Upgrade PC or Parts?

[Georgeagea]

Hello,

 

So I have this PC currently:

Case: Xigmatek Venom

Motherboard: MSI Z270 Gaming M5 LGA 1151 DDR4 HDMI VR Ready ATX

CPU: Intel Core i7 7700 8M Cache, up to 4.20 GHz.

Cooler: Thermaltake Riing Silent 12 RGB Sync Edition

GPU: Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition 

RAM: 32GB, T-force Vulcan 2x16GB DDR4 3000Mhz

System Storage SSD: SK HYNIX BC501 256GB

SSD Storage 1: HP EX900 M.2 1TB PCIe3.0 M.2 NVMe

SSD Storage 2: Kingston SSD 960GB A400 SATA 3 2.5" Internal SSD

HDD Storage 3: Seagate ST1000DM003 1TB HDD

PSU: Cooler Master Extreme 2 - 725W

Screens: Triple Monitors - 3*AOC 27G2U/BK 27" 1080P Frameless IPS Panel, 144Hz 1ms MPRT, Freesync and Gsync

 

 

I play all sort of games but mostly Simracing on triple montiors 1080p as shown above.

I also do stream on OBS at 1080p/60fps.

Lately with so many software running on my PC (like SIMHUB, Prismatic, Crewchief, etc...) as well as streaming, I'm noticing that my CPU is choking a lot. I see it at around 90 to 100% and I have a big dip in FPS as well as stutters.

 

So I was looking into one of 2 things, either change CPU + Motherboard, or change the whole thing.

 

The economic situation here (LEBANON) is very tough so I would like to take the most sensible thing to do and not throw money away, if I don't need to.

 

Option 1:

Swap my i7 7700 + msi z270 for a MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4 + Intel®Core™i5-13600K ,

The new board + cpu could cost me like 500$.

I "assume" I can sell my mobo + cpu for like 150$.

That would cost me (as a difference) ~350$ in total.

Not sure if my RAM, my cooler or my PSU could cause any issues for me.

 

Option 2: 

Get a whole new build including same i5 13600k with same B660M board but with maybe faster RAM, better PSU, better GPU like a RTX3070 which might serve me well in my triples gaming.

OR

Get a whole new build including ryzen 5 7600x with a new AM5 motherboard, DDR5 etc...better PSU, better GPU like a RTX3070 which might serve me well in my triples gaming.

I assume this could cost like 1300$ to 1600$ total new.

My PC should get me used around 500 to 600$ I hope (keeping 2 storage SSDs to migrate to the new PC).

So the whole thing would cost me (as a difference) ~800 to 1000$ in total.

 

Do you guys think Option 1 is a good choice? Can such a build give me the uplift in raw and cpu performance that I need? Would it serve me for another 5 years down the line? (ofc assuming no hardware malfunction take place).

Or do you think option 1 is a waste of money and I better pay more but change the whole PC?

 

Thank you for reading all this and replying.

[PDifolco]

Really option 1 will give you most of the extra power you want, upgrading everything else or switching to AM5 will just give you a small performance increase for a lot of addiotnal money

 

 

[thekingofmonks]

Ugrading from a 3060 to a 3070 is kinda meh

 

You might not even be able to sell anything at a reasonable price

[jaslion]

Option 1 seems good. Not sure if you realy should get the k as the non k chips launched with much reduced pricing.

 

Make sure the board is ddr4 and not 5 sometimes there are 2 version of a nearly identical named board.

 

The psu id say would be time to go. It was a lower end unit in 2013 and id not trust it anymore at this point.

 

Cooler is compatible IF you get a adaptor kit OR if your board supports lga 115x mounting holes. Then a new bracket isnt needed.

[DeadnightWarrior]

I'd go with option #1.

Much more cost efficient and you'd be able to really max out that 3060.

If you're OK with your storage and GPU performance, you can easily upgrade CPU and mainboard and squeeze another 2 / 3 years from your build.

[Georgeagea]

@jaslion

@DeadnightWarrior

@thekingofmonks

@PDifolco

Thank you guys for your replies. And sorry for tagging you but I thought this could be better than posting a new thread. 

 

So I bought the MSI B660M MORTAR wifi ddr4 and the i5 13600k. I also got a new cooler, the Cougar Forza 85 which is a huge air cooler and should be able to take care of it. 

 

Yet, the cpu easily hit 90deg in some conditions and I'd like to reduce that. 

So I'm looking into undervolting. I've read that B series motherboards are usually not able to do that, except some MSI boards which it seems I have one of these. 

 

Attached are 2 photos of what the BIOS shows for me. 

Any simple guide or tips for a noob like me to undervolt the cpu without losing performance and making it cooler? What should I change? 

 

Thanks again! 

[PDifolco]

53 minutes ago, Georgeagea said:

@jaslion

@DeadnightWarrior

@thekingofmonks

@PDifolco

Thank you guys for your replies. And sorry for tagging you but I thought this could be better than posting a new thread. 

 

So I bought the MSI B660M MORTAR wifi ddr4 and the i5 13600k. I also got a new cooler, the Cougar Forza 85 which is a huge air cooler and should be able to take care of it. 

 

Yet, the cpu easily hit 90deg in some conditions and I'd like to reduce that. 

So I'm looking into undervolting. I've read that B series motherboards are usually not able to do that, except some MSI boards which it seems I have one of these. 

 

Attached are 2 photos of what the BIOS shows for me. 

Any simple guide or tips for a noob like me to undervolt the cpu without losing performance and making it cooler? What should I change? 

 

Thanks again! 

Well I'm not much into Intel OC since quite some time, switched to AMD, yet I'd suggest you just reduce the ridiculously high max Power Limit to something manageable around 150W, this will naturally make temps back to reasonable levels