Prospective Upgrades

[hconverse02]

I am going to be working this summer and I am planning to spend about $1000 of what I make and save the rest for college.  My current system is in my signature, but for you lazy folks, I have a 27" 60hz acer monitor, a ryzen 1600, an rx 460 4gb, 8gb of 3000mhz ram and a 480gb ssd.  My peripherals (mic/headphones/mouse/keyboard) are set for life, so I am planning to upgrade my monitor, ram and gpu.  Please give suggestions or just tell me to wait for prices to stabilize and determine what I should get then.

 

GPU

If you guys had any suggestions, I was planning to either get a 1070ti, a 1080 or their 2xxx series variants if those are viable options.  I want to spend about $600 on the gpu

Monitor

The monitor I am set on is a 24" 180hz acer predator, currently $300, I would really like a high refresh rate and g-sync, those are needs imo

Some Ram

I'm just planning to double what I have with this

[Damascus]

Sounds good, get a used 1080 ti or new 2080 and the other two will chive wnicely with it.

[hconverse02]

4 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Sounds good, get a used 1080 ti or new 2080 and the other two will chive wnicely with it.

Based on trends today, do you think a new 1080 ti will be under $800 be June? If so, the a used 1080ti might be under $700, but I'd rather get a new card.

[Dreaper]

36 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

I am going to be working this summer and I am planning to spend about $1000 of what I make and save the rest for college.  My current system is in my signature, but for you lazy folks, I have a 27" 60hz acer monitor, a ryzen 1600, an rx 460 4gb, 8gb of 3000mhz ram and a 480gb ssd.  My peripherals (mic/headphones/mouse/keyboard) are set for life, so I am planning to upgrade my monitor, ram and gpu.  Please give suggestions or just tell me to wait for prices to stabilize and determine what I should get then.

 

GPU

If you guys had any suggestions, I was planning to either get a 1070ti, a 1080 or their 2xxx series variants if those are viable options.  I want to spend about $600 on the gpu

Monitor

The monitor I am set on is a 24" 180hz acer predator, currently $300, I would really like a high refresh rate and g-sync, those are needs imo

Some Ram

I'm just planning to double what I have with this

1080 is technically not as overpriced as proven by the LTT video so i would say go with that but since your not going to 1440p i would say you should upgrade to a 1080p gsync ips 144hz along with the 1070ti/1080 (Depending on the price)

EDIT: or this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824011057

[hconverse02]

12 minutes ago, Dreaper said:

1080 is technically not as overpriced as proven by the LTT video so i would say go with that but since your not going to 1440p i would say you should upgrade to a 1080p gsync ips 144hz along with the 1070ti/1080 (Depending on the price)

EDIT: or this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824011057

I’m ok with 1080p but I do like that monitor

[Dreaper]

Just now, hconverse02 said:

I’m ok with 1080p but I do like that monitor

I had a cheap 1080p 144hz and upgraded to the 1440p G sync 165hz ips 27inch Acer and i have to say its amazing. But are you doing gaming? 

[cflanders]

On the topic of RAM, wait for prices to come down if possible. Currently, 8GB is doing fine for most people, but if you run a lot of high intensity games, you will need more RAM. Check your task manager while in games to see how close you are coming to 8GB of RAM being used. 

[hconverse02]

9 hours ago, Dreaper said:

I had a cheap 1080p 144hz and upgraded to the 1440p G sync 165hz ips 27inch Acer and i have to say its amazing. But are you doing gaming? 

Yeah for sure, that's why I want a high refresh rate over anything, but I don't mind maxing out my budget if I can afford 1440p, but can I game at 1440p with a 1070ti and a second monitor?

[hconverse02]

9 hours ago, cflanders said:

On the topic of RAM, wait for prices to come down if possible. Currently, 8GB is doing fine for most people, but if you run a lot of high intensity games, you will need more RAM. Check your task manager while in games to see how close you are coming to 8GB of RAM being used. 

I use 8gb very quickly already, running a game, streaming or recording, having a few tabs open and playing music.  The ram is the most important thing I plan to buy, but I hope that my the beginning of the summer, it won't cost anywhere close to $90, but closer to $60.

[JoostinOnline]

2 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

I use 8gb very quickly already, running a game, streaming or recording, having a few tabs open and playing music.  The ram is the most important thing I plan to buy, but I hope that my the beginning of the summer, it won't cost anywhere close to $90, but closer to $60.

That is overly optimistic.  Hope for $80.

[hconverse02]

3 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

That is overly optimistic.  Hope for $80.

