Upgrade or new pc

[Jezz28]

Hey guys just wanting another opinion about building a new pc or just upgrading my current build.

 

My specs are

Intel core i7 3770k @ 4.1Ghz

Kingston Hyper X 2x4 8GB DDR3

Powercolour Radeon HD7970 3GB

 

I used to have 16gb of ram and a gtx 970 but unfortunately they both died 

 

I will mainly be gaming, photo editing and a little bit of video editing mainly lightroom. I don't see myself doing huge video projects in the future more of little video projects here and there 

I was looking at getting a gtx 1060 6gb and a new set of ram 16gb again, but was also looking at getting a ryzen 1700x instead and jump on the ddr4 bandwagon, I would like to upgrade the gpu and ram as its more economical at the moment especially with the prices here is Australia. 

 

Thanks in advance.

[r2724r16]

1 minute ago, Jezz28 said:

Hey guys just wanting another opinion about building a new pc or just upgrading my current build.

 

My specs are

Intel core i7 3770k @ 4.1Ghz

Kingston Hyper X 2x4 8GB DDR3

Powercolour Radeon HD7970 3GB

 

I used to have 16gb of ram and a gtx 970 but unfortunately they both died 

 

I will mainly be gaming, photo editing and a little bit of video editing mainly lightroom. I don't see myself doing huge video projects in the future more of little video projects here and there 

I was looking at getting a gtx 1060 6gb and a new set of ram 16gb again, but was also looking at getting a ryzen 1700x instead and jump on the ddr4 bandwagon, I would like to upgrade the gpu and ram as its more economical at the moment especially with the prices here is Australia. 

 

Thanks in advance.

What is your budget?

[LienusLateTips]

Budget? 

[r2724r16]

You haven't given a budget so here's what I put together for you: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cDbhyX

[seon123]

How did the parts die, and what PSU and case do you have?

[Jezz28]

Budget at the current stage would be around $1500-2000 aud for a new build. 

 

 

[Jezz28]

4 hours ago, seon123 said:

How did the parts die, and what PSU and case do you have?

Well first the gpu started playing up kept getting direct x errors in most games saying device hung up then afterwards it would post anymore.

As for the ram same deal 1 set decided not to work no posting as well tested on 2 other systems no posting as well

 

As for psu I have a evga supernova 650 and for my case I have a thermaltake view 27

[seon123]

1 hour ago, Jezz28 said:

Well first the gpu started playing up kept getting direct x errors in most games saying device hung up then afterwards it would post anymore.

As for the ram same deal 1 set decided not to work no posting as well tested on 2 other systems no posting as well

 

As for psu I have a evga supernova 650 and for my case I have a thermaltake view 27

Strange. Those parts are usually very reliable. The GPU warranty has probably run out, but the RAM might have a lifetime warranty. 

 

You could probably just add in a higher end GPU and call it a day. RAM prices are unusually high, and the Ryzen refresh is coming out next month. 

Atm, for gaming, photo editing and video editing (except for exporting), Coffee is still better than Ryzen, at least for Adobe CC. 

If you'll build an entire new PC, here's my suggestion. You could probably reuse the case, PSU and storage from the old rig, if you want that.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($248.50 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($255.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: *Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($76.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB ARMOR Video Card  ($799.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 275R (White w/Tempered Glass) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($106.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Total: $1851.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-28 05:06 AEDT+1100

[Jezz28]

6 hours ago, seon123 said:

You could probably just add in a higher end GPU and call it a day. RAM prices are unusually high, and the Ryzen refresh is coming out next month

I'm more leaning towards a current upgrade of the gpu and maybe 2nd hand ram i don't justify spending $250 for a 16gb kit i remember spending $60 for a 8gb kit when i built my old amd rig a few years back.
 

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($418.50 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($255.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB EX OC SNPR White Video Card  ($838.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1670.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-28 13:24 AEDT+1100

 

if you don't have an ssd:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/4mkj4D/crucial-mx500-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct250mx500ssd1