Unsure about new build

[Nikkiforov]

Hi all,

 

Longtime YouTube fan, first time forum poster

 

I built my first PC towards the end of 2017, and I am thinking of building another. Mainly for gaming, and I currently tend to play at 1440p and expect my games to minimally hit 60FPS, 100 where possible. 

 

I like to maintain a mid to upper-mid range PC, but hope to save some money if possible if certain parts can still be used. What would you guys suggest I can keep from my current build or is it better to upgrade everything? I am not very knowledgeable on building PCs and particularly unsure about the memory I should go for and if there is a need to change the cooler and PSU especially for my intended GPU.

 

To be honest, I think my current setup holds up okay, but I want ray-tracing and keep hearing good things about the AMD Zen 3 architecture and hence thought maybe I should just build a new one.

 

Just for additional info, my monitor is the Acer Predator XB271HU.

 

Edited May 18, 2021 by Nikkiforov
wrong info posted

[Eighjan]

1 minute ago, Nikkiforov said:

Should be fine; keep your 1080ti, for now, as it may be problematic securing a 3080 ti as fast as you anticipate.

[FireAbyss111802]

4 minutes ago, Nikkiforov said:

Hi all,

 

Longtime YouTube fan, first time forum poster

 

I built my first PC towards the end of 2017, and I am thinking of building another. Mainly for gaming, and I currently tend to play at 1440p and expect my games to minimally hit 60FPS, 100 where possible. 

 

I like to maintain a mid to upper-mid range PC, but hope to save some money if possible if certain parts can still be used. What would you guys suggest I can keep from my current build or is it better to upgrade everything? I am not very knowledgeable on building PCs and particularly unsure about the memory I should go for and if there is a need to change the cooler and PSU especially for my intended GPU.

 

To be honest, I think my current setup holds up okay, but I want ray-tracing and keep hearing good things about the AMD Zen 3 architecture and hence thought maybe I should just build a new one.

 

Just for additional info, my monitor is the Acer Predator XB271HU.

You could keep the current memory and transfer it to your new build. Im pretty sure you could get the 5800x instead of the 3800x because they 5800x is a it more widely available I think. If you want new memory, I suggest getting Corsair or Crucial memory. The NH-D15 should be good for the CPU, but I am not sure about the RAM clearance. If you don't get a 3080ti, the 1080ti is more than fine until you can get a new video card.

 

Also, welcome to the forums!

[Nikkiforov]

Oops, I did mean the 5800x. Typo! Uploaded a dirty edit.

 

Thanks for the welcome and suggestion!

[Forleb]

It won't sound economically appealing, but a new 32GB kit of 3600 C14 memory would do you some favors over your current set; I can't see how you'd possibly need 64GB, and almost every game on the planet is safe with 32 right now, so speed is the area to improve on, especially with a Zen 3 CPU. Speaking of which, your motherboard choice should work just fine for a 5800X, and the PSU looks fine, though I'm not entirely comfortable about a several year old unit feeding a beast like a 3080 Ti. That case is probably going to make things fairly toasty, and with the questionable coolers on some of the latest AIB GPU models, I'd recommend switching to something like a 5000D Airflow; Your CPU cooler would probably do fine even in the 570X, but no amount of cooling efficiency there is going to make a notable impact on GPU temps.

[Nikkiforov]

 

Corsair CS-CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18 Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 DRAM 3600MHz C18 Ryzen Memory Kit, Black

 

Is this overkill for memory?

[Nikkiforov]

Final build (Built a totally new PC in the end...)

 

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900x

Cooler: Corsair Hyper 212 Turbo White

Board: ROG Strix B550-e Gaming

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 3600mhz 32GB (16x2)

Cooler: Corsair Hyper 212 Turbo LED White Edition

GPU: ROG Strix 3080 Ti 12GB OC (Managed to get one for $100 above MSRP)

PSU: ROG Strix 850W Gundam Edition (was on promo)

Casing: Corsair 4000D Airflow White

Storage: No change (Samsung 960 M.2 Pro 2GB boot drive)

 

Mixture of budget and mid-range components due to budget...