Gaming PC Upgrade

[Brilew]

Gaming Build Upgrade

 

Im looking to upgrade my pc to a i7 8700k. My current specs are:

GTX 1080 Msi Gaming 3 LGA1150 z97 mobo 16gb ddr3 Ssd 250gb Hdd 1tb I5 4590 + stock cooler 550w power supply

What I would upgrade is to an I7 8700k, Noctua nh-d15, z370-E Asus mobo, 16 ddr4 ram. Are these a good choice of hardware or should I make any changes, and will my 550w be able to handle an i7 8700k?

Any answers and helo are greatly appreciated

[3 Lions]

What '550W' PSU is it? and for the motherboard try and aim for an Asus Prime Z370-A if you can. 

[Brilew]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

What '550W' PSU is it? and for the motherboard try and aim for an Asus Prime Z370-A if you can. 

Corsair CX Series CX550 80 Plus Bronze 550W

[3 Lions]

Just now, Brilew said:

Corsair CX Series CX550 80 Plus Bronze 550W

With the type of system you are aiming for it wouldn't hurt to upgrade the PSU to something better, personally try and get a Corsair RM650X 80+ Gold fully modular. 

[grss1982]

21 hours ago, Brilew said:

Gaming Build Upgrade

 

Im looking to upgrade my pc to a i7 8700k. My current specs are:

GTX 1080 Msi Gaming 3 LGA1150 z97 mobo 16gb ddr3 Ssd 250gb Hdd 1tb I5 4590 + stock cooler 550w power supply

What I would upgrade is to an I7 8700k, Noctua nh-d15, z370-E Asus mobo, 16 ddr4 ram. Are these a good choice of hardware or should I make any changes, and will my 550w be able to handle an i7 8700k?

Any answers and helo are greatly appreciated

Why do you need to upgrade?

 

Your current rig can still handle some of today's games?

 

Are you upgrading due to a particular game you want to play?

 

What games are you playing? If you're just playing eSports titles I wouldn't even bother with n upgrade.

[Brilew]

On 8/30/2018 at 1:31 PM, grss1982 said:

Why do you need to upgrade?

 

Your current rig can still handle some of today's games?

 

Are you upgrading due to a particular game you want to play?

 

What games are you playing? If you're just playing eSports titles I wouldn't even bother with n upgrade.

My GPU is getting bottle necked hard. When playing fortnite at the lowest settings, I oscillate between 130-140 fps, and as a competitive gamer I need at least 144 frames. I play overwatch as well, which requires a lot of cpu, so I get around 120-140 fps during large team fights. In spawning and stuff I usually get 160 fps, but it doesn't matter. Also, I can't listen to music (iTunes) and watch videos on Youtube when playing those games or else it lags so much and my CPU gets at 100% always.

I surely can play modern games with my current specs, but not achieving good framerates when playing them. Also, I unfortunately have a freesync monitor, so I can't take advantage of the lower frames.

 

Edit: Streaming with CPU encoding (way better quality) my PC gets unusable as well, but this is a minor factor to which I am choosing to upgrade my pc.

[forregacc02]

Upgrading to an i7-8700k is okay. But I'd suggest you wait for the Intel 9th-Gen CPUs

[Brilew]

will

9 minutes ago, forregacc02 said:

Upgrading to an i7-8700k is okay. But I'd suggest you wait for the Intel 9th-Gen CPUs

will they be the same price as the 8th gen or more expensive?

 

[forregacc02]

Just now, Brilew said:

will

will they be the same price as the 8th gen or more expensive?

 

They'll be more expensive, but not that much. Also, the 8th-Gen could go down in price when the 9th-Gen comes out. Either way, it's a better idea to wait for the new CPUs.

[Brilew]

Just now, forregacc02 said:

They'll be more expensive, but not that much. Also, the 8th-Gen could go down in price when the 9th-Gen comes out. Either way, it's a better idea to wait for the new CPUs.

Ok , thanks for the advide :D, what about the PSU, should I upgrade it or just keep it as it is?

[forregacc02]

4 minutes ago, Brilew said:

Ok , thanks for the advide :D, what about the PSU, should I upgrade it or just keep it as it is?

You're welcome!

 

For your PSU, it's fine. 550w is enough for your components. Some would say that you upgrade your PSU to a Tier 1. But your Tier 3 PSU is fine honestly. It's a good quality PSU.