Upgrading CPU or GPU?

[Billy_Mays]

Im wanting to upgrade soon and I know I will want more monitors since one monitor is getting slightly annoying, one thing to note is my desktop is it stutters on PUBG and my GPU is at 100% and my CPU is at 50% in most area and my max budget is $1500 and I do edit videos and record videos and in a couple of years I may stream and Im wondering if I should do a complete upgrade or should I get a new GPU and new monitors and a new desk from Ikea or somewhere else that has cheap desk, I will also want to have a bigger area for builds and benchmarking so a bigger desk (58" or bigger and I will be using my current desk for the small part of the L) and I dont need another case for a benchmarking case (I have a old Matx case that I can chop up for one) and I am fine with a HDD for my PC and I also want lots of storage for backups (1tb for games and 500gb for my laptop and 1tb for photos and music) and I dont have a controller for my pc so that would also be good to have for some games I have, so what should I upgrade for a better experience and my specs are in my signature

[emosun]

5 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Im wanting to upgrade soon and I know I will want more monitors since one monitor is getting slightly annoying, one thing to note is my desktop is it stutters on PUBG and my GPU is at 100% and my CPU is at 50% in most area and my max budget is $1500 and I do edit videos and record videos and in a couple of years I may stream and Im wondering if I should do a complete upgrade or should I get a new GPU and new monitors and a new desk from Ikea or somewhere else that has cheap desk, I will also want to have a bigger area for builds and benchmarking so a bigger desk (58" or bigger and I will be using my current desk for the small part of the L) and I dont need another case for a benchmarking case (I have a old Matx case that I can chop up for one) and I am fine with a HDD for my PC and I also want lots of storage for backups (1tb for games and 500gb for my laptop and 1tb for photos and music) and I dont have a controller for my pc so that would also be good to have for some games I have, so what should I upgrade for a better experience and my specs are in my signature

that might be the longest sentence ever.

[hconverse02]

Can you setup a current list of what you do have on pcpartpicker? I'd like to see what I salvage and would also like to know if the $1500 budget includes the price of a new monitor/table or whatnot you need

[Billy_Mays]

2 minutes ago, emosun said:

that might be the longest sentence ever.

I dont grammer that much so dont get mad and I could make a longer one too and there is periods too in it

 

1 minute ago, hconverse02 said:

Can you setup a current list of what you do have on pcpartpicker? I'd like to see what I salvage and would also like to know if the $1500 budget includes the price of a new monitor/table or whatnot you need

Ok I'll do that right now and yes its all of them too because I want to have a better area for benchmarking

[Billy_Mays]

10 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Can you setup a current list of what you do have on pcpartpicker? I'd like to see what I salvage and would also like to know if the $1500 budget includes the price of a new monitor/table or whatnot you need

This is my current stuff right now https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hVHHcc

[hconverse02]

7 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Ok I'll do that right now and yes its all of them too because I want to have a better area for benchmarking

$1500 may be enough for an r5/r7/1060 build but saving up to $2000 or setting aside a table and a monitor that you have already picked out in the budget would be better

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

$1500 may be enough for an r5/r7/1060 build but saving up to $2000 or setting aside a table and a monitor that you have already picked out in the budget would be better

Ok I am planning what to do next because so then I dont mess anything up with ordering right away

[hconverse02]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

Ok I am planning what to do next because so then I dont mess anything up with ordering right away

In that case, 

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($373.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($83.38 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($180.99 @ PC Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($344.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.57 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: Ikea Micke Desk 
Other: TV  
Other: 500 gb hdd (Purchased)
Other: 640 gb hdd (Purchased)
Other: Zalman- Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased)
Total: $1356.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 16:08 EDT-0400

 

This is just a parts list for the pc.  I recommend saving up after this for a monitor and table.  Feel free to make any changes 

[hconverse02]

14 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

PCPartpicker already has an answer....

