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Possible GPU & CPU upgrades for my PC

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Worth adding extra 8GB DDR4 stick and 2.5" SATA SSD as boot drive, but CPU and GPU are not worth upgrading. i7 7700 costs too much for just a 4 core 8 thread CPU, GPUs worth upgrading are will need a new PSU which as prebuilts go are not easily upgradable.

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I'm currently using an HP OMEN 870-224 with an NVIDIA 3 GB GTX 1060 for the GPU and a 3 GHz Intel i5-7400 for the CPU. Is it worth upgrading and if so, what would be reasonably priced & compatible with my PC?

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Worth adding extra 8GB DDR4 stick and 2.5" SATA SSD as boot drive, but CPU and GPU are not worth upgrading. i7 7700 costs too much for just a 4 core 8 thread CPU, GPUs worth upgrading are will need a new PSU which as prebuilts go are not easily upgradable.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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The GTX 1060 would be fine with 6GB instead of 3GB. What are using your Computer for?

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