$2000 build

[SlaughterSmurf]

This is my current build with my 3570k at 4.4ghz. I can budget about $2000 Canadian, can I actually upgrade for that price or would I have to up my budget a bunch more to make it worth it for 1440p as well as VR gaming? 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/C8WXBP

 

I was looking at something like this, but it's already going to be mildly over budget, and doesn't look like it would be worth getting a whole new system rather than just a new GPU. Am I wrong? 

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/dmd6VY

[Guest lilbman]

A i5-7500 is marginally faster than a 3570K.

Your RAM could use an upgrade.

Your storage, case and PSU, are all fine.

 

Upgrade your GPU to a 1070 8GB and get the fastest RAM possible for your motherboard.  This is optional, but try and buy a water cooler to get as much out of your CPU as possible.

[SlaughterSmurf]

2 minutes ago, lilbman said:

A i5-7500 is marginally faster than a 3570K.

Your RAM could use an upgrade.

Your storage, case and PSU, are all fine.

 

Upgrade your GPU to a 1070 8GB and get the fastest RAM possible for your motherboard.  This is optional, but try and buy a water cooler to get as much out of your CPU as possible.

I had an H100i, but it died, and my Noctua NH D15 performs about 2 degrees better than it did. Would a 4 year old SSD, a 3 year old HDD and a year old other SSD still be reliable though? 

[Guest lilbman]

Just now, SlaughterSmurf said:

I had an H100i, but it died, and my Noctua NH D15 performs about 2 degrees better than it did. Would a 4 year old SSD, a 3 year old HDD and a year old other SSD still be reliable though? 

I don't see why not.  If they've came along this far, I'd say you'll get another 2 years out of em.

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

11 minutes ago, lilbman said:

A i5-7500 is marginally faster than a 3570K.

Your RAM could use an upgrade.

Your storage, case and PSU, are all fine.

 

Upgrade your GPU to a 1070 8GB and get the fastest RAM possible for your motherboard.  This is optional, but try and buy a water cooler to get as much out of your CPU as possible.

The i5-7500 is a LGA1151. Sandy Bridge - LGA 1155.

[EasonIDontKnowAnything]

Bro , the 3570k is the fastest CPU in the i5 line of LGA 1155 socket. If you wanna upgrade you're gonna have to get a i7... and the fastest i7 in the LGA1155 line is the 3770k.... 

 

"The answer now will not change in a few months. The LGA 1155 socket is a dead end socket meaning that there aren't going to be any more products made for the platform. The fastest CPU for 1155 is the i7-3770K. But depending on what you're using your computer for, it might be a better option for you to go with the i5-3570K and it performs almost as well as the i7 in not so multi threaded applications."

[SlaughterSmurf]

Just now, EasonIDontKnowAnything said:

Bro , the 3570k is the fastest CPU in the i5 line of LGA 1155 socket. If you wanna upgrade you're gonna have to get a i7... and the fastest i7 in the LGA1155 line is the 3770k.... 

 

"The answer now will not change in a few months. The LGA 1155 socket is a dead end socket meaning that there aren't going to be any more products made for the platform. The fastest CPU for 1155 is the i7-3770K. But depending on what you're using your computer for, it might be a better option for you to go with the i5-3570K and it performs almost as well as the i7 in not so multi threaded applications."

I'm asking if a new PC for $2000 Canadian would be much of an upgrade over my current 3570k. For $2000 I am looking at a i5 7500 most likely, 7600k if I really squish and go over budget a bit. Would the platform upgrade from DDR3 to DDR4 as well as a 3570k @4.4ghz to 7500 have any tangible effect in gaming at 1440p and VR with a GTX 1070? No point in spending an extra 1300 if all I'm getting is like 5% more performance over sticking with my current platform and swapping out my 780ti.

[M.A.P]

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

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($429.99 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($124.98 @ NCIX) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($128.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($194.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($108.75 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($699.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1937.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-03 21:39 EDT-0400

 

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[genexis_x]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/fbCLxY

[Ordinarily_Greater]

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

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($277.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($301.98 @ NCIX) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($133.89 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.59 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card  ($799.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $1858.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 06:54 EDT-0400

 

You have the ability to have GTX 1080 in this situation

[Ordinarily_Greater]

9 hours ago, SlaughterSmurf said:

I had an H100i, but it died, and my Noctua NH D15 performs about 2 degrees better than it did. Would a 4 year old SSD, a 3 year old HDD and a year old other SSD still be reliable though? 

Stay with the Noctua