Upgrading a year old 4770k build on a budget.

[Gaylacier]

Budget (including currency): around $700- $1000 max US but I would love it if we could keep it around 700 with great performance.

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly League, but I do play AAA games as well. Occasionally edit videos for work. My most recent issue and reason to upgrade was DOOM Eternal crashing on my current build. CPU was at 100% and still couldnt keep up. 

Other details: I am keeping my current GPU(1080) until cards become easier to come by. I am using 3 monitors, 1080p-144 Hz, 1440p-144HZ and a 4k TV at 60Hz for watching movies. Keeping my PSU (EVGA G2 850 Gold, 7 years old) and my case (Corsair 500R) along with storage (4 sata drives). But I want to upgrade my CPU, mobo, ram, and cpu cooler. I had my eyes set on a ryzen 5600x build, but that is obviously difficult right now. So I can stick with intel for now. From my limited research, I've seen 10600k ($270 US at time of posting) recommended for gaming. But I dont know what mobo/ram would pair well. I have also seen Arctic Freezer 280 cooler recommended and I would like to use it in my build. I do not need RGB, just max performance at my price range. Any help would be great. Thanks guys.

 

[RONOTHAN##]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$78.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$418.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-19 00:17 EST-0500

I would do something like this. 3600s are possible to find in stock, and you can always sell it later on down the road and get a 5600x, as I would recommend. The stock cooler is more than fine for those chips, so you can upgrade it when you can find a 5600X available. 

[Gaylacier]

20 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory	$78.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$418.97
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-19 00:17 EST-0500

I would do something like this. 3600s are possible to find in stock, and you can always sell it later on down the road and get a 5600x, as I would recommend. The stock cooler is more than fine for those chips, so you can upgrade it when you can find a 5600X available. 

Nice. This looks great. My next question is, would this hold me off for 5 years with no more upgrades (aside from GPU). I would resell the 3600 but I know myself and I will probably forget and keep the cpu in a drawer instead of selling it. (I did that with a r9 290x for 3 years). Not that I dont want to resell it. I just dont know where to begin with that process. Any tips on reselling or other suggestions for forward compatible parts?

[RONOTHAN##]

1 minute ago, Gaylacier said:

Nice. This looks great. My next question is, would this hold me off for 5 years with no more upgrades (aside from GPU). I would resell the 3600 but I know myself and I will probably forget and keep the cpu in a drawer instead of selling it. (I did that with a r9 290x for 3 years). Not that I dont want to resell it. I just dont know where to begin with that process. Any tips on reselling or other suggestions for forward compatible parts?

So this system is one that should last a bit, though you might upgrade the CPU down the road to something else during those 5 years (maybe a 5900X when they become cheap). My tip for selling is head onto a site like craigslist, offerup, or facebook marketplace and list it for $20 less than what everyone else has them listed for. Also, I would recommend against ebay for first time sellers, as long as you don't live in the middle of nowhere, that way you don't get screwed by a scummy buyer who abuses eBay's buyer protection. You could probably get more than this, but this would ensure that you get the part out of your hands quickly and you don't leave it in your possession for 2 years (I also did that with my GTX 1080). That being said, if you want to upgrade to something better on down the road, Ryzen 5000 is going to be the end of the road for socket AM4, so you won't be able to keep the platform and upgrade the CPU down the road to anything better than a 5950x. 

[Boyohan]

2 hours ago, Gaylacier said:

Nice. This looks great. My next question is, would this hold me off for 5 years with no more upgrades (aside from GPU). I would resell the 3600 but I know myself and I will probably forget and keep the cpu in a drawer instead of selling it. (I did that with a r9 290x for 3 years). Not that I dont want to resell it. I just dont know where to begin with that process. Any tips on reselling or other suggestions for forward compatible parts?

You should aim for a Ryzen 5000 as they are clearly the best right now.

If you cannot find any 5600x available then buying a cheaper Ryzen 3000 series CPU is a good plan if you have the intention of upgrading within a year.

 

But if you know you are unlikely to do this upgrade then I would instead suggest going for Intel 10400F or 10600K. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rXvrQq

CPU: Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($77.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $552.95
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rQTkTJ

CPU: Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($166.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B460-PLUS ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($161.94 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($72.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $436.90

10400F included CPU cooler isn't great but it works so you can skip the cooler bringing the price down to about 400USD