Posted January 19, 2022 Budget (including currency): 400pound? Country: UK Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: new games, vr games 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): Motherboard: ASUS Prime H310M A-R2.0 CPU: i5-9400f GPU: GTX 1660 RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Storage: 1TB NVME, 2TB HDD, 1TB HDD PSU: some cheap 500w that came with prebuilt Display: I currently play 1080p144hz but am planning to upgrade to 1440p144hz or 4k60hz in the future. I was thinking of purchasing an RTX 3060Ti as an upgrade, but I am wondering if a CPU would be a better choice, especially with the current GPU prices. I would probably have to buy a new motherboard either way. So can anyone recommend a good CPU/Motherboard combo that would not bottleneck my current system but would also be future proof for an upgrade (If I should get a CPU)? My budget is not exact btw, I can go cheaper or more expensive, as I was planning on spending 600 on the GPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2022 You have a very balanced system, so the best option would be upgrading everything. For now I'd recommend upgrading the CPU and motherboard to a 12400F + B660. If there's budget left also see if you can upgrade the PSU, unless you know it's good, which it probably isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 19, 2022 I'd go with 12700 (non-k) and a good quality B660 board (hard to find) plus throw another 16GB of ram to system. That should hold you for about 3-4 years for 1080p (hopefully). For 1440p though, you would need something like a rtx 3070/rx 6700XT at least. For 4k, I wouldn't recommend anything lower than a rx 6800xt/rtx 3080. New games will take more and more hardware so you will typically want the best for 4K (rtx 3090/rx 6900xt). I'd say stick with 1080 if you want to minimize spending money on computer. Some example parts: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor (£307.19 @ Newegg UK) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler (£47.28 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£204.84 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£50.00 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB NITRO+ Video Card (£839.00 @ Amazon UK) Total: £1448.31 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-01-19 16:53 GMT+0000 Make sure to get the same ram kit you have though so it matches. Also might want to consider upgrading that PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 20, 2022 a 9400f is more than enough for a 3060ti, especially if you are looking at upping the resolution of your monitor. Higher resolutions are way less CPU bound due to the higher gpu rendering time per frame. I would definitely upgrade the PSU and the motherboard. H310 is kneecapping your ram to 2666 so a Z390 matx board would be a cheap-ish improvement all around. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255333021567?hash=item3b7308b77f:g:meUAAOSwvRdh4pND PSU for sure first. The best gaming PC is the PC you like to game on, how you like to game on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 3:58 PM, oldmotherboard said: Budget (including currency): 400pound? Country: UK Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: new games, vr games 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): Motherboard: ASUS Prime H310M A-R2.0 CPU: i5-9400f GPU: GTX 1660 RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz Storage: 1TB NVME, 2TB HDD, 1TB HDD PSU: some cheap 500w that came with prebuilt Display: I currently play 1080p144hz but am planning to upgrade to 1440p144hz or 4k60hz in the future. I was thinking of purchasing an RTX 3060Ti as an upgrade, but I am wondering if a CPU would be a better choice, especially with the current GPU prices. I would probably have to buy a new motherboard either way. So can anyone recommend a good CPU/Motherboard combo that would not bottleneck my current system but would also be future proof for an upgrade (If I should get a CPU)? My budget is not exact btw, I can go cheaper or more expensive, as I was planning on spending 600 on the GPU. If you plan to move to 1440p or 4k i doubt the 1660 will handle that well so try to get a 3060 at msrp (i understand it is almost impossible but you can try) then in the future upgrade your cpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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