Upgrade cpu, gpu, mobo?

[geremypunk55]

Budget (including currency): some mid range components

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: battlefield 2042

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): 

Hello,

im thinking about upgrade my cpu, gpu and mobo if required? What are my options?
My current setup is Cpu Intel Core i5-8400, 2.80 GHz, 9 MB Cache Cooler of cpu be quiet! Pure Rock MOBO GIGABYTE B360M-D3H RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX Red DDR4 16GB KIT (2x8) 2666MHz CL16 GPU ASUS DUAL GTX 1070 OC, 8GB GDDR5, 256-bit SSD Crucial MX500 500GB, 2,5“, HDD SATA III WD Blue 500GB, 3,5", 7200RPM PowerSupply: Corsair RM550x, 80 PLUS Gold

 

 

[Ykcud]

I am not 100% sure about the motherboard because my knowledge is better suited for AMD builds, but it seems like your setup is competent honestly. Maybe a GPU upgrade, but then again, right now is of course a bad time, so maybe just hold onto that card.

[geremypunk55]

yes want to see how will bf2042 play with this setup and then i decide. Just want to know what are my options. Probably i can not upgrade on 20 or 30 series gpus with current motherboard? Not sure what best cpu i can add to my mobo.

[RONOTHAN##]

Honestly, you don't really need to upgrade much about your system. If you want to upgrade anything, you can get an 8th or 9th gen i7, but prices for them on the used market usually don't make sense. Plus, getting anything better than a 1070 for cheap is next to impossible right now. 

1 minute ago, geremypunk55 said:

Probably i can not upgrade on 20 or 30 series gpus with current motherboard? Not sure what best cpu i can add to my mobo.

If you have a PCIe slot, you can run a 20 or 30 series GPU. Don't worry about that, since you already have the board you might as well keep it. 

[--SID--]

9 hours ago, geremypunk55 said:

yes want to see how will bf2042 play with this setup and then i decide. Just want to know what are my options. Probably i can not upgrade on 20 or 30 series gpus with current motherboard? Not sure what best cpu i can add to my mobo.

Options are not very wide with your current mobo. Yes, you can put in a 8700K, 9700 or 9900K but the VRM on the MB don't like that.

Knowing that the current BF game is huge cpu demanding in multiplayer mode I expect BF 2042 is too.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

10 hours ago, geremypunk55 said:

Budget (including currency): some mid range components

Country: UK

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: battlefield 2042

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): 

Hello,

im thinking about upgrade my cpu, gpu and mobo if required? What are my options?
My current setup is Cpu Intel Core i5-8400, 2.80 GHz, 9 MB Cache Cooler of cpu be quiet! Pure Rock MOBO GIGABYTE B360M-D3H RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX Red DDR4 16GB KIT (2x8) 2666MHz CL16 GPU ASUS DUAL GTX 1070 OC, 8GB GDDR5, 256-bit SSD Crucial MX500 500GB, 2,5“, HDD SATA III WD Blue 500GB, 3,5", 7200RPM PowerSupply: Corsair RM550x, 80 PLUS Gold

 

 

Looks decent enough to me, though consider upgrading that psu to a 750w or 850w for futureproofing

[geremypunk55]

2 hours ago, --SID-- said:

Options are not very wide with your current mobo. Yes, you can put in a 8700K, 9700 or 9900K but the VRM on the MB don't like that.

Knowing that the current BF game is huge cpu demanding in multiplayer mode I expect BF 2042 is too.

Thats what i was thinking with current mobo. Im curious how much cpu usage will be in bf2042. In bf5 its between 60-80%.

[geremypunk55]

1 hour ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Looks decent enough to me, though consider upgrading that psu to a 750w or 850w for futureproofing

Yes its definitely decent pc. Would like to have 90-150 fps in 1080p low settings as i have in bf5.