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Which component would you upgrade?

GuiGeek
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Hello people,
 

I have put my hands on a small budget and I want to give my PC a little kick for gaming purposes (Tarkov, Dayz, PUBG, WW3 etc.).
I would like to know what you would buy with a 500€ budget to replace item(s) on this list:
 

GPU : Asus GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 3072 Mt

CPU : Intel Core i5-7600K 3,8 GHz LGA1151

RAM : Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 2666 MHz 16 Gt (2 x 8 Gt)

Motherboard : Asus PRIME Z270-P Intel Z270 LGA1151 ATX

Storage : Kingston UV400 480 Gt SSD 2,5" SSD WD Blue 1 TB SATA3 7200RPM 64 MB 3,5"

Case : NZXT S340 Mid Tower ATX

CPU cooler : Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L

PSU : Seasonic Focus Plus 750 Gold
 

Thanks in advance for your help!
G

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A used GTX1080Ti or 1080

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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Just now, GuiGeek said:

With the RTX getting out very soon, is now a good timing to purchase one in your opinion?
Or should I wait the release of the RTX?

You should probably wait. You can still find awesome deals now though. Just take a look around. 

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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11 minutes ago, GuiGeek said:

Hello people,
 

I have put my hands on a small budget and I want to give my PC a little kick for gaming purposes (Tarkov, Dayz, PUBG, WW3 etc.).
I would like to know what you would buy with a 500€ budget to replace item(s) on this list:
 

GPU : Asus GeForce GTX 1060 DUAL-GTX1060-O3G 3072 Mt

CPU : Intel Core i5-7600K 3,8 GHz LGA1151

RAM : Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 2666 MHz 16 Gt (2 x 8 Gt)

Motherboard : Asus PRIME Z270-P Intel Z270 LGA1151 ATX

Storage : Kingston UV400 480 Gt SSD 2,5" SSD WD Blue 1 TB SATA3 7200RPM 64 MB 3,5"

Case : NZXT S340 Mid Tower ATX

CPU cooler : Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L

PSU : Seasonic Focus Plus 750 Gold
 

Thanks in advance for your help!
G

i would upgrade your CPU to something like a 9900k...your GPU is more than enough to run those games on medium settings

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I'm not a fan of quad cores. An i7 would be the first thing on my mind.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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