Upgrading from older prebuilt

[schwettyyxx]

Budget (including currency): under $1000

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft, rocket league, call of duty, msoffice applications, python, SQL

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'm looking to upgrade from my current, older prebuilt system. I am keeping the gpu, evga 3070 ftw3 ultra (excluded from the budget), but replacing everything else. I want to build a micro atx form factor and I'd like to be all white or all black. I do very light gaming on 1440p, 144hz+ and some productivity projects on my own. Nothing crazy. I imagine this will be the last PC I own, as I grow out of gaming in the coming years, so I just want something reliable with good performance that will last. It doesn't necessarily have to be future proof. I'd like to keep it well below $1000 but can stretch if needed. Any suggestions? 

 

[Tetras]

5 minutes ago, schwettyyxx said:

some productivity projects on my own

Does this use the software you listed? E.g. Office, Python, SQL?

 

5 minutes ago, schwettyyxx said:

I'm looking to upgrade from my current, older prebuilt system.

What CPU/memory does it have? Just so we know what an upgrade looks like.

 

16 minutes ago, schwettyyxx said:

I'd like to keep it well below $1000 but can stretch if needed. Any suggestions? 

An example of something different to the usual AM5 specs:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JXHtNz

 

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 70.84 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z890M GAMING X Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Antec CX600M Trio ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($94.18 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1001.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[schwettyyxx]

3 minutes ago, Tetras said:

Does this use the software you listed? E.g. Office, Python, SQL?

 

What CPU/memory does it have? Just so we know what an upgrade looks like.

 

An example of something different to the usual AM5 specs:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JXHtNz

 

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 3.9 GHz 20-Core Processor  ($339.98 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V3 70.84 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z890M GAMING X Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 48 GB (2 x 24 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($110.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Antec CX600M Trio ARGB MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($94.18 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1001.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-09 19:20 EDT-0400

It has an Intel i7 11700kf, teamgroup T-force vulcan z ddr4 16gb 3200mhz CL16 ram

[Tetras]

5 minutes ago, schwettyyxx said:

It has an Intel i7 11700kf, teamgroup T-force vulcan z ddr4 16gb 3200mhz CL16 ram

Yikes. That's a lot better than I had expected. To be honest, you might be better off just putting 32GB of memory in that PC and keeping it until this happens:

30 minutes ago, schwettyyxx said:

I imagine this will be the last PC I own, as I grow out of gaming in the coming years

 

The 11700KF is plenty good enough for light gaming.

[jaslion]

31 minutes ago, Tetras said:

Yikes. That's a lot better than I had expected. To be honest, you might be better off just putting 32GB of memory in that PC and keeping it until this happens:

 

The 11700KF is plenty good enough for light gaming.

Yeah just put in more ram and call it good.

 

None of the listed tasks would even remotely struggle on a 11700kf its just lacking ram.

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($111.32 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING SE-903-XT 45.8 CFM CPU Cooler  ($14.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock B760 Pro RS/D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($132.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $588.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-03-09 21:05 EDT-0400