My upgraded build

[Sima01]

Hello,

 

I built this computer 2 years ago with GTX 1660 as original GPU and with less RAM.

I updated it with RTX 3060 Ti Gainward and Kingston Fury Renaged 2x16 KIT.

My plan is to update current PSU and MOBO + CPU combo in next year or two.

Current PSU is Corsair CV550 80+Bronze, MOBO and CPU are ASRock B460 Pro4 and i5-10400F. I thought about changing it out now, but its not even old and it gets the job done preatty good.

It has 512GB M2 NVME from gigabyte, SATA SSD from Kingston 120GB and 1TB WD Blue for bulk storage.

It's all hooked to Omen 24.5 144Hz 1080p monitor and second one thats for work.

For the next update I was thinking about Z490 board paired with i7-10700K but I woud want to buy tray verison since I would buy BeQuiet Dark Rock too cool it and boxed verison is 70-80€ higher.

What do you guys think about my build?

 

At the end of the day its not the most cable managed one, its not the best case for airflow, but temperatures don't go above 70 celsius and I think thats good enough.

 

[Bismut]

26 minutes ago, Sima01 said:

I thought about changing it out now, but its not even old and it gets the job done preatty good.

No point in upgrading now then, holding off sounds like a great plan.

 

27 minutes ago, Sima01 said:

For the next update I was thinking about Z490 board paired with i7-10700K

Are you actually planning on OCing the CPU? that's the main reason for going Z490 and your current board should be able to support a regular 10700 as well.
It might also be worth it to switch to a newer platform in two or three years' time, there's actual performance gains in new CPUs at the moment (gotta love that competition!)

 

29 minutes ago, Sima01 said:

What do you guys think about my build?

It looks nice! Is the 120GB SSD a leftover, and what make are the front fans?

[Sima01]

43 minutes ago, Bismut said:

No point in upgrading now then, holding off sounds like a great plan.

 

Are you actually planning on OCing the CPU? that's the main reason for going Z490 and your current board should be able to support a regular 10700 as well.
It might also be worth it to switch to a newer platform in two or three years' time, there's actual performance gains in new CPUs at the moment (gotta love that competition!)

 

It looks nice! Is the 120GB SSD a leftover, and what make are the front fans?

120GB one is leftover from my first PC, I usually install some programs on it but its not really used, I was planning on putting i7-10700KF on this ASRock B460 Pro4, but do you think that my heatsings could handle i7-10700KF on full turbo boost? This mobo I have was on the better side of B460 chipset ones as far as I know.
Since I won't OC i plan to get 750W PSU and i7-10700KF on this motherboard, should it handle that. Also the problem is finding cooler for CPU that fits on this mobo since the heatsing is enormous for some reason.

 

Fron fans are some thermaltake ones, not quite sure which ones.

 

[Bismut]

3 hours ago, Sima01 said:

120GB one is leftover from my first PC

I know that one. They make external enclosures, I have one I use as an external backup.
 

 

3 hours ago, Sima01 said:

I was planning on putting i7-10700KF on this ASRock B460 Pro4, but do you think that my heatsings could handle i7-10700KF on full turbo boost?

They look extremely beefy, I wouldn't worry as long as there's some airflow over the heatsinks. I believe (from my very limited research) that the 10700KF is going to boost indefinitely as well, giving you its full performance.
Just keep in mind to check reviews of current product when you upgrade, the 10700K might consume more power and be more expensive than just buying an all-new platform, if you are willing to sell your old board, CPU and RAM.

 

3 hours ago, Sima01 said:

Since I won't OC i plan to get 750W PSU and i7-10700KF

A 600W PSU should suffice in that case, the CPU+GPU should not draw over 500W under full load. 750W might give you better efficiency tho, depending on the efficiency curve of the particular PSU you plan on getting.

 

3 hours ago, Sima01 said:

Also the problem is finding cooler for CPU that fits on this mobo since the heatsing is enormous for some reason.

A Noctua NH-D15 would be my go-to, or a Be Quiet! Dark Rock (Slim), if that doesn't fit. An AIO might be an option too, although their service life is only around five years.

 

3 hours ago, Sima01 said:

Fron fans are some thermaltake ones, not quite sure which ones.

They're good, as long as they cool your computer adequately and don't produce too much noise for you. They just remind me of some old fan I have kicking around that's not particularly high quality.
 

[Sima01]

On 2/17/2023 at 3:19 PM, Bismut said:

I know that one. They make external enclosures, I have one I use as an external backup.
 

 

They look extremely beefy, I wouldn't worry as long as there's some airflow over the heatsinks. I believe (from my very limited research) that the 10700KF is going to boost indefinitely as well, giving you its full performance.
Just keep in mind to check reviews of current product when you upgrade, the 10700K might consume more power and be more expensive than just buying an all-new platform, if you are willing to sell your old board, CPU and RAM.

 

A 600W PSU should suffice in that case, the CPU+GPU should not draw over 500W under full load. 750W might give you better efficiency tho, depending on the efficiency curve of the particular PSU you plan on getting.

 

A Noctua NH-D15 would be my go-to, or a Be Quiet! Dark Rock (Slim), if that doesn't fit. An AIO might be an option too, although their service life is only around five years.

 

They're good, as long as they cool your computer adequately and don't produce too much noise for you. They just remind me of some old fan I have kicking around that's not particularly high quality.
 

About the AIO, I find air coolers much better since you don't need to worry about leaks, those fans keep cpu and gpu around 70 C when playing games at max so in my book, that sounds like a great number.

 

Well they look good but, can something bad happen to the power phase if i7 gets too much of it?

[alyen]

Is the front of the case perforated? If not you can remount the fans so they are more inside of the case to allow more room to pull in air from the sides.

[Sima01]

On 2/19/2023 at 5:23 PM, alyen said:

Is the front of the case perforated? If not you can remount the fans so they are more inside of the case to allow more room to pull in air from the sides.

Well thats good you pointed that out, never thought of that. Thank you.