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aceman67
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I want to upgrade my current rig and I'm thinking about switching from Team Red to Team Green (in terms of video cards).

 

The majority of the things on the following list will stay the same (storage, PSU, Case etc) as I will be upgrading the Video Card, and if it's worth it, the Mobo/CPU/Ram.

 

My computer as it stands ATM can play 1080p games like a beast, and while 60FPS is awesome, it's not that big of a selling point for me. 

 

I have a potential budget of $1200CDN and will be shopping at Memoryexpress.com 's stores in Calgary.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Here's my current rig:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($103.57 @ DirectCanada) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: Asus - M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Corsair - Force LX Series 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint M8 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 7200.11 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.65 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: HIS - Radeon R9 390 8GB  IceQ X² OC Video Card 
Case: Thermaltake - Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($189.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($112.25 @ Vuugo) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM  120mm Fan  ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma V2 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Mouse: Razer - Mamba Tournament Edition Wired Laser Mouse  ($97.88 @ Amazon Canada) 
Headphones: Razer - KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($144.99 @ Memory Express) 
Other: NZXT AC-GRID-10-M1 Ten Port Fan Hub  ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace) 
Other: Razer Firefly - Cloth Gaming Mouse Mat with Chroma Custom Lighting - Mouse Pad Preferred by Pro Gamers  ($79.99 @ Memory Express) 
Other: Silverstone Tek PCI Express Card with Two USB 3.0 External Ports and Internal 19-Pin Dual Port Connector (EC04-E)  ($44.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1771.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-02 19:34 EDT-0400

 

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get a new cpu a ryzen 1600 would do you well. 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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3 minutes ago, aceman67 said:

I have an SSD, and the CPU, Ram and a 1070/1080 would put me over budget by almost a thousand dollars.

For example: 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/KZms2R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/KZms2R/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.99 @ Memory Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Memory Express) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($149.99 @ Memory Express) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($549.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $1084.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-02 19:55 EDT-0400

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4 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Oh damn, my bad. Forget about the poor pricing in Canada. Yeah, a 1600 would be solid.

the r9 390 is equal it it 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 35mm F1.4, Helios 44

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Just now, Starelementpoke said:

1600 as in cpu, not 1060. 

sorry miss read 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 35mm F1.4, Helios 44

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So, I waited till I got paid and picked up the parts for my computer, so I thought I'd give you an update on my rig:

 

ASUS Tuf z270 Mark 1 MoBo
Intel Core i5 7600K 
Corsair Vengence 16GB DDR4 2400 (2x 8gb)
ASUS nVidia GeForce GTX 1070 Dual OC Editon 8GB

 

Grand total after bundle deals and product replacement insurance on CPU/MoBo/GPU: $1499.34 Canadian Rubles.

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