Help me choose what to upgrade

[Tmarmol01]

Budget (including currency): 1000‎€-1500‎€ ($1100-$1700)

Country: Spain

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly text editors or IDEs. Recent games and those coming out in the coming years

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

I had this configuration for the last 4 or 5 years, it served me well but now is getting a bit old and cant keep up with some of the recent games, even some not so recent games at 4k struggle a bit.

I want to upgrade so I can enjoy playing some of the new to come games, like Death Stranding or Cyberpunk 2077 (if it ever comes out...)

I was thinking on getting a 2060 or 2070 but probably will need a new cpu as well, I don't mind chaning to AMD like a ryzen or something, but I have no idea. I don't care about aestethics, I know that rgb makes your computer faster but it isn't necesary to me.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($299.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($81.61 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($107.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 2 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Windforce 3X Video Card
Case: SHARKOON VG4-W ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair VS 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit  ($139.94 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor  ($249.99 @ Best Buy)
Monitor: BenQ EL2870U 28.0" 3840x2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($299.99 @ Adorama)
Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse  ($46.99 @ Target)
External Storage: Seagate Expansion 3 TB External Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1369.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-07-14 02:22 EDT-0400

[Oswin]

wait for zen 3 and nvidia ampere, no point of getting high end hardware right now for it to be outperformed in 3 months or so.

[Tmarmol01]

7 minutes ago, Oswin said:

wait for zen 3 and nvidia ampere, no point of getting high end hardware right now for it to be outperformed in 3 months or so.

Oh ok, I knew about the leaks but didn't know when it's coming out. Will wait then, Thanks!

[ColdPressCoconutOil]

2 minutes ago, Tmarmol01 said:

Oh ok, I knew about the leaks but didn't know when it's coming out. Will wait then, Thanks!

wont have to wait more tahn 2-3 months. at this budget the performance increase will be significant

 

[Tmarmol01]

Well, now that we know specs and cost of the new GTX 3 series what would you recommend me to upgrade to?

 

As I said, I don't care about looks, I want performance

[Oswin]

2 hours ago, Tmarmol01 said:

Well, now that we know specs and cost of the new GTX 3 series what would you recommend me to upgrade to?

 

As I said, I don't care about looks, I want performance

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	€305.00 @ Amazon Espana
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	€150.90 @ Amazon Espana
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Mid Tower Case	€69.98 @ Amazon Espana
Power Supply	BitFenix Formula Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	€98.30 @ LIFE Informatica
Custom	3080	€750.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1374.18
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-07 12:47 CEST+0200

*you dont need to change the case if you want to but this has better airflow

here is what you could do, or you could wait for zen 3 since the 3080 isnt actually available yet.

 

or, if you are mainly gaming then you could go with a 10600k and z490 combo.