3070 to 9070xt

[rkunati]

Budget (including currency): $1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Doom: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jone and the Great Circle.

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 set up includes:

Intel Core i7-11700K

ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Gaming OC

MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

64 GB DDR4 1600 Mhz 

32" 1440p - 165 HZ Monitor

 

I am thinking of upgrading my GPU and PSU only, if I have some money left, I would like to upgrade my AIO. My current one is a 280MM Cooler Master, and I can sometimes hear bubbles moving in it. For gaming, do I need to upgrade my CPU?

 

 

[strange13930]

5 minutes ago, rkunati said:

Budget (including currency): $1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Doom: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jone and the Great Circle.

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 set up includes:

Intel Core i7-11700K

ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Gaming OC

MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

64 GB DDR4 1600 Mhz 

32" 1440p - 165 HZ Monitor

 

I am thinking of upgrading my GPU and PSU only, if I have some money left, I would like to upgrade my AIO. My current one is a 280MM Cooler Master, and I can sometimes hear bubbles moving in it. For gaming, do I need to upgrade my CPU?

 

 

your cpu should be fine, what psu do you have?

[Timme]

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($849.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($106.89 @ Newegg) 
Total: $956.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-13 17:14 EDT-0400

 

[KidKid]

31 minutes ago, rkunati said:

Budget (including currency): $1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Doom: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jone and the Great Circle.

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 set up includes:

Intel Core i7-11700K

ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Gaming OC

MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

64 GB DDR4 1600 Mhz 

32" 1440p - 165 HZ Monitor

 

I am thinking of upgrading my GPU and PSU only, if I have some money left, I would like to upgrade my AIO. My current one is a 280MM Cooler Master, and I can sometimes hear bubbles moving in it. For gaming, do I need to upgrade my CPU?

 

 

The CPU is good.

[Why_Me]

1 hour ago, rkunati said:

Budget (including currency): $1000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Doom: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jone and the Great Circle.

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 set up includes:

Intel Core i7-11700K

ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Gaming OC

MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

64 GB DDR4 1600 Mhz 

32" 1440p - 165 HZ Monitor

 

I am thinking of upgrading my GPU and PSU only, if I have some money left, I would like to upgrade my AIO. My current one is a 280MM Cooler Master, and I can sometimes hear bubbles moving in it. For gaming, do I need to upgrade my CPU?

 

 

Your RAM speed is a bottleneck. What's the make & model and age of your psu?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

38 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Your RAM speed is a bottleneck. What's the make & model and age of your psu?

Hes probably getting 1600mhz from cpuz or something so no its just at your usual 3200mt/s ie advertised ram freq

 

1 hour ago, rkunati said:

I am thinking of upgrading my GPU and PSU only

Whats your current psu?

 

As for the gpu pricing for the 9070xt is complete dogshit in the us you really are better off with a 5070ti

 

the difference between the 9070 and 9070xt is 200$ in the us and the 9070 when flashed with a 9070xt bios and overclocked will match the stock 9070xt anyways can even beat it too depending on how far you oc it

[rkunati]

On 6/14/2025 at 12:15 AM, strange13930 said:

your cpu should be fine, what psu do you have?

It is a 650 W, not sure of the brand

 

On 6/14/2025 at 1:06 AM, Why_Me said:

Your RAM speed is a bottleneck. What's the make & model and age of your psu?

It is a 650 W, not sure of the brand. It is from 2021.

 

On 6/14/2025 at 1:58 AM, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Hes probably getting 1600mhz from cpuz or something so no its just at your usual 3200mt/s ie advertised ram freq

 

Whats your current psu?

 

As for the gpu pricing for the 9070xt is complete dogshit in the us you really are better off with a 5070ti

 

the difference between the 9070 and 9070xt is 200$ in the us and the 9070 when flashed with a 9070xt bios and overclocked will match the stock 9070xt anyways can even beat it too depending on how far you oc it

I got the 1600mhz from hwinfo, my psu is a 650 W, not sure of the brand, but it is from 2021

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($799.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.90 @ Newegg) 
Total: $889.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-13 21:54 EDT-0400

[thewelshbrummie]

On 6/13/2025 at 4:08 PM, rkunati said:

64 GB DDR4 1600 Mhz 

I assume that's a typo - DDR3 1,600MHz was a common speed but there isn't any DDR4 that slow. If it's 3,200 or 3,600MHz, it's fine.

 

CPU is fine. I have a 10700K that's still enough for another 2-3 years (I'm thinking of upgrading in 2027). I'd say the same about the 11700K.

 

Everything else you've mentioned is good to go.

 

AMD's minimum recommendation for the 9070XT is a 750W PSU.

 

The suggestions from @Timme are good for your budget in the current market and I'll happily second that recommendation.