Upgrading my rig

[zazza93]

Hey guys, first time on this board.
I'm planning to upgrade my gaming pc, that i left untouched since 2012... I did just ordinary maintenance and it worked fine until now.
My aim is to play games in 1080p60fps at high/ultra settings, and right now i running at 30/45 on games such Dark souls 3, pubg (with very low settings), Fallout4 (more near 50fps)
 

My specs are:

CPU: intel i5-2500 (not k) , cooled by a schyte katana 3 (my stock cooler was defective so i had to change right on the spot)
Motherboard: MSI z77a-g43
Ram: 16 gb corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz
Storage: 128gb ssd samsung evo 830 + 1tb wd blue
GPU: HD7950 3GB DirectCU II by asus
Case: aerocool X-warrior
PSU: xfx pro 550w
Monitor: sansung C27F390 27" 1080p (with freesync)

 

So my idea is to change the gpu, with a rx580 (i know it's really hard to get at a good price), and stay like that until the next upgrade (that will be cpu mobo etc... when they won't be enough).
The question is, will my cpu work well with the rx580? or it's just a waste  right now and i should upgrade everything?
Last but not least, should i care about freesync? or i should just give up and go with a more easy to find gtx1060?

thanks in advance!

[hconverse02]

A) what is your budget

B) would you just like to buy a new system (excpet case and storage)?

[TheGlenlivet]

2700K and a 1060 or rx580 would meet your goals if you want to keep your system and upgrade it.

[Thinkfreely]

22 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

A) what is your budget

B) would you just like to buy a new system (excpet case and storage)?

Yes need specifics to give specific answers

[zazza93]

i could go up to 1000€ (i'm in eu), so i can afford a whole new pc, but i'll prefer to upgrade it. I already have a possible configuration (with the rx 580 too), but i wanna know if it's a bad idea to upgrade only the gpu right now.

[hconverse02]

4 hours ago, zazza93 said:

i could go up to 1000€ (i'm in eu), so i can afford a whole new pc, but i'll prefer to upgrade it. I already have a possible configuration (with the rx 580 too), but i wanna know if it's a bad idea to upgrade only the gpu right now.

I'd say its a better idea to go all in because a 580 on a i5 2500 system is great, but when that becomes too little in 3 years, you cannot reuse the 580 in a newer system.  Heres a list i've composed:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6qvkYr
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6qvkYr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($64.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270F ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($151.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: Aerocool X-Warrior (Purchased)
Other: XFX Pro 550W (Purchased)
Other: Samsung 830 evo 128gb 
Other: WD Blue 1tb HDD (Purchased)
Total: $1273.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 17:03 EDT-0400

 

These are all American prices so I found all of them on eu amazon too

https://www.amazon.de/Intel-Generation-Turbo-Boost-Technik-Smart-Cache-Intel-Extreme-Memory-Profile-Spezifikation/dp/B01LTI1JEM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1505335545&sr=8-3&keywords=i7+7700k i7 7700k 321.99 eur

https://www.amazon.de/Z270F-Mainboard-Kabylake-DDR4-Speicher-Schnittstelle/dp/B01NALQ7IX/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1505335545&sr=8-7&keywords=i7+7700k Asus ROG STRIX z270 F 169.99 eur

https://www.amazon.de/quiet-Dark-Kühler-Intel-BK018/dp/B00HPX7IKU/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1505336635&sr=1-1&keywords=bequiet+dark+rock+3 Be Quiet! Dark rock 3 54.89 eur

https://www.amazon.de/Corsair-Vengeance-CMK16GX4M2B3000C15-Speicherkit-Schwarz/dp/B0134EW7G8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1505335931&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+vengeance+ddr4+3000+mhz Corsair vengeance lpx 16gb 3000 mhz ram 149.73 eur

https://www.amazon.de/GeForce-GTX1080-8G-Grafikkarte-Speicher-DisplayPort/dp/B01GYLXUJ6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1505336018&sr=1-1&keywords=asus%2Brog%2Bstrix%2Bgtx%2B1080&refinements=p_36%3A-60000&th=1 asus rog strix gtx 1080 599.99 eur

 

Comes to a total of 1,145.50 eur on amazon only

 

[seon123]

3 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j4LBCy

Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/j4LBCy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.59 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270F ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($151.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($554.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: Aerocool X-Warrior (Purchased)
Other: XFX Pro 550W (Purchased)
Other: Samsung 830 evo 128gb 
Other: WD Blue 1tb HDD (Purchased)
Total: $1263.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-13 16:48 EDT-0400

 

Why would you ever recommend the H60? An air cooler that costs the same would perform better

[hconverse02]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Why would you ever recommend the H60? An air cooler that costs the same would perform better

Didn't know if he wanted it for looks. I'll change it

[zazza93]

Ok, thanks for the info and the build, if i'm gonna change everything probably i should also change the case, because most cpu coolers won't have enough space in height (i choose the katana 3 for that reason too) but that's not a big deal...