Well I can afford it, but if 16gb of ram is becoming easier and easier to get under $180, I think 8gb will soon follow under $80

[VEXICUS]

15 hours ago, hconverse02 said:

I am going to be working this summer and I am planning to spend about $1000 of what I make and save the rest for college.  My current system is in my signature, but for you lazy folks, I have a 27" 60hz acer monitor, a ryzen 1600, an rx 460 4gb, 8gb of 3000mhz ram and a 480gb ssd.  My peripherals (mic/headphones/mouse/keyboard) are set for life, so I am planning to upgrade my monitor, ram and gpu.  Please give suggestions or just tell me to wait for prices to stabilize and determine what I should get then.

 

GPU

If you guys had any suggestions, I was planning to either get a 1070ti, a 1080 or their 2xxx series variants if those are viable options.  I want to spend about $600 on the gpu

Monitor

The monitor I am set on is a 24" 180hz acer predator, currently $300, I would really like a high refresh rate and g-sync, those are needs imo

Some Ram

I'm just planning to double what I have with this

Get something like this ..

I hv chosen a gtx 1080...coz it is the only one closest to it's MSRP...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($599.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor  ($301.88 @ Amazon) 
Total: $989.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 11:53 EDT-0400

[hconverse02]

1 minute ago, vexicus365 said:

Get something like this ..

I hv chosen a gtx 1080...coz it is the only one closest to it's MSRP...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card  ($599.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer - XB241H bmipr 24.0" 1920x1080 180Hz Monitor  ($301.88 @ Amazon) 
Total: $989.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 11:53 EDT-0400

I really like how the strix looks, but the evga classified/acx 3.0 series is also really aesthetically pleasing.  I will be overclocking after repasting, and I know both overclock very well, but which should I go with? The better overclocker or the one that is cheaper when it comes down to buying season?

[VEXICUS]

4 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

I really like how the strix looks, but the evga classified/acx 3.0 series is also really aesthetically pleasing.  I will be overclocking after repasting, and I know both overclock very well, but which should I go with? The better overclocker or the one that is cheaper when it comes down to buying season?

I would go with the strix..

Simply because it is much cheaper...ND has a beefy cooler

[VEXICUS]

7 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

I really like how the strix looks, but the evga classified/acx 3.0 series is also really aesthetically pleasing.  I will be overclocking after repasting, and I know both overclock very well, but which should I go with? The better overclocker or the one that is cheaper when it comes down to buying season?

 

 

 

 

 

[VEXICUS]

15 hours ago, hconverse02 said:

I am going to be working this summer and I am planning to spend about $1000 of what I make and save the rest for college.  My current system is in my signature, but for you lazy folks, I have a 27" 60hz acer monitor, a ryzen 1600, an rx 460 4gb, 8gb of 3000mhz ram and a 480gb ssd.  My peripherals (mic/headphones/mouse/keyboard) are set for life, so I am planning to upgrade my monitor, ram and gpu.  Please give suggestions or just tell me to wait for prices to stabilize and determine what I should get then.

 

GPU

If you guys had any suggestions, I was planning to either get a 1070ti, a 1080 or their 2xxx series variants if those are viable options.  I want to spend about $600 on the gpu

Monitor

The monitor I am set on is a 24" 180hz acer predator, currently $300, I would really like a high refresh rate and g-sync, those are needs imo

Some Ram

I'm just planning to double what I have with this

THIS IS A GOOD OPTION FR A 1440P 165HZ MONITOR....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($369.97 @ Amazon) 
Total: $369.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 12:25 EDT-0400

[hconverse02]

6 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

THIS IS A GOOD OPTION FR A 1440P 165HZ MONITOR....

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($369.97 @ Amazon) 
Total: $369.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-17 12:25 EDT-0400

Should I move to 1440p 165hz if i end up getting a 1080 with it? I don’t really know how it looks compared to 1080p. I’ve lived my whole life on 720/1080p

[VEXICUS]

7 minutes ago, hconverse02 said:

Should I move to 1440p 165hz if i end up getting a 1080 with it? I don’t really know how it looks compared to 1080p. I’ve lived my whole life on 720/1080p

Yeah.  Move to 1440p 165hz. A GTX 1080 will hold pretty well with it.

[hconverse02]

Just now, vexicus365 said:

Yeah.  Move to 1440p 165hz. A GTX 1080 will hold pretty well with it.

Ok I will check prices again in a few months when I plan to buy, but I will plan on getting a 23-24" 1440p 165hz monitor and a 1080 strix.

[Dreaper]

9 hours ago, hconverse02 said:

Yeah for sure, that's why I want a high refresh rate over anything, but I don't mind maxing out my budget if I can afford 1440p, but can I game at 1440p with a 1070ti and a second monitor?

I game on a 980 with the 1440p and and 1080p 144hz