Posted November 23, 2018 Acer Aspire TC-780-AMZKi5 - tower - Core i5 7400 3 GHz - 12 GB - 2 TB so i got this PC and plan to upgrade this computer later and just want to know of a few things here are my current specs i have so far 450w PSU intel i5 CPU 7400 3.0Ghz 3.5 Ghz turbo GTX 970 12 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz RAM as far as i know, i read this PC supports up to 500W psu so i am aware if i need to upgrade and work around what i wanna install so i want to upgrade this PC to its max specs, i want to know, for both i5 and i7 CPUs of the best CPU can this PC hold i may get an I5 and the i7 for later if the 7400 is the best one then i want to know the best i7 i can get. if the 7700 is the best what kind do i need to get as others have a letter next to their number now for one more question, this is the first PC i got that has a laptop like drive in it, so what are some blu ray drives i can get for this PC, i know it may look wired if the drive is diffrent but i would like one it dont matter if the drive has a open bay or one of those you can just slide the disk in also please provide a link for me to purchase the cable cord as my PSU dont have the connector to power the drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 Easier to just start from scratch, 6 and 7th gen i7s hold their value well, making them bad value in terms of performance. CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1 Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync Desktop benching: Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 First upgrade is an SSD boot drive, next power supply, then CPU, then GPU, Then Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 12 minutes ago, LASERWOLF452 said: The OEM PSU is likely crap It's not worth spending any money to upgrade to an i7 unless the i7 is next to free since you can upgrade to an R5 1600/2600 + ASrock Pro4 for about $200-250 I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 Author 41 minutes ago, Streetguru said: The OEM PSU is likely crap It's not worth spending any money to upgrade to an i7 unless the i7 is next to free since you can upgrade to an R5 1600/2600 + ASrock Pro4 for about $200-250 1 i installed the 450w as i have it marked in the specs so the i7 won't be a good idea to buy then. im mainly using my PC for gaming and video edits gaming so far will just be what i can play on the Xbox store as some games i can install and have no issues with what i have and ok if i am looking for anything bigger/powerful i keep that in mind i mainly got the PC for youtube and play some games for now as for a start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 Author 52 minutes ago, Fraser Cow said: First upgrade is an SSD boot drive, next power supply, then CPU, then GPU, Then Case was giving the SSD a thought that might be later down the road. the CPU is one thing i was looking at upgrading the GPU is a GTX 970 may upgrade to a GTX 1080 but the 970 is good for what i am using it for right now. getting a case will be later if i can't get a good blu ray player for a laptop for the case i have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, LASERWOLF452 said: For video editing in general more cores is useful, premiere likes an iGPU but it isn't going to matter much for 1080p stuff. Even Ryzen 8 cores are super cheap right now, though this one doesn't have a CPU cooler. If you only have a 1080p 60hz display a GTX 1070ti/1080 would be a waste of money. PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WVsn8Y Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WVsn8Y/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg Business) Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg) Total: $214.98 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-22 22:46 EST-0500 I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 Author 57 minutes ago, Jurrunio said: Easier to just start from scratch, 6 and 7th gen i7s hold their value well, making them bad value in terms of performance. i was planning to go from scratch but did not work out, got this at a good price i can work with only spent $650 total on this PC the GTX 970 and 450w PSU are the added parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 Author 3 minutes ago, Streetguru said: For video editing in general more cores is useful, premiere likes an iGPU but it isn't going to matter much for 1080p stuff. Even Ryzen 8 cores are super cheap right now, though this one doesn't have a CPU cooler. If you only have a 1080p 60hz display a GTX 1070ti/1080 would be a waste of money. PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WVsn8Y Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WVsn8Y/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg Business) Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg) Total: $214.98 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-22 22:46 EST-0500 ok cool then i can get these parts then and a new case + cooler, why would it be a waste of money other then it supports 4K cause i don't care for the 4K im be on 1080p for a long time before i think on getting 4K. just getting the GPU for more power for video edits, better games that require the power and some 3D editing for now im on a GTX 970 and it works perfect, not worried to play some games in high details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 23, 2018 45 minutes ago, LASERWOLF452 said: ok cool then i can get these parts then and a new case + cooler, why would it be a waste of money other then it supports 4K cause i don't care for the 4K im be on 1080p for a long time before i think on getting 4K. just getting the GPU for more power for video edits, better games that require the power and some 3D editing for now im on a GTX 970 and it works perfect, not worried to play some games in high details The 970 is still perfectly fine for 1080p 60hz gaming and video editing doesn't really care about high end GPUs. 3D modeling or 3D video editing? I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 24, 2018 Author On 11/22/2018 at 11:44 PM, Streetguru said: The 970 is still perfectly fine for 1080p 60hz gaming and video editing doesn't really care about high end GPUs. 3D modeling or 3D video editing? oh ok and its 3D modeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, LASERWOLF452 said: oh ok and its 3D modeling Then maybe look for Vega FE in the future, currently $400 used on ebay, but it's the cheapest card with 16GBs of VRAM which may be important. I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 23, 2018 Author sorry i have not been on for awhile, but i want to thank everyone for their help, so when it comes to it i make a better PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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