I want to upgrade!

[2DNoodles]

Budget (including currency): 500-$1000

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): i7 7700K , 16GB DDR4, z270H, GTX 1070

 

I have had this computer for a around 6 years. Long story short it was turned off for a couple years and recently i have the space to make it a working gaming PC again. I really want to upgrade the GPU to what i was hoping is a 4070 of some variety ( regular, TI, or TI Super). I'm Asking if i should or need to upgrade anything else in my PC to make everything work, i guess also along with is the 4070 the best thing for me? I play a wide variety of games and just want something pretty well rounded.

 

Thank you,

 

[191x7]

The 7700K 4c/8t is weaker than a modern(ish) i3, on 1080p it's barely able to feed the 1070, if you want a stronger card you need a stronger CPU and that means replacing the platform. Actually, you'd be better to upgrade the platform and keep the 1070 than vice versa.

[Tetras]

I'd recommend that you do an upgrade of everything.

 

A better graphics card will help in some games, but I'd suggest a minimum of a 12600K or Ryzen 7500F/7600 to pair with a modern midrange/high-end card.

 

That said, there's no harm in buying the card first and seeing how it goes.

[2DNoodles]

3 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

The 7700K 4c/8t is weaker than a modern(ish) i3, on 1080p it's barely able to feed the 1070, if you want a stronger card you need a stronger CPU and that means replacing the platform. Actually, you'd be better to upgrade the platform and keep the 1070 than vice versa.

Would I be able to upgrade my cpu and gpu and keep the mother board? Or is that outdated at this point too? I'm trying to see what I can do before having to basically start fresh

[191x7]

1 minute ago, 2DNoodles said:

Would I be able to upgrade my cpu and gpu and keep the mother board? Or is that outdated at this point too? I'm trying to see what I can do before having to basically start fresh

Anything that would be a significant upgrade over a 7700K requires a new motherboard. The 7700K is the strongest CPU for that socket.

 

You could maybe keep your RAM if you decide to upgrade to a platform that is considered old at this time (AMD AM4). But if your ram is 2400MHz, it's better to leave that behind too.

 

The case should be fine, and maybe the PSU if you have a good one.

[2DNoodles]

4 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Anything that would be a significant upgrade over a 7700K requires a new motherboard. The 7700K is the strongest CPU for that socket.

 

You could maybe keep your RAM if you decide to upgrade to a platform that is considered old at this time (AMD AM4). But if your ram is 2400MHz, it's better to leave that behind too.

 

The case should be fine, and maybe the PSU if you have a good one.

I believe it is a corsair 850 , but again its around the same age as everything else

[191x7]

9 minutes ago, 2DNoodles said:

I believe it is a corsair 850 , but again its around the same age as everything else

It might still be under warranty, shouldn't be bad. A decent new PSU costs > $100.

[2DNoodles]

2 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

It might still be under warranty, shouldn't be bad. A decent new PSU costs > $100.

Well you have been a great help haha, last question looking for tips then. Since im going to build pretty fresh, and i want to build around a 4070 TI Super 16GB, what am i looking for in terms of cpu and mobo and ram, basically need to rebuild haha

[PDifolco]

6 minutes ago, 2DNoodles said:

Well you have been a great help haha, last question looking for tips then. Since im going to build pretty fresh, and i want to build around a 4070 TI Super 16GB, what am i looking for in terms of cpu and mobo and ram, basically need to rebuild haha

Yes for sure

What's your overall budget ?

[2DNoodles]

7 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Yes for sure

What's your overall budget ?

My initial budget if I was just getting a gpu was roughly 800$, but now for everything I don't really have a budget in mind, just need to save to buy stuff when I can get it. I would hope to not spend over 1500-1700, would consider spending more if its really worth it

[PDifolco]

2 minutes ago, 2DNoodles said:

My initial budget if I was just getting a gpu was roughly 800$, but now for everything I don't really have a budget in mind, just need to save to buy stuff when I can get it. I would hope to not spend over 1500-1700, would consider spending more if its really worth it

Ok

S'posing you'll reuse your drives, PSU and case, budget is sufficient for a pretty good rig !

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($371.83 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 2X OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 16 GB Video Card  ($779.97 @ Newegg)
Total: $1489.67
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