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/230706-1500-ryzen-7-gtx-1080-workstationgaming-build

That's a waste of storage...Also I doubt op here will need an x370 motherboard.  Saving money isn't a problem  EDIT: also op needs to buy a table an monitor so he can't max out the $1500 budget...

[Billy_Mays]

22 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

PCPartpicker already has an answer....

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/forums/topic/230706-1500-ryzen-7-gtx-1080-workstationgaming-build

Thats in USD not CAD 

 

9 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

That's a waste of storage...Also I doubt op here will need an x370 motherboard.  Saving money isn't a problem  EDIT: also op needs to buy a table an monitor so he can't max out the $1500 budget...

I might do SLI in the long run but right now a single card will be the best option for me 

[hconverse02]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

Thats in USD not CAD 

 

I might do SLI in the long run but right now a single card will be the best option for me 

Whoops though I was in cad the whole time ill make adjustments . EDIT: Not me whoops  

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

Whoops though I was in cad the whole time ill make adjustments

Its ok everyone makes mistakes

[hconverse02]

2 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

I might do SLI in the long run but right now a single card will be the best option for me

the asrock pro 4 (ATX) has 2 pcie slots so i can switch that out 

[hconverse02]

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($373.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($83.38 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.05 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($187.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($344.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.57 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: Ikea Micke Desk 
Other: TV  
Other: 500 gb hdd (Purchased)
Other: 640 gb hdd (Purchased)
Other: Zalman- Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased)
Total: $1387.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 16:39 EDT-0400

 

Made 2 changes: different motherboard (same specs except 2 pcie slots) and swapped the m.2 ssd for a regular ssd so you don't have to occupy that slot with a lower bandwidth m.2.  The ssd and the m.2 I swapped were both the crucial mx 300 so there is no data transfer speed difference.

[Billy_Mays]

7 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

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

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($373.95 @ shopRBC) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler  ($83.38 @ DirectCanada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.05 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($174.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($187.50 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($344.95 @ Vuugo) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($108.57 @ DirectCanada) 
Other: Ikea Micke Desk 
Other: TV  
Other: 500 gb hdd (Purchased)
Other: 640 gb hdd (Purchased)
Other: Zalman- Z1 Neo ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased)
Total: $1387.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 16:39 EDT-0400

 

Made 2 changes: different motherboard (same specs except 2 pcie slots) and swapped the m.2 ssd for a regular ssd so you don't have to occupy that slot with a lower bandwidth m.2.  The ssd and the m.2 I swapped were both the crucial mx 300 so there is no data transfer speed difference.

I personally dont need a 500gb SSD and I need to have a backup drive due to me going to have video clips and stuff and I dont want to have my ipad loose all of its stuff because it has lots of important stuff on it, also the EVGA NEX series isnt that good according to the power supply tier list

 

[hconverse02]

3 hours ago, Billy_Mays said:

I personally dont need a 500gb SSD and I need to have a backup drive due to me going to have video clips and stuff and I dont want to have my ipad loose all of its stuff because it has lots of important stuff on it, also the EVGA NEX series isnt that good according to the power supply tier list

 

Swap it for the seasonic 550w 80+ gold psu

[Billy_Mays]

53 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Swap it for the seasonic 550w 80+ gold psu

Not enough power for potential SLI

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

Not enough power for potential SLI

You can't sli 2 1060s and this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/64cMnQ/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-750w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-750fx

will do for anything up to threadripper and 1080tis in sli.

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

You can't sli 2 1060s and this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/64cMnQ/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-750w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-750fx

will do for anything up to threadripper and 1080tis in sli.

Im not dumb and I probably will be doing some SLI testing too

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

Im not dumb and I probably will be doing some SLI testing too

B350 boards can't do SLI, and the 1060 can't be run in SLI. 

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, seon123 said:

B350 boards can't do SLI, and the 1060 can't be run in SLI. 

I know that I'm going to be doing some low end Maxwell SLI testing on my test bench