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Maihym
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No, that's a really solid build.  Intel has finally gotten on-board with mainstream hexa-core CPU's, but developers won't be abandoning quad cores any time soon.

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4 minutes ago, Maihym said:

So this is my current parts list. I've been thinking about upgrading my PC to get better performance (obviously). I was wondering if you guys think I should do so as well? If so, what should I upgrade to and why?

8600K and a 1080ti for good 4k performance

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5 minutes ago, Maihym said:

So this is my current parts list. I've been thinking about upgrading my PC to get better performance (obviously). I was wondering if you guys think I should do so as well? If so, what should I upgrade to and why?

No need to upgrade. Only if your job involves a lot of rendering for money then i would upgrade to ryzen threadripper.

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2 minutes ago, Eden_Frawley said:

8600K and a 1080ti for good 4k performance

8600k is wasted money for 4k. Not to mention that it is not available to buy pretty much anywhere.

 

1080ti... sure, but depends a lot on how demanding games he plays or if he really cares about running everything on Ultra in which case even 1080ti will struggle.

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7 minutes ago, Maihym said:

So this is my current parts list. I've been thinking about upgrading my PC to get better performance (obviously). I was wondering if you guys think I should do so as well? If so, what should I upgrade to and why?

For gaming there's not a single reason to change anything there.

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12 minutes ago, Maihym said:

So this is my current parts list. I've been thinking about upgrading my PC to get better performance (obviously). I was wondering if you guys think I should do so as well? If so, what should I upgrade to and why?

That CPU is 4 generations behind. At least get a 7th or 6th gen. What games are you trying to play and want more performance in?

4 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

For gaming there's not a single reason to change anything there.

The OP wants more performance. He has a 4k monitor

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1 minute ago, Eden_Frawley said:

The OP wants more performance. That CPU is 4 generations behind. At least get a 7th gen. What games are you trying to play and want more performance in?

I mainly play Arma 3 and would definitely like more frames in it. I was thinking about streaming a little bit so I figured more power might help with that too.

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I mainly play Arma 3 and would definitely like more frames in it. I was thinking about streaming a little bit so I figured more power might help with that too.

Streaming could do with a bit more horse power. What is your upgrade budget?

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Just now, Eden_Frawley said:

Streaming could do with a bit more horse power. What is your upgrade budget?

I don't have one. I figured I'd just save up for whatever I need but I don't want to do anything ridiculous where it would just make more sense for me to buy a whole pc.

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Just now, Eden_Frawley said:

How much are you comfortable with spending?

Probably somewhere around $600, I think that's suitable for a decent upgrade. I'm also fine with going with AMD as long as I get more performance. I understand that I'll have to upgrade my CPU, RAM, and motherboard. If I can keep my AIO that's even better but I'm fine with going with another one as well. All my old parts will end up going into another PC which I might even use to help with streaming or maybe use it for a game server.

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2 minutes ago, Maihym said:

Probably somewhere around $600, I think that's suitable for a decent upgrade. I'm also fine with going with AMD as long as I get more performance. I understand that I'll have to upgrade my CPU, RAM, and motherboard. If I can keep my AIO that's even better but I'm fine with going with another one as well. All my old parts will end up going into another PC which I might even use to help with streaming or maybe use it for a game server.

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8 minutes ago, Maihym said:

I mainly play Arma 3 and would definitely like more frames in it. I was thinking about streaming a little bit so I figured more power might help with that too.

Arma is one of those games that is never going to perform well. A GPU upgrade won't help, and a highly clocked 7700k or 8th gen chip might get you some more fps, but it's still not going to play well. 

 

You're better off keeping what you have and not wasting money on a negligible performance gain. 

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25 minutes ago, Maihym said:

So this is my current parts list. I've been thinking about upgrading my PC to get better performance (obviously). I was wondering if you guys think I should do so as well? If so, what should I upgrade to and why?

No need to.

   

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CPU:AMD Ryzen 3 1200 GPU:Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 TI Mini RAM:Corsair Vengence 2400 MHz DDR4 Motherboard:ASUS Prime B350M-A AM4 Motherboard Case:Corsair 100R PSU:Corsair VS450 

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Just now, Gaurav S Rao said:

No need to.

He wants better performance

 

2 minutes ago, Masada02 said:

Arma is one of those games that is never going to perform well. A GPU upgrade won't help, and a highly clocked 7700k or 8th gen chip might get you some more fps, but it's still not going to play well. 

 

You're better off keeping what you have and not wasting money on a negligible performance gain. 

Yes true. But he also mentioned streaming

Just now, Maihym said:

 I wasn't really looking for a gpu upgrade. I think my 1070 is fine for now

Well just upgrade your cpu. mobo, ram

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7 minutes ago, Maihym said:

Probably somewhere around $600, I think that's suitable for a decent upgrade. I'm also fine with going with AMD as long as I get more performance. I understand that I'll have to upgrade my CPU, RAM, and motherboard. If I can keep my AIO that's even better but I'm fine with going with another one as well. All my old parts will end up going into another PC which I might even use to help with streaming or maybe use it for a game server.

Get a R7 1700 (250-300$),16 GB DDR4 (around 100-200$),B350 Motherboard (50$-100) and carry over your 1070,the drives (i wouldn't recommend that Hitachi one,carry if u need/want to).About the liquid cooler,idk if it will be compatible or not,if it is you will have to buy seperate AM4 brackets,the AMD Stock cooler that comes with the 1700 is quite nice and excellent,but not as good as your liquid cooler,that extra money (if you save on a b350 board) is saved for u to do a party xd.

   

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11 minutes ago, Maihym said:

 I wasn't really looking for a gpu upgrade. I think my 1070 is fine for now

600$ u can get a i7 8700k (300ish) and a Z370 mobo (130$+) and around 16 GB Ram (around 100-200$,idk how it will fit in 600$),which gives u more cores,if you want more cores,get AMD Ryzen 7.AM4 has 4 yrs of support,Intel can stop support anytime,like how 200 series motherboards met to a dead end after 7th generation CPU's,that plaform is only 10 months old,intel can do the same with Z370 anytime they want.U can go for a 7700k,you've met a dead end for upgrading on the same mobo....you will have to buy a new mobo to upgrade after that (and if you upgrade in 2020 or later,new ram too) For AM4,AMD will make new CPU's for it untill DDR5 comes out.

 

   

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38 minutes ago, Eden_Frawley said:

That CPU is 4 generations behind. At least get a 7th or 6th gen. What games are you trying to play and want more performance in?

The OP wants more performance. He has a 4k monitor

I also have a 4K monitor, with a RX580. The 1070 is faster, there again I don't see a reason to upgrade now.

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3 hours ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Get a R7 1700 (250-300$),16 GB DDR4 (around 100-200$),B350 Motherboard (50$-100) and carry over your 1070,the drives blah blah blah...

he's a gamer...he play ARMA 3...the R7 1700 would be a downgrade for him.

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