Planning upgrade advice

[JayTM]

Budget (including currency): $500-$1,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

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): 

I currently have a prebuilt Cyberpower pc that I'm looking to upgrade my components every so often. I've been struggling to decide where to start. I was thinking of upgrading to a 4070 or 4080, i7-13700k or i9-14900k, better case, or upgrading the motherboard & ram together to a Z790 & DDR5. Overtime I'd like to do all the upgrades but just not sure where to start. Below is a list of my current setup. Thanks in advance for any input.

CPU- I7-12700KF

CPU Cooler- 240mm radiator

Motherboard- MSI Pro Z690-A

RAM- 4x8 G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL16

GPU- Gigabyte 3070 Eagle OC

Case- Cyberpower Amethyst II

Storage- 2TB Samsung 990 Pro & 2 1TB Samsung 990 Pro

Power Supply- EVGA 800 GD

Monitor- Gigabyte M27Q 1440P

 

 

 

[filpo]

Just now, JayTM said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

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): 

I currently have a prebuilt Cyberpower pc that I'm looking to upgrade my components every so often. I've been struggling to decide where to start. I was thinking of upgrading to a 4070 or 4080, i7-13700k or i9-14900k, better case, or upgrading the motherboard & ram together to a Z790 & DDR5. Overtime I'd like to do all the upgrades but just not sure where to start. Below is a list of my current setup. Thanks in advance for any input.

CPU- I7-12700KF

CPU Cooler- 240mm radiator

Motherboard- MSI Pro Z690-A

RAM- 4x8 G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL16

GPU- Gigabyte 3070 Eagle OC

Case- Cyberpower Amethyst II

Storage- 2TB Samsung 990 Pro & 2 1TB Samsung 990 Pro

Power Supply- EVGA 800 GD

Monitor- Gigabyte M27Q 1440P

 

 

 

What's your budget for the upgrade? 
If it's $1000 try and get a new case like the lian li lancool 216 and a 4070 

if it's $2000 then try this build 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($146.13 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2039.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-29 16:36 EDT-0400

[JayTM]

8 minutes ago, filpo said:

What's your budget for the upgrade? 
If it's $1000 try and get a new case like the lian li lancool 216 and a 4070 

if it's $2000 then try this build 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 A-RGB 48.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($146.13 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL28 Memory  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card  ($949.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Adorama) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($154.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2039.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-29 16:36 EDT-0400

My budget for now would be $500-$1,000 and then the same for future upgrades in a few months. The case & 4070 would be a good place to start. I'll definitely check out that case.

 

[filpo]

3 minutes ago, JayTM said:

My budget for now would be $500-$1,000 and then the same for future upgrades in a few months. The case & 4070 would be a good place to start. I'll definitely check out that case.

 

Actually, for 1000 bucks I’d get a 7900 xt or 7900 xtx and the lian li LANCOOL 216

[Why_Me]

41 minutes ago, JayTM said:

Budget (including currency): $500-$1,000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

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): 

I currently have a prebuilt Cyberpower pc that I'm looking to upgrade my components every so often. I've been struggling to decide where to start. I was thinking of upgrading to a 4070 or 4080, i7-13700k or i9-14900k, better case, or upgrading the motherboard & ram together to a Z790 & DDR5. Overtime I'd like to do all the upgrades but just not sure where to start. Below is a list of my current setup. Thanks in advance for any input.

CPU- I7-12700KF

CPU Cooler- 240mm radiator

Motherboard- MSI Pro Z690-A

RAM- 4x8 G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 CL16

GPU- Gigabyte 3070 Eagle OC

Case- Cyberpower Amethyst II

Storage- 2TB Samsung 990 Pro & 2 1TB Samsung 990 Pro

Power Supply- EVGA 800 GD

Monitor- Gigabyte M27Q 1440P

Upgrade the gpu and call it a day.

 

 

[podkall]

22 minutes ago, filpo said:

Actually, for 1000 bucks I’d get a 7900 xt or 7900 xtx and the lian li LANCOOL 216

my question would be if you even need to upgrade the PC, or are you just upgrading for the sake of upgrading?

 

perhaps GPU could be a first thing, depends what games you play or what you do on it,

 

because a better thing could be to wait if intel or AMD changes socket again, to then jump on that if it's any good along with a Case upgrade because if you're upgrading CPU and MB you might aswell upgrade the Case,

 

or in short, just get a better GPU at least one that your PSU can handle

[GSTARR]

13 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Upgrade the gpu and call it a day.

 

 

I second this, i7 1200kf is more than enough. I was getting ~130 fps with a 5820k from almost a decade ago. I would get a 4090 and enjoy it for quite a while!

 

 

[GSTARR]

Just now, GSTARR said:

I second this, i7 1200kf is more than enough. I was getting ~130 fps with a 4070 + 5820k from almost a decade ago. I would get a 4090 and enjoy it for quite a while!