What's next for my machine?

[LongbowX404]

Hey LTT,

Been getting the itch to upgrade my machine or do a system rebuild or something, you know how it is.

 

My current specs are as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i
Motherboard MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200MHz C16 (Though I cannot get it to run at 3200, funny set of errors when I try so for now 2133)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB 
GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX
PSU: EVGA 1200 P2

 

I'm really mostly looking to get a new board and chip if I upgrade and perhaps an SSD, was eyeballing the Intel Optane 900P's. 

Does anyone have any thoughts? I mostly game so my video card is pretty much as good as I can get it for now. I like having a processor capable of handling lots while also keeping my per core performance as high as I can. 

What can you suggest? A new build is not out of the question but I want to make sure I get a real upgrade if I do. 

[dizmo]

Better monitor, peripherals, something like that. Your PC is pretty much top end, no real reason to spend money now. Save it for when you'll get more of a performance improvement. Optane 900 looks good on paper but honestly you're better off getting an NVME drive if you want a small increase in speed.

[jorenc]

2 minutes ago, LongbowX404 said:

Hey LTT,

Been getting the itch to upgrade my machine or do a system rebuild or something, you know how it is.

 

My current specs are as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i
Motherboard MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200MHz C16 (Though I cannot get it to run at 3200, funny set of errors when I try so for now 2133)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB 
GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX
PSU: EVGA 1200 P2

 

I'm really mostly looking to get a new board and chip if I upgrade and perhaps an SSD, was eyeballing the Intel Optane 900P's. 

Does anyone have any thoughts? I mostly game so my video card is pretty much as good as I can get it for now. I like having a processor capable of handling lots while also keeping my per core performance as high as I can. 

What can you suggest? A new build is not out of the question but I want to make sure I get a real upgrade if I do. 

I don't think you NEED to upgrade, your system is already quite fantastic.

 

IF you absolutely had to upgrade, I would go with A new CPU, MOBO, and RAM then do SSD when you're craving a new build again. 

 

Ryzen 7 sounds like a good upgrade, as does coffee lake! What kind of platform were you looking at?

[Crunchy Dragon]

I agree with @dizmo, there's no real point in upgrading your hardware

[Damascus]

The only real upgrade for you would be a 7900x or better on intels side or 1950x on the amd side.  I would take a look at @done12many2 and his recent battery of tests between the two.

[jorenc]

You could always get upgrades anyways and send me what you have  

[Armakar]

6 minutes ago, jorenc said:

I don't think you NEED to upgrade, your system is already quite fantastic.

 

IF you absolutely had to upgrade, I would go with A new CPU, MOBO, and RAM then do SSD when you're craving a new build again. 

 

Ryzen 7 sounds like a good upgrade, as does coffee lake! What kind of platform were you looking at?

Ryzen 7 is a downgrade

[jorenc]

Just now, Armakar said:

Ryzen 7 is a downgrade

Yep, you're absolutely right I just checked  So much shame on me. 

[LongbowX404]

1 hour ago, Damascus said:

The only real upgrade for you would be a 7900x or better on intels side or 1950x on the amd side.  I would take a look at @done12many2 and his recent battery of tests between the two.

Those are some solid comparisons, I think I would be leaning on the Intel Platform if I went that route, though the cost of those chips is up there. Would the 7820X do me any good? 

[LongbowX404]

53 minutes ago, RandomGuy13 said:

32 Gb of ram,

Better peripherals or network gear

maybe get some super efficient noctua fans

Other than that the only upgrades you could do is Sleeved cables, Nicer case and lighting. 

I have 4 Noctua 140mm iPPC's and 1 Corsair ML120 in white on my GPU radiator, if I were to go with the ram add on, I would want to remove the current set entirely and try to get a set of 3000MHz 4x8's and get the XMP Profile to behave. What route could I go as far as better networking gear? Currently have a consumer grade wireless router from TP-Link, Its an AC2300 but I cannot recall the exact model right now. 

[Damascus]

4 hours ago, LongbowX404 said:

Those are some solid comparisons, I think I would be leaning on the Intel Platform if I went that route, though the cost of those chips is up there. Would the 7820X do me any good? 

If you are considering a 7820X a J batch 5960x will perform very similarly, not require a delid and be significantly cheaper 

[LongbowX404]

29 minutes ago, Damascus said:

If you are considering a 7820X a J batch 5960x will perform very similarly, not require a delid and be significantly cheaper 

Embarrassingly, I’m not familiar with what J batch means.. ?