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Infam0us
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Hi LTT Forum,

Budget is around 2K but would like to upgrade current PC for 1080p gaming at 144hz with current monitor - Just need internal components nothing else.

Playing PUBG, Hunt, GTA, CS and probably some new games as they come out

Current spec PC is a 4670K I5, MSI 1060, 12GB Corsair RAM, 1 128GB 1x250 Samsung SSD Evos, 2TB Storage, Fractal R5 Case which I really want to keep, PSU 550W Seasonic 80 + Gold

Ideally I'd like a Motherboard with onboard Wifi if possible. Any ideas welcome for best ways to spend monies to upgrade please. Would like FPS as high as possible whilst at 1080p.

 

Thankyou. 

Infam0us - :D

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dTKDQZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dTKDQZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($162.22 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 DT GAMING Video Card  ($649.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1382.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-29 18:21 EDT-0400

 

new cooler, ram (i know it's not RGB), mobo and a 1080 TI with a pretty good cooler.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor  (£284.98 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£173.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£152.08 @ Box Limited)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£639.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1251.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 00:18 BST+0100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT | RAM: GSkill Trident Z DDR4 3600Mhz | PSU: ADATA Core Reactor 850W 80+ Gold | CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C MONITOR: LG 32UL500-W 4K 60Hz, Gigabyte M27Q 1440p 165Hz

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Option 2:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£320.35 @ PC World Business)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£137.99 @ AWD-IT)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£194.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (£184.36 @ More Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G  Video Card  (£639.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£96.22 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £1573.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 00:22 BST+0100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT | RAM: GSkill Trident Z DDR4 3600Mhz | PSU: ADATA Core Reactor 850W 80+ Gold | CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C MONITOR: LG 32UL500-W 4K 60Hz, Gigabyte M27Q 1440p 165Hz

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£320.35 @ PC World Business) 
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - TISIS 70.2 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£55.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£146.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£153.59 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8GB Video Card  (£439.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) if your monitor has freesync.
Total: £1116.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-30 03:21 BST+0100

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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12 hours ago, Infam0us said:

Thanks guys,

 

I got advice on another forum to upgrade my GPU to a 1070, and buy a used 4790k as any further upgrade wouldn't be financially worth it. Would you agree with that?

You will still be stuck on a 4 core cpu though if you go with a 2nd hand i7 4790K. All you are gaining is Hyper Threading. With a £2K budget you could easily wait for the i9 9900K (8 core/16 thread) and Z390 to release.

 

As for the gpu a 1080 ti is a bit overkill for 1080p/144Hz. The prices could be affected when the RTX cards release but knowing Nvidia probably not.

 

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