PC Build/Upgrade

[Confused_Helpdesk]

Budget (including currency): $600

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Not using too much for Triple AAA games primarily POE, valheim, Marvel Rivals, 

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): 

i9 -9900k

MSI B360M Bazooka Motherboard

Zotac GTX 1070

16gb DDR4

Currently playing at 1440p with 60hz refresh rate and just want to get a little bit more fps wise then what I can get now with my 1070 but not sure what I should upgrade outside of gpu or which gpu would be a nice step up without blowing my budget. 

[jordanbuilds1]

1 minute ago, Confused_Helpdesk said:

Budget (including currency): $600

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Not using too much for Triple AAA games primarily POE, valheim, Marvel Rivals, 

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): 

i9 -9900k

MSI B360M Bazooka Motherboard

Zotac GTX 1070

16gb DDR4

Currently playing at 1440p with 60hz refresh rate and just want to get a little bit more fps wise then what I can get now with my 1070 but not sure what I should upgrade outside of gpu or which gpu would be a nice step up without blowing my budget. 

actually id keep the 9900k, and depending on the psu go for maybe a 9070xt or even a 3080 since they only go for 400 used

[Confused_Helpdesk]

9 minutes ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

actually id keep the 9900k, and depending on the psu go for maybe a 9070xt or even a 3080 since they only go for 400 used

Ok I have a friend selling a 3080 that I was considering buying if the price is decent. PSU will need an upgrade I don't remember the brand but I think its a 650 will have to check. 

[jordanbuilds1]

5 minutes ago, Confused_Helpdesk said:

Ok I have a friend selling a 3080 that I was considering buying if the price is decent. PSU will need an upgrade I don't remember the brand but I think its a 650 will have to check. 

650w is good enough for a 3080 and 9900k (just checked a psu calc). but yeah def check out the 3080

[OddOod]

Welcome back to the forums!
I'd say that the 9900K is a perfectly good CPU for 1440p and will be for several years. It's not worth it to upgrade right now. I'd focus on GPU. 3080 is a great card
If you do need to upgrade the PSU, make sure to get something at least B tier from this list
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

[Confused_Helpdesk]

1 minute ago, OddOod said:

Welcome back to the forums!
I'd say that the 9900K is a perfectly good CPU for 1440p and will be for several years. It's not worth it to upgrade right now. I'd focus on GPU. 3080 is a great card
If you do need to upgrade the PSU, make sure to get something at least B tier from this list
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

Thanks ill check it out.