Upgrade time

[Sharp55]

Hi All,

 

I am considering a large upgrade to my PC which is turning 5 years old soon. 

Current specs:

CPU: i5-2500k - OC to 4.0GHz

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper-212X

MOBO:  Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 

SSD: Samsung 850EVO 500gb (Upgraded to recently will bring over to new build to pair with an M.2 drive probably)

HDD:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB

GPU:  Nvidia GTX570

RAM:  G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB

PSU: Coolermaster GX Power 750Watt

Monitor 1: Samsung PLS 27" (not a good gaming monitor)

Monitor 2:Benq 1080p monitor

Case: Coolermaster storm enforcer

 

My PC is highly multi-purpose:

Uses:

-Programing

-Gaming

-Cad

-School work

-etc

 

Don't currently do any photo or video editing on it.

 

Aim: Would love to achieve 2k 120hz+ high-ultra settings for most games. (Screen to come at some point)

I do not plan on reusing anything from my previous build at this time as i would like to still have it.

 

Preferences: 

CPU: i7-7700k

GPU: GTX1080 (May be a stretch) 

 

Budget ~2000

 

Cheers

[stealth80]

2000 what? what location ? a 2k 144hz monitor is gonna suck a quarter of that budget alone, a monitor, i7 board, ram and 1080 is gonna take the lot more than likely

[FanBlade]

assuming its usd,

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HB69RG
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HB69RG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.49 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($91.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.91 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($589.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.89 @ B&H)
Monitor: Acer XG270HU 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($499.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2007.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-16 11:43 EST-0500

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z270I GAMING PRO CARBON AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.97 @ Jet)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($589.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($636.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1841.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-16 11:42 EST-0500

 

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MY PREFERRED PLATFORM

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor  ($409.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Taichi ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($175.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($589.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($636.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2032.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-16 11:44 EST-0500

[Jwalbrecht2000]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($349.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($184.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($399.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor  ($636.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $2063.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-16 12:12 EST-0500

[Sharp55]

Hi all, thanks for suggestions,

 

I am in AUS, sorry should have mentioned that. Budget i said was 2000, but there is some room to increase if i have to. (which looks extremely likely if i want to stick with these conditions)

The screen can be bought separately later on down the track once i regain some wealth, i have 2 working screens at the moment which will do. Its more of an end goal for the PC to be able to handle as i will definitely be moving to dual 2k monitors down the track.

Can probably drop the 1080 dream for a 1070 if its too expensive.

 

I'm still working on my own thoughts and will post them once i have had some time to go through the suggestions. 

 

Cheers!

[Sharp55]

So I've done some thinking and this is what I have come up with. 
Budget extended slightly to about $2500 AUD

All prices AUD

 

	Desc	Price	Where to buy
MOBO	ASRock Z270 Extreme4 Intel Z270	$199.00	MSY
CPU	intel i7-7700k	$488.00	NetPlus
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$145.00	MSY
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 LED ONES	$169.00	MSY
GPU
SSD	Samsung 960 pro M.2 SSD	$429.00	MSY
SSD 2 / HDD	Samsung 850 Evo (Retained)	$0.00
OD	N/A
CASE	Corsair Carbonite 400c	$144.00	MSY
PSU	EVGA superNova NEX 650W	$129.00	Austin Computers
	Total	$1,703.00

 

Thinking a 1070 to top it off but not sure which one.

Thoughts?

Thanks

[Devin92]

7 minutes ago, Sharp55 said:

So I've done some thinking and this is what I have come up with. 
Budget extended slightly to about $2500 AUD

All prices AUD

 

 

 

	Desc	Price	Where to buy
MOBO	ASRock Z270 Extreme4 Intel Z270	$199.00	MSY
CPU	intel i7-7700k	$488.00	NetPlus
CPU Cooler	Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$145.00	MSY
RAM	Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 LED ONES	$169.00	MSY
GPU
SSD	Samsung 960 pro M.2 SSD	$429.00	MSY
SSD 2 / HDD	Samsung 850 Evo (Retained)	$0.00
OD	N/A
CASE	Corsair Carbonite 400c	$144.00	MSY
PSU	EVGA superNova NEX 650W	$129.00	Austin Computers
	Total	$1,703.00

 

Thinking a 1070 to top it off but not sure which one.

Thoughts?

Thanks

I would swap that 400 bucks m.2 SSD to HDD and use the saved money to get 1080. But if you definitely need the speed then its your choice.

Also, I would suggest EVGA G2 650W over NEX.

MSI, Gigabyte and ASUS are all good options, EVGA messed up the VRAM cooling with their new line up, but i am not sure if they fixed it already.

[Sharp55]

Hi all,

 

Im yet to pull the trigger on this build as I couldn't see how I'd lose by waiting for the ryzen release, and then heard rumours about 1080ti so waited some more. 

 

Waiting has had slight benefits cost wise, and hoping the 1080ti release tomorrow brings down the 1080 price.

 

The release of ryzen has put me in an awkward position though as I am now not sure what the better choice is for my needs. I'm tossing up between the i7-7700k and the 1700 or 1700x. I would like the PC to have some longevity to it and I'm thinking the Ryzen will serve me better later down the line but I am slightly concerned with the ram issues and its only average gaming performance, especially if I want to go 2k 100+hz. On the other hand, my other PC uses such as cad and programming would probably benefit from those extra cores. 

 

I haven't put together a possible ryzen build but my assumption is it will cost around 2500AUD to get what I want. I would also just buy the best GPu I can get for budget 1080ti> 1080> 1070 . (Possibly extend budget again if I think it's worth it. 1080ti looks sweet but is a huge $1200aud) 

 

Looking for some opinions on ryzen. Is it worth trading that gaming performance for some extra power elsewhere?

Will the extra cores serve me better say in 3-4 years, or is multithreaded applications not going anywhere fast?

Are Ryzens current problems a deal breaker?

Is it better to go Intel now and then reevaluate PC performance in 3 years and possibly upgrade again? (Probably an expensive option)

 

Any opinions appreciated. 

Please let me know if you need any other information.

 

Thanks heaps