$1200 upgrade suggestions

[dg290319]

Hi all, I’m looking to upgrade my current rig. The budget is $1200, Below is what I currently have, what could I keep and what should I Upgrade?

 

CPU: Intel i5-4690

GPU: Radeon R9-280x

Mobo: ASUS Z97-A LGA1150

Ram: 8GB DDR3

PSU: Rosewill Capstone 550W plus gold

cooler: Corsair h100

storage: 1TB Samsung ssd

 

I have a full tower case so we don’t have to worry about that. I play a lot of Guild Wars 2 and I know that game is heavy on CPU. I’m thinking of getting I7-8700k or I7-9700k, a good mobo and overclock the cpu. Any suggestion for the rest of the build? Can we fit in 16GB ram and a 1070 ti somehow? =]]

 

thank you

[Dedayog]

Got SSD? 

 

I'd OC the i5 to 4.4GHz, upgrade to 16GB RAM and a 1070 or 1070Ti.  I'd like to recommend 1060 6GB, but folks are convincing me that it's not going to last for 1080p gaming as long as I thought.

 

PSU.. I never had an issue with Rosewill, but I'm sure someone will say upgrade it too.

 

 

[GoldenLag]

Get a new GPU and another set of 8GB of Ram from the used market.

 

Keep the rest, no need to upgrade 

 

You could step up the resolution if you are playing at 1080p

[dg290319]

12 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Got SSD? 

 

I'd OC the i5 to 4.4GHz, upgrade to 16GB RAM and a 1070 or 1070Ti.  I'd like to recommend 1060 6GB, but folks are convincing me that it's not going to last for 1080p gaming as long as I thought.

 

PSU.. I never had an issue with Rosewill, but I'm sure someone will say upgrade it too.

 

 

Can’t overclock since the CPU is locked.

[Dedayog]

4 minutes ago, dg290319 said:

Can’t overclock since the CPU is locked.

Sorry, I thought I read it as a K chip.  

 

Since no OC, go 1070Ti and 1440p gaming.

[SolarNova]

4770k/4790k

1080ti

+8Gb RAM

possibly a custom water loop. OR a new monitor

[LukeSavenije]

if you want to go 100 dollars up, you can get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING Video Card	$744.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1330.85
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1310.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:47 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	$789.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1375.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1355.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:48 EDT-0400

raytrace version

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card	$389.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$995.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$955.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:48 EDT-0400

strong ryzen cpu with a 1070 ti (about 1080/2070 performence)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$498.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1084.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1064.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:49 EDT-0400

raytrace version

 

you could upgrade your psu, but you should also be fine with the one you have. if you want to upgrade, get a evga supernova g2 series

[dg290319]

3 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

if you want to go 100 dollars up, you can get this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GAMING Video Card	$744.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1330.85
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1310.85
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:47 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card	$789.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1375.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1355.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:48 EDT-0400

raytrace version

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB FTW ULTRA SILENT GAMING Video Card	$389.99 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$995.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$955.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:48 EDT-0400

strong ryzen cpu with a 1070 ti (about 1080/2070 performence)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor	$265.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$149.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2070 8GB WINDFORCE Video Card	$498.99 @ SuperBiiz
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1084.86
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1064.86
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-25 09:49 EDT-0400

raytrace version

 

you could upgrade your psu, but you should also be fine with the one you have. if you want to upgrade, get a evga supernova g2 series

Any of this build great for Guild Wars 2? I know that game is CPU bound, most people suggest to go for a good CPU rather than a GPU.

[LukeSavenije]

I know, but a 8 core is the best you can get in mainstream hardware. I know I have chosen a hefty gpu, but also a great cpu, especially for the price. And a motherboard I trust becouse i use the z370 version