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BraccusRex
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Hello!

 

I'm looking to update my current set up with a new motherboard, CPU, and more RAM (and power supply if needed). Then grab a graphics card upgrade when either I see a decent deal, the craziness dies down, or my 1070 explodes. My main concern is that there will be some problem with the new hardware and the old. I've checked compatibility with PcPartPicker but before ordering anything I decided to double check with you guys. Below I've tried to answer the questions recommended on the forum and included my current build and what I am planning on purchasing as an upgrade. Any input would be greatly appreciated as I have been out of the loop for awhile when it comes to hardware. Thanks!

 

Budget (including currency): $1000 US

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games mostly, with some basic Office thrown in. Main games are Escape from Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, and Rocket League. I primarily play FPS games and Roguelites. I am also a tab monster/multitask-er.

Monitors: 2 (one 60hz, one 144hz, both 1080p), and I have a 3rd that I would like to run but my current set up can't handle it.

Peripherals needed: None.

 

Current Build:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor $235.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $40.71 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL15 Memory $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX300 750 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GAMING Video Card $963.08 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply EVGA 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1318.78
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-23 17:51 EDT-0400  

 


Upgrade List: Ignore the 1070 on there, I added it to check compatibility.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $324.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $44.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $124.99 @ Adorama
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $76.98 @ Amazon
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $76.98 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GAMING Video Card $963.08 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1612.01
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-23 17:47 EDT-0400  

 

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16gb is plenty 32gb is overkill and a waste of money invest that in a better psu. A 10700f would be the best deal amongst all with the usual h470 steel legend by asrock. It's better and price should be a little less.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $449.00 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $164.99 @ Amazon
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $89.30 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $763.28
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-23 18:05 EDT-0400  

 

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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23 minutes ago, Downkey said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor $449.00 @ Best Buy
CPU Cooler Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler $59.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $164.99 @ Amazon
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $89.30 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $763.28
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-23 18:05 EDT-0400  

 

Agreed, tough why this cooler over the 212 Evo?

Lake-V-X6-10600 (Gaming PC)

R23 score MC: 9190pts | R23 score SC: 1302pts

R20 score MC: 3529cb | R20 score SC: 506cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: Intel Core i5-10600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.4/4.8GHz, 13,5MB cache (Intel 14nm++ FinFET) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B460 PLUS, Socket-LGA1200 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W / RAM A1, A2, B1 & B2: DDR4-2666MHz CL13-15-15-15-35-1T "Samsung 8Gbit C-Die" (4x8GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Storage 5: Crucial P1 1000GB M.2 SSD/ Storage 6: Western Digital WD7500BPKX 2.5" HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter (Qualcomm Atheros)

Zen-II-X6-3600+ (Gaming PC)

R23 score MC: 9893pts | R23 score SC: 1248pts @4.2GHz

R23 score MC: 10151pts | R23 score SC: 1287pts @4.3GHz

R20 score MC: 3688cb | R20 score SC: 489cb

Spoiler

Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 6-cores, 12-threads, 4.2/4.2GHz, 35MB cache (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Display: HP 24" L2445w (64Hz OC) 1920x1200 / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT DUAL OC RDNA2 32CUs @2607MHz (T.S.M.C. 7nm FinFET) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: ASRock B450M Pro4, Socket-AM4 / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W / RAM A2 & B2: DDR4-3600MHz CL16-18-8-19-37-1T "SK Hynix 8Gbit CJR" (2x16GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1 & 2: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD / Storage 3: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 4: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Storage 5: Kingston A2000 1TB M.2 NVME SSD / Wi-fi & Bluetooth: ASUS PCE-AC55BT Wireless Adapter (Intel)

Vishera-X8-9370 | R20 score MC: 1476cb

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Case: Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Black / Case Fan(s) Front: Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm Premium Fans / Case Fan(s) Rear: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (red) / Case Fan(s) Side: Noctua NF-A6x25 FLX 60mm Premium Fan / Case Fan VRM: SUNON MagLev KDE1209PTV3 92mm / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo / CPU: AMD FX-8370 (Base: @4.4GHz | Turbo: @4.7GHz) Black Edition Eight-Core (Global Foundries 32nm) / Display: ASUS 24" LED VN247H (67Hz OC) 1920x1080p / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56 Gaming OC @1501MHz (Samsung 14nm FinFET) / Keyboard: Logitech Desktop K120 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING, Socket-AM3+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 850W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1866MHz CL8-10-10-28-37-2T (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Windows 10 Home / Sound: Zombee Z300 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Seagate® Barracuda 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Seagate® Desktop 2TB SSHD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN951N 11n Wireless Adapter

