Need help upgrading my current setup!

[tortlebard]

Budget (including currency): 750 USD (but flexible as I don't need to upgrade this instance)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  I play a plethora of games the most demanding being bigger titles like Hogwarts Legacy, Elden Ring, Rust, Asseto Corsa, Call of Duty, etc.

Current Build Specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/vXMv6h

Resolution and Refresh Rate: I play on a 120hz 1440p monitor

Preference: Mini ITX

Other details: 

Been procrastinating upgrading my PC for a while now, and at this point I don't know where to start, what part of my build would you upgrade first? or should I just buy all new parts and make a new build? Let me know!

[Why_Me]

PSU and GPU would be the next upgrade after this. Make sure to contact Noctua for a free LGA-1700 mounting kit for your cooler.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: *MSI MPG B760I EDGE WIFI DDR4 Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $468.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-17 01:15 EDT-0400

[GeorgeMKane]

44 minutes ago, tortlebard said:

Budget (including currency): 750 USD (but flexible as I don't need to upgrade this instance)

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  I play a plethora of games the most demanding being bigger titles like Hogwarts Legacy, Elden Ring, Rust, Asseto Corsa, Call of Duty, etc.

Current Build Specs: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/vXMv6h

Resolution and Refresh Rate: I play on a 120hz 1440p monitor

Preference: Mini ITX

Other details: 

Been procrastinating upgrading my PC for a while now, and at this point I don't know where to start, what part of my build would you upgrade first? or should I just buy all new parts and make a new build? Let me know!

First option would be to upgrade the cpu, motherboard, ram, and psu.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/whLjtn

CPU: Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($237.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i-17xx chromax.black 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG B760I EDGE WIFI DDR4 Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($85.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1 TB 2.5" 5400 RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Zotac MINI GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
$678.91

 

This would give you a great benefit, especially for the newer games.

 

However, you can also just upgrade the gpu and psu for now, and upgrade the rest of the build later. You obviously won't experience the same boost in performance, as if you upgraded everything, but it'll do the trick for now. With the new psu, the next upgrade will be easier too. However, you're probably limited to a RTX 3060 because of the case's limitations. If you don't want that limitation, I would recommend a new case with the upgrade.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lpk8nt
Video Card: Asus DUAL GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($597.01 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Nano Mini ITX Tower Case  ($63.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
$760.98

 

 

[SorryBella]

54 minutes ago, GeorgeMKane said:

However, you can also just upgrade the gpu and psu for now, and upgrade the rest of the build later.

Yeah but AC and Rust is pretty CPU bound even on high res. I still pretty much agreed with both your assessment though, saving up for the CPU later on with GPU now would be a guaranteed across the board boost for games, especially for that troublesome wizard game.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($219.80 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i-17xx chromax.black 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler  ($54.95 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660I AORUS Pro DDR4 Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 980 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 1 TB 2.5" 5400 RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Zotac MINI GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $639.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-17 02:53 EDT-0400

 

Cost compression for your CPU upgrade plan, to get more open option on the GPU after a case upgrade.