Posted April 15, 2016 My current rig is; 4690k Good o' 212 evo Msi gaming 5 z97 mobo 8gb Crucial Ram Gigabyte 960 2 120gb ssds 1 tb wd blue Corsair cx500 Nzxt s340 2 monitors cheap kb and mouse Anyone have ideas towards what I should save up so I can upgrade next, platform to z170, Monitor, Better peripherals, better gpu, cpu cooler etc. "This is a bad idea" Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2016 Better GPU - but not before you upgrade your PSU. 'Fanboyism is stupid' - someone on this forum. Be nice to each other boys and girls. And don't cheap out on a power supply. Spoiler CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K - 4.5 GHz | Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VII HERO | RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 | SSD: Samsung 850 EVO - 500GB | GPU: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | Case: NZXT Phantom 530 | Cooling: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Peripherals: Corsair Vengeance K70 and Razer DeathAdder Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/#findComment-7601048 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2016 better PSU, cx series ain't good (like my cx600). also better GPU (if you want) and if you just have 50 bucks around, get another 8gigs of RAM, might turn useful someday Computer Case: NZXT S340 || CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 || Cooler: CM Hyper212 Evo || MoBo: MSI B350 Mortar || RAM Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200MHz || PSU: Corsair CX600 || SSD: HyperX Fury 120GB & 240GB || HDD: WD Blue 1TB + 1TB 2.5'' backup drive || GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ RX 580 4GB Laptop 1 HP x360 13-u113nl Laptop 2 Lenovo z50-75 with AMD FX-7500 || OS: Windows 10 / Ubuntu 17.04 DSLR Nikon D5300 w/ 18-105mm lens Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/#findComment-7601053 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2016 Just now, HKZeroFive said: Better GPU - but not before you upgrade your PSU. If you're planning on getting a better gaming rig and oc'ing then you will need a better psu, the cx series is not meant for oc'ing/heavy gaming rigs Well, now you're reading this, I might as well inspire you with a deep quote If you fall, I'll be there - Floor so inspiring, so deep, the feels ;-; THE FEELS ;-; Newer Build which I'm gonna buy when I haz moneyz CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£0.00) CPU Cooler: be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.98 @ Novatech) Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£78.10 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£0.00) Memory: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.76 @ Ebuyer) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£0.00) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card (£179.99 @ Amazon UK) Case: Corsair 780T ATX Full Tower Case (£149.99 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For £0.00) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) (£59.00 @ Amazon UK) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (£24.99 @ Amazon UK) Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard (£184.99 @ Amazon UK) Total: £803.77 somethings says '£0.00' because I already bought them https://soundcloud.com/theglitchmob/whitestripesremix probably best remix out there If I follow you, consider your self lucky, I rarely follow people and when I do it's either because 1) I look up to you 2)I like your picture 3) Or you have an epic ass rig (40 titan x's 9 6700k's clocked at 29GHz that is what I call a epic ass rig, but no one has that soo...) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/#findComment-7601055 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2016 First - PSU Second - GPU Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/#findComment-7601091 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2016 Get a better PSU. Maybe something like an EVGA G2 or P2. Then get a better GPU. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/#findComment-7601124 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 15, 2016 I'd either get a better gpu or a mechanical keyboard My build http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/KSores/saved/QBd Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/582225-suggested-upgrade-path/#findComment-7601237 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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