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 So I'm thinking of upgrading my PC as it is getting a bit on the older side. I want to either upgrade my GPU or to a new CPU and Mobo . The problem is that I don't know which one would be better for the price or if it is even worth upgrading in the first place. I would like to know what you guys think would be good to upgrade and what is not worth to upgrade.. Also if you have suggestions on a different part that could be an upgrade better than what I listed, it would be nice. Thanks!

PLANS:

GPU Upgrade = 1080ti

CPU / MOBO Upgrade = I7 8700k + Gigabyte Z370 Aorus G7

 

 

SPECS:

CPU - Haswell-E 5820-k 4.2ghz

GPU - EVGA 980ti SC+ ACX 2.0 / Corsair H100i 

PSU - EVGA SuperNova 1050g

Memory - ADATA xpg z1 ddr4 (24gb) (6x4)

Motherboard - Gigabyte x99 UD4

Case - NZXT S340

OS - Win10

 

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Yeah, that pc is totally outdated... 

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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For gaming, I suggest you upgrade the GPU because going from a 5820k to 8700k won't make a big difference in gaming, but changing the GPU will.

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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8 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

For gaming, I suggest you upgrade the GPU because going from a 5820k to 8700k won't make a big difference in gaming, but changing the GPU will.

Would you say the 1080ti is a solid upgrade? Or would you recommend something else.

Also, is there any cpu worth upgrading to or in this case would it be very minor with all upgrades.

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Just now, ATFSpectre said:

Would you say the 1080ti is a solid upgrade? Or would you recommend something else.

Also, is there any cpu worth upgrading to or in this case would it be very minor with all upgrades.

I would say the only reason you should upgrade anything in your system is if you want to play games at 4k then the 1080ti is a good upgrade other than that your system is still high end.

System Specs

CPU: I7-5820k   MOBO:Asus X99 strix   RAM: 32gb corsair Dominator Platinum 2666mhz   GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming 980TI  PSU: Corsair RM1000i 

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The 5820k is a 6 core and so is the 8700k. The difference is that the 5820k has 28 pcie lanes and the 8700k has 16. So the 5820k is technically better than the 8700k in some ways even though it's not as good of an overclocker. The 1080 ti will be a solid upgrade for you, especially if you're about to play at high refresh rates at a high resolution. 

 

BTW what resolution and refresh rate are you planning on gaming at?

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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1 minute ago, BryceJonathan said:

play games at 4k then the 1080ti is a good upgrade

or at a lower resolution and high refresh rate

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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1 minute ago, BryceJonathan said:

I would say the only reason you should upgrade anything in your system is if you want to play games at 4k then the 1080ti is a good upgrade other than that your system is still high end.

Only for 4k, really? Not sure but only reason I was thinking of upgrading is because of preformance in games currently on 1080p.

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1 minute ago, Rasbir Singh said:

The 5820k is a 6 core and so is the 8700k. The difference is that the 5820k has 28 pcie lanes and the 8700k has 16. So the 5820k is technically better than the 8700k in some ways even though it's not as good of an overclocker. The 1080 ti will be a solid upgrade for you, especially if you're about to play at high refresh rates at a high resolution. 

 

BTW what resolution and refresh rate are you planning on gaming at?

Right now I have 2 1080p 144hz monitors. If all goes to plan, I'm thinking of upgrading monitors later down the road.

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The 1080 ti is good for 1080p 144hz, 1440p 100hz, and/or 4k 60hz (I'm just estimating).

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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6 minutes ago, Rasbir Singh said:

The 1080 ti is good for 1080p 144hz, 1440p 100hz, and/or 4k 60hz (I'm just estimating).

Alright, thank you for the information. One last question, however. How big of a performance difference would there be between the 1080 and 1080ti?

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9 minutes ago, ATFSpectre said:

Alright, thank you for the information. One last question, however. How big of a performance difference would there be between the 1080 and 1080ti?

A lot, check out this video:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-950 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R CPU Cooler: NZXT HAVIK 140 RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 (1x2GB), Crucial DDR3-1600 (2x4GB), Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (1x4GB) GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 770 DirectCU II 2GB SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" 1TB HDDs: WD Green 3.5" 1TB, WD Blue 3.5" 1TB PSU: Corsair AX860i & CableMod ModFlex Cables Case: Fractal Design Meshify C TG (White) Fans: 2x Dynamic X2 GP-12 Monitors: LG 24GL600F, Samsung S24D390 Keyboard: Logitech G710+ Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Mouse Pad: Steelseries QcK Audio: Bose SoundSport In-Ear Headphones

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