[SOLVED] I was wondering if I should start building a new PC or wait

[james.j.mulay]

I currently run https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03189539

Was thinking about spending most of my tax refund to build : https://pcpartpicker.com/user/falangel/saved/#view=WPCRJx
Any suggestions or words of advice would be greatly appreciated!
Mainly interested if other people think it is worth it to upgrade now or if I should just wait until parts are cheaper and better?

 

[mdd1963]

Only you can decide when an upgrade is truly 'needed', based on your usage scenarios.

For gaming, an upgrade is likely quite overdue.

For home use/office/surfing, it could easily last longer, IMO.....

 

[jeweliacameroon]

I'd pick a better brand, higher quality PSU.

 

[james.j.mulay]

any suggestions for a better PSU? was looking for something with rgb capabilities

 

[jeweliacameroon]

I would only encourage you to shop for a reliable rather than a "pretty" PSU. I'm older and crankier than you and definitely lean toward performance over lookie-see. "rgb capabilities" are sort of deer-in-the-headlights stuff to me. We really like our Silverstone SST-ST85F-GS for its reliability, quietness, and lower power consumption. 850 watts is far more than we need for a graphics workstation due to improvements in GPU efficiency. So, if we bought a new one, we might pick the SST-ST60F-TI. I'd put a 600 watt PSU in Toms Tower, maybe 700. Parts picker has you at 359. I'm not pushing Silverstone, Corsair and some other brands are good too. I merely would never put anything Thermaltake in a $2K plus computer. Maybe it's just me, but power supplies can be the source of many headaches. Power supply and pretty lights are two separate decisions, keep them independent. Just my advice.

 

[coozie7]

What will you be doing with the new system?
If it's mainly workstation then what software do you use? This is CRITICAL, some software runs best off an Intel based system, some will benefit significantly from the massive core/thread counts available to a Threadripper based setup.

And whatever you do, change that CPU cooler, it looks cool but is totally inadequate for an i9.

 

[james.j.mulay]

coozie7 I would mainly be playing video games, watching 4k movies, and hosting a minecraft server.
I did kind of fear that the CPU cooler would not be enough any suggestions that would be adequate and still look about as cool as the current one?