Time for an Upgrade

[knightaudit]

Budget (including currency): 1500.00 CDN 

Country: Canada

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: BG3, Photo and video editing, a few other 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): 

My Current build is a 8700K, with 32 GB 3200 DDR4 Ram and a 1080ti

These are the 3 items I am thinking of upgrading along with the Motherboard if I move to AMD and looking for suggestions as to what would be a good upgrade. 

Looking for ideas on this and would like a few ideas before making a final decision. 

 

Thank you 

 

[venomtail]

What cooler do you have?

What storage do you have?

What case do you have?

What PSU do you have?

[venomtail]

If we reuse your case, PSU, RAM (ofc if they're adequate, I still don't know) and add existing storage on top of new boot drive, you could get this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($387.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock B760 Pro RS/D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.74 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: DIYPC S3-BK-ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $1412.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-21 11:43 EDT-0400

[podkall]

2 minutes ago, venomtail said:

What cooler do you have?

What storage do you have?

What case do you have?

What PSU do you have?

what reason it is that you're upgrading?

 

8700k + 1080ti is quite good even for some newer games.

[knightaudit]

Just now, venomtail said:

What cooler do you have?

What storage do you have?

What case do you have?

What PSU do you have?

Cooler is a Corsair AIO with  240 Rad (Not sure of the exact model) 

Primary Storage is a 1 TB WD NVME Drive and a few other SSD drives that are just storage 

PSU is a 850 gold EVGA 

I am thinking I should be good with keeping these items as part of the upgrade. 

[podkall]

1 minute ago, venomtail said:

Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($94.74 @ Amazon Canada)

eeeeh, does Windows sequentially write more than 20GB at once while operating?

[podkall]

Just now, knightaudit said:

PSU is a 850 gold EVGA

do you know the exact model?

[knightaudit]

3 minutes ago, podkall said:

what reason it is that you're upgrading?

 

8700k + 1080ti is quite good even for some newer games.

Main reason for the upgrade is that the PC was built in 2018 which makes it some 7 years old and would like to upgrade a bit for the next 7 to 10 years 

[knightaudit]

3 minutes ago, podkall said:

do you know the exact model?

Not off the top of my head as I am at work and not at home with the PC 

[venomtail]

7 minutes ago, podkall said:

eeeeh, does Windows sequentially write more than 20GB at once while operating?

Some C$5-10 M.2's exist sure, I was looking at something reliable other than going Kingston that's the cheapest or a green WD. Like 5th cheapset Gen 4 M.2.

[venomtail]

9 minutes ago, knightaudit said:

Cooler is a Corsair AIO with  240 Rad (Not sure of the exact model) 

Primary Storage is a 1 TB WD NVME Drive and a few other SSD drives that are just storage 

PSU is a 850 gold EVGA 

I am thinking I should be good with keeping these items as part of the upgrade. 

Still haven't mentioned your case. Reusing those parts would look like this:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-14600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($387.96 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100x 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock B760 Pro RS/D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($699.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: DIYPC S3-BK-ARGB ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $1257.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-21 11:54 EDT-0400

[podkall]

17 minutes ago, knightaudit said:

Main reason for the upgrade is that the PC was built in 2018 which makes it some 7 years old and would like to upgrade a bit for the next 7 to 10 years 

yeah but old PCs still work well sometimes, you're on a budget offers 5-7-10 year solutions, but also some components could still be better for convenience sake

 

16 minutes ago, venomtail said:

Some C$5-10 M.2's exist sure, I was looking at something reliable other than going Kingston that's the cheapest or a green WD. Like 5th cheapset Gen 4 M.2.

17 minutes ago, venomtail said:

Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)

even though you're including SN580 for already purchased, SN580 is actually decent and probably better than both Crucial P3 Plus and NV2

[OddOod]

TBH, I'd just upgrade the GPU. I run a 3080TI with an 8700k and it kicks butt in most stuff with 4K60 and high details. 

[podkall]

23 minutes ago, knightaudit said:

Main reason for the upgrade is that the PC was built in 2018 which makes it some 7 years old and would like to upgrade a bit for the next 7 to 10 years 

I guess to ask more precisely, what's the hurry?

[podkall]

Just now, OddOod said:

TBH, I'd just upgrade the GPU. I run a 3080TI with an 8700k and it kicks butt in most stuff with 4K60 and high details. 

yeah, I was just about to add onto, OP could just get GPU with maybe better PSU if needed, and then see everything else later, because GPU is much more questionable whether it will be 50$ cheaper or 200$ more expensive, because "things"

[BahnStormer]

Two main branches for a 1500CAD budget:

 

1) Platform upgrade, but keep the GPU. Save the cash for a BIG GPU upgrade later....

 

2) Try to do the whole lot in one.

 

 

Option 1:  I would say spend ~1000CAD and do an awesome platform (CPU+mobo+RAM) upgrade and keep the $500 for a GPU upgrade later in the year:
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($499.00 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($169.99 @ Canada Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($154.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1023.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-21 12:54 EDT-0400

Option 2: try to stretch to platform + GPU in one.....

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor 
https://www.shi.com/product/46492671/AMD-Ryzen-5-7500F-3.7-GHz for $225
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.90 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M Pro RS Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($133.89 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($154.97 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card  ($999.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Total: $1330.75 + $225 for the CPU, 1550CAD total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-21 12:51 EDT-0400

 

It'll be a bit of a CPU / GPU mismatch, but there isn't a huge gain in going from a GTX1080Ti to a RX6800XT and anything less will probably be very similar.

 

If you can't wait and it REALLY needs to be <1500CAD , then Option 2 and try to make some savings... e.g. 
Most regions have the Dark Rock PX-4 cooler for 30CAD (nothing to do with BeQuiet, the company is called "Dark Rock") - really good value.
7500F is supposed to be 150USD retail, so ~200CAD, but 225CAD was the first site I saw on my first Google search.

 

EDIT: just seen the update about your cooler - just delete my cooler recommendations above and reuse that  

[Zombie101]

I know the ram could be better.  But I know it works on 2 different system.  I'm sure there better ram out there others can suggest a better set.  Look up the QVL for ram see there better for the MB!! <--Trust me use that I spent 230 on bad match up for ram when I built my main spent months trying figure why.  Don't make my mistake!!  I did look the ram see it did work for the mb!!

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($402.99 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($41.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: *ASRock B650M Pro RS Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($133.89 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-4800 CL38 Memory  ($147.99 @ PC-Canada)
Video Card: *ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($687.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1414.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-03-21 12:54 EDT-0400