Black Friday upgrade

[Thony]

Budget (including currency): Bank for the buck (£)

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming mainly. Limited to already owned GTX 1060, needs an upgrade

Other details Built my PC in 2014, its time to upgrade the main outdated components

Here is a link to PCPARTPICKER build , I would like to know your thoughts on the Ram, PSU and Mobo.

Edit: PSU updated
 

[jones177]

The ram is fine. I used 4000 ram on my Z490 builds since they are paired with 10 cores. Not a value thing.

 

PSU is not fine. I will do for now but any GPU that matches the performance of your CPU choice will need 850 watts or more.

 

Mobo is fine for the CPU. I went with Heros and Masters with my Z490 builds but they are better suited for the 10 cores. 

                                         For an Intel 8 core CPU I use Aorus Ultras. 

 

The other things I don't like are the AIO and the case.

The case is ok if you never get a good performing GPU but it will be a hot box with a 3070 and up.

For Intel 8 cores I use 360mm AIO or big air cooler like the be quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 or a Noctua nh-d15.

I would do a 280mm AIO but they usually cost about the same as 360s so I just get 360s.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 hour ago, Thony said:

Here is a link to PCPARTPICKER build

K cpu and z board are a waste if you dont bother overclocking

 

Ssd is ok but a2000 seems to be ~70£

 

Psu is eh, go for a 750w atleast but pref 850w

 

Otherwise seems ok

[Thony]

37 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

K cpu and z board are a waste if you dont bother overclocking

 

Ssd is ok but a2000 seems to be ~70£

 

Psu is eh, go for a 750w atleast but pref 850w

 

Otherwise seems ok

Arent Z series higher quality in power delivery and cooling for VRMs ?
Isnt 10th gen already pushed so much that overclocking is pointless for the cost and increase in heat it results in ?

I will run windows on it and want reliable drive which Samsung line is and this one is on discount atm.

Will keep an eye on 750W units. Couldnt find a bad review on TX series and its discounted. Guess its better to keep waiting for RM series or Seasonic ones.

Edit: This i7-10700K when I bought it was cheaper than 10700 I originally wanted so I grabbed it before it was gone. Its still going for £290-320 so I got an amazing discount.

 

[Thony]

48 minutes ago, jones177 said:

The ram is fine. I used 4000 ram on my Z490 builds since they are paired with 10 cores. Not a value thing.

 

PSU is not fine. I will do for now but any GPU that matches the performance of your CPU choice will need 850 watts or more.

 

Mobo is fine for the CPU. I went with Heros and Masters with my Z490 builds but they are better suited for the 10 cores. 

                                         For an Intel 8 core CPU I use Aorus Ultras. 

 

The other things I don't like are the AIO and the case.

The case is ok if you never get a good performing GPU but it will be a hot box with a 3070 and up.

For Intel 8 cores I use 360mm AIO or big air cooler like the be quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 or a Noctua nh-d15.

I would do a 280mm AIO but they usually cost about the same as 360s so I just get 360s.

You obviously are in higher end budget. Im saving where I can.

If the case is causing problems I will change it, nobody knows when RTX series (3K or 4K) will be back to £300-£500 range. For now I will be fine as 1060 doesnt get too toasty and my radiator will get enough air through the top.

Will look for higher watt PSU as you guys recommended here.

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

9 minutes ago, Thony said:

Arent Z series higher quality in power delivery and cooling for VRMs ?

Yea usually

 

10 minutes ago, Thony said:

Isnt 10th gen already pushed so much that overclocking is pointless for the cost and increase in heat it results in ?

Pretty much but you could prob run like 1.25v on your cpu for ~4.8ghz all core so atleast the k cpu silicon isnt wasted, basically just undervolt if you dont bother overclocking

 

11 minutes ago, Thony said:

I will run windows on it and want reliable drive which Samsung line is and this one is on discount atm.

 

11 minutes ago, Thony said:

This i7-10700K when I bought it was cheaper than 10700 I originally wanted so I grabbed it before it was gone. Its still going for £290-320 so I got an amazing discount.

Welp guess the discounts make the usually less sensible parts more sensible

 

Consider getting a cheaper z4/590 board, maybe a pro or pro4 so decent enough vrms cause not overclocking cpu but cheaper and still has extra features of the z chipset

[Thony]

3 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Yea usually

 

Pretty much but you could prob run like 1.25v on your cpu for ~4.8ghz all core so atleast the k cpu silicon isnt wasted, basically just undervolt if you dont bother overclocking

 

 

Welp guess the discounts make the usually less sensible parts more sensible

 

Consider getting a cheaper z4/590 board, maybe a pro or pro4 so decent enough vrms cause not overclocking cpu but cheaper and still has extra features of the z chipset

Actually will undervolt and see what I can get (will follow Jayz2cents video).

I waited for Black Friday deals to finally pull a plug on 10700k or 11700k, was so undecided. Had a price in my mind and it got beaten so was a no brainer. Downgraded from i5-12600K A plan (only because of DDR5 cost.... and since im skipping on DDR5 then might aswell wait 2-3 gens of P/E cores to mature).

Thanks for your inputs. Much appreciated.