Godavari-X4-880K | R20 score MC: 810cb

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Case: Medion Micro-ATX Case / Case Fan Front: SUNON MagLev PF70251VX-Q000-S99 70mm / Case Fan Rear: Fanner Tech(Shen Zhen)Co.,LTD. 80mm (Purple) / Controller: Sony Dualshock 4 Wireless (DS4Windows) / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 95w Thermal Solution / Cooler: AMD Near-silent 125w Thermal Solution / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K Black Edition Elite Quad-Core (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Display: HP 19" Flat Panel L1940 (75Hz) 1280x1024 / GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC "Afterburner" @1450MHz (T.S.M.C. 28nm) / Keyboard: HP KB-0316 PS/2 (Nordic) / Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2, Socket-FM2+ / Mouse: Razer Abyssus 2014 / PCI-E: ASRock USB 3.1/A+C (PCI Express x4) / PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2, 550W PSU / RAM 1, 2, 3 & 4: SK hynix DDR3-1866MHz CL9-10-11-27-40 (4x4GB) 16.38GB / Operating System 1: Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) / Operating System 2: Windows 10 Home / Sound 1: Zombee Z500 / Sound 2: Logitech Stereo Speakers S-150 / Storage 1: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD (x2) / Storage 2: Western Digital My Passport 2.5" 2TB HDD / Storage 3: Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB HDD / Wi-fi: TP-Link TL-WN851N 11n Wireless Adapter

Acer Aspire 7738G custom (changed CPU, GPU & Storage)
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CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 2-cores, 2-threads, 2.4GHz, 3MB cache (Intel 45nm) / GPU: ATi Radeon HD 4570 515MB DDR2 (T.S.M.C. 55nm) / RAM: DDR2-1066MHz CL7-7-7-20-1T (2x2GB) / Operating System: Windows 10 Home / Storage: Crucial BX500 480GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5" SSD

Complete portable device SoC history:

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Apple A4 - Apple iPod touch (4th generation)
Apple A5 - Apple iPod touch (5th generation)
Apple A9 - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
HiSilicon Kirin 810 (T.S.M.C. 7nm) - Huawei P40 Lite / Huawei nova 7i
Mediatek MT2601 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TicWatch E
Mediatek MT6580 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - TECNO Spark 2 (1GB RAM)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (orange)
Mediatek MT6592M (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone my32 (yellow)
Mediatek MT6735 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - HMD Nokia 3 Dual SIM
Mediatek MT6737 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - Cherry Mobile Flare S6
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (blue)
Mediatek MT6739 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - my|phone myX8 (gold)
Mediatek MT6750 (T.S.M.C 28nm) - honor 6C Pro / honor V9 Play
Mediatek MT6765 (T.S.M.C 12nm) - TECNO Pouvoir 3 Plus
Mediatek MT6797D (T.S.M.C 20nm) - my|phone Brown Tab 1
Qualcomm MSM8926 (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
Qualcomm MSM8974AA (T.S.M.C. 28nm) - Blackberry Passport
Qualcomm SDM710 (Samsung 10nm) - Oppo Realme 3 Pro

 

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13 minutes ago, Nena Trinity said:

Agreed, tough why this cooler over the 212 Evo?

Not much more expensive, and has better thermals

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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1 hour ago, BraccusRex said:

Hello!

 

I'm looking to update my current set up with a new motherboard, CPU, and more RAM (and power supply if needed). Then grab a graphics card upgrade when either I see a decent deal, the craziness dies down, or my 1070 explodes. My main concern is that there will be some problem with the new hardware and the old. I've checked compatibility with PcPartPicker but before ordering anything I decided to double check with you guys. Below I've tried to answer the questions recommended on the forum and included my current build and what I am planning on purchasing as an upgrade. Any input would be greatly appreciated as I have been out of the loop for awhile when it comes to hardware. Thanks!

 

Budget (including currency): $1000 US

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games mostly, with some basic Office thrown in. Main games are Escape from Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, and Rocket League. I primarily play FPS games and Roguelites. I am also a tab monster/multitask-er.

Monitors: 2 (one 60hz, one 144hz, both 1080p), and I have a 3rd that I would like to run but my current set up can't handle it.

Peripherals needed: None.

 

Current Build:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor $235.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $40.71 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL15 Memory $79.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX300 750 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GAMING Video Card $963.08 @ Amazon
Case Cooler Master MasterCase 5 ATX Mid Tower Case  
Power Supply EVGA 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1318.78
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-23 17:51 EDT-0400  

 


Upgrade List: Ignore the 1070 on there, I added it to check compatibility.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $324.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler $44.99 @ Best Buy
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $124.99 @ Adorama
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $76.98 @ Amazon
Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $76.98 @ Amazon
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GAMING Video Card $963.08 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1612.01
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-03-23 17:47 EDT-0400  

 

I bought the Hyper 212 for my 9700k, it was the first upgrade I made. The NH D15 or the corsair H100i plat AiO are both around $100 but having the H100 I got a big difference in thermals

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