upgrade gpu or the whole rig ?

[Proch]

so im looking forward to buy a gtx 1080 or gtx 1070ti my main goal is to be able to play games in 2k res without any issues but i have 2 options either sell my current rig and get a new one slightly better or just stick to my current rig and just upgrade the ram to 16gb and swap the psu 
current pc rig:
ryzen 5 1600
msi a320m motherboard
8gb ram hyper x 2400mhz
msi armor gtx 1060 3gb
1tb hdd
120gb ssd
600w 80+ xigmatek power supply(gonna swap it for sure)
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[NelizMastr]

PSU is shit, so good idea to replace that, indeed  

 

I'd also change motherboards as A320 boards are utterly useless. It's also a shame you got 2400MHz memory, but 16GB is a good idea nevertheless. It should handle a 1070Ti okay at 1440p.

[BlackMamba]

upgrading ram and psu won't make any difference regarding to 2k gaming. Ram could be an issue when it comes to certain games needing more than 8 GB but that has nothing to do with the graphics side. The GPU does all the work in the end, I think a substantial upgrade would be to sell that 1060 and buy a new GPU. You can add a stick of ram if you need it for some games.

[Jurrunio]

New PSU and graphics card first, then buy another 8GB stick of RAM and a mobo that supports overclocking

[Proch]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

New PSU and graphics card first, then buy another 8GB stick of RAM and a mobo that supports overclocking

any suggestions for a decent motherboard

[Peskanova]

10 minutes ago, Proch said:

so im looking forward to buy a gtx 1080 or gtx 1070ti my main goal is to be able to play games in 2k res without any issues but i have 2 options either sell my current rig and get a new one slightly better or just stick to my current rig and just upgrade the ram to 16gb and swap the psu 
current pc rig:
ryzen 5 1600
msi a320m motherboard
8gb ram hyper x 2400mhz
msi armor gtx 1060 3gb
1tb hdd
120gb ssd
600w 80+ xigmatek power supply(gonna swap it for sure)
thermaltake view 27 

Swap psu for sure. If I where you and plan to play 1440p 144hz I would bought a ryzen 7 or a i7 8700/8700k
Anyone can tell you that is ok (indeed it is) but if you plan to put 144hz your cpu usage will ramp up (spiking 100% when you do something like watching youtube hd while playing, and that you will saw as a 100% cpu usage and a stutter on your game)

So if its only for 1440p put a 1070ti/1080 (best deal) and psu+8 gb ram (ryzen benefits a lot of dual channel)

If you plan to play 1440p 144/165hz just upgrade to something better (you need something like a 2600/8700 to run without high cpu usage high demanding games on a high refresh rate)  

[ElZamo92]

You should just get a new GPU. Since the one you have is more than fine for 1080 and I’m sure you can dabble in 1440p if you lower your settings a bit, I suggest you wait and you’ll be able to afford something better. Although, the motherboard and PSU are utter CRAP, so getting a whole new system doesn’t sound too crazy, specially now before the new PUs come out and you can sell it for a bit more money...

2 minutes ago, BlackMamba said:

upgrading ram and psu won't make any difference regarding to 2k gaming. Ram could be an issue when it comes to certain games needing more than 8 GB but that has nothing to do with the graphics side. The GPU does all the work in the end, I think a substantial upgrade would be to sell that 1060 and buy a new GPU. You can add a stick of ram if you need it for some games.

The PSU OP currently has is a cheap Chinese piece of scrap, so it is a good ide to swap it out before getting more power hungry hardware.

[AskTJ]

Get a new board and PSU. Sell the ram and get a faster speed. B350 board if you aren't overclocking. X370 if you are.

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Proch said:

any suggestions for a decent motherboard

In ascending order of goodness

MSI B450 boards

Gigabyte X370 Gaming K5, X470 K5

Gigabyte X370 Gaming 5

Asus Prime X370 Pro, X470 Pro

Asus X370-F, X470-F

 

More expensive ones are too overkill to be considered.