Looking to upgrade! Need help!

HourlySword · March 5, 2021

Budget (including currency): $1500

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming/Streaming/VR

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):

SO I have a decent rig already, built it way back in 2014 and upgraded the GPU last year to an Aorus 2080 ti Extreme. I knew the rest of the rig would bottleneck it, but I wanted to get the GPU first and then plan an upgrade later and i'm sure glad I did now lol. Instead of upgrading i'm thinking of doing basically a whole new build, but just carrying over the GPU and HDD/SSDs, then throwing my old SLI 780 6GBs in there and passing it off to someone else or selling it. I originally wanted to use this case: https://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Translucent-Customizable-Side-Panel-Resolution/dp/B08413J5QG

After hearing horror stories about how bad the airflow is in that case, I'm thinking it may not be a good idea even though it looks really cool. Instead now i'm thinking of getting the CORSAIR Crystal Series 570X RGB Mirror Black instead since it's on sale.

Here's my current build: http://prntscr.com/10dyn9g

Here's what I started with back in 2014: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gf9hmG

All the parts are still the same except for the GPU, I've doubled the RAM, and I added some SSDs/HHDs.

Here's what I currently have for the new build (GPU is already bought): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VVdtBc

I want to try and future proof so I can replace my 2080 ti with a 4000 or 5000 series card down the line. I figured now would be a good time to move from SATA to NVME for my boot drive as well. I'll move all my other drives over as well. I gave my 4790k a small OC but i'm pretty sure it can't really keep up with the 2080 ti and I can't really upgrade the CPU without basically building a new computer, so I figured i'd go all out. I haven't decided on case fans, but I was thinking some black noctuas maybe for the empty slot(s). I'd probably like to OC the 10850k in the future, so I wanted to get a nice AIO cooler to mount to the top although I'm seeing some horror stories about the screws and mounting the fans on amazon. I went with 850W fully modular to give myself headroom for upgrade in the future, though maybe it is too much? My VR headset is just a Quest 1 right now, but I want to move to an Index eventually. Please let me know your thoughts and thank you so much for your time!

Jayzer · March 6, 2021

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$319.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	NZXT Kraken X73 73.11 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$169.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$189.99 @ B&H
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$139.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$52.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB AORUS XTREME Video Card
Case	Corsair Crystal 570X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	$281.73 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$174.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1469.57
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-05 19:57 EST-0500