I'm also Brazil, let's go by parts.
First, how much are you willing to spend, do you plan to make future upgrades?

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