Upgrading the most important bits...

[kbrubacher1]

Hey! 

 

So I have been out of the PC enthusiast building community for a little while and am just coming back into things, so I could use some tips. 

I have my old gaming PC that I built years ago when I was really into gaming, but I am not into that anymore. I am getting into development, marketing, etc. learning the ropes of design and coding. 

 

What I want to do: 

• downsize my PC to something more suitable to my apartment (getting married and moving out of my house)
• upgrade CPU, MOBO, GPU, RAM, storage

What I use my desktop for:

• I will most likely overclock
• I do a lot of multitasking on my PC
• I sometimes run a couple heavy programs at once (autoCAD, Maya) and I would like a computer capable of handling anything I throw at it during my workflow
• Most of the time I'm running programs like Word, Excel, browsers (usually at least 5 pages open), Photoshop
• Sometimes running multiple IDE's and executing programs simultaneously 

Advice I'm looking for: 

• CPU
  • I am thinking an i7 6700k but will this be too much? Should I opt for a cheaper AMD chip with more cores? Should I burn a hole in my wallet for Ryzen? 
• MOBO
  • obviously completely dependent on CPU but please suggest one with whatever chip you recommend
  • Micro-ATX or smaller
• RAM
  • I'm thinking 16GB so I won't have to upgrade for a while
  • I like the Corsair Dominator series, but am very open to suggestions
• GPU 
  • I'll be running multiple displays at 1080p, possibly upgrading to 2560x1440 or 4K monitors
  • I do run some graphics intense programs like Maya from time-to-time, and occasional gaming 
  • I'm thinking GTX 1060, maybe 1070
• storage
  • here I'm just looking for suggestions because this will also be the main storage center for all of our family's documents, media, etc. 
  • I may just hold off and build a small NAS in a year

Also keeping in mind that I am paying for a wedding this year and don't print my own money, what suggestions can you come up with? 

 

Cheers!

[ZackCodesAI]

9 hours ago, kbrubacher1 said:

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Go for Ryzen, as Ryzen clearly beats intel in multitasking and rendering stuffs.

Go for X370 Mobo,  

GPU is fine

Go for some M.2 SSD, as they'll help really a lot in your type of work, it'll make hell of a difference.

 

[Bazilias]

What's your budget and where do you live?

[kbrubacher1]

9 hours ago, RaptorCandy said:

What's your budget and where do you live?

Waterloo Region, Southern Ontario. Budget is pretty flexible as I will just wait as long as I need to in order to purchase the best equipment for my needs. 

[Bazilias]

14 hours ago, kbrubacher1 said:

Waterloo Region, Southern Ontario. Budget is pretty flexible as I will just wait as long as I need to in order to purchase the best equipment for my needs. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tPmzjc