Question looking to upgrade

[Butters5000]

Hello, i am currently looking into upgrade my cpu, motherboard and ram, currently i have a i5 6600k with 16gb's of ram, this time around i would like to go with amd, but i haven't really looking into the pc stuff in years, so any recommendations would be nice, thanks.

mostly for gaming, video watching and sometimes edits.

 

[punkncat]

Budget and general location. Do you have a MicroCenter nearby?

Are you looking to buy something built or DIY?

 

[Lutfij]

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and the community can move forward with suggestions. Please include your location, your budget for your build and your preferred site for purchase.

Would also help us to learn of your current system's specs since you have the intention to recycle parts besides the CPU, motherboard and ram. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model.

 

[Butters5000]

ah, sorry forgot to post specs. would be DIY and i'm from middle of nowhere in the USA and no microcenter, so would have to be bought online sadly.

budget would be around $600, max would be $800 though

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ccGwGP

 

[Butters5000]

if possible i would like a cpu that would last a while as i don't get a lot of money to spend on tech, goes to other stuff.

 

[Lafong]

Looking over your parts list.

I assume all of those parts are what you have right now?

Are you willing to re-use the existing drives?

What games do you play; at what settings? Is gaming far and away the most important thing to you....as far as performance goes?

The more you spend on a new video card, the less you have to spend on a new motherboard and CPU. You can't upgrade the CPU much with your existing motherboard.

How long have you been using that power supply?

If push came to shove, you might be able to re-use your memory and maybe the case.

You can get a cheapish but quite good new cooler for 50 or less.

 

[geofelt]

What kinds of games do you play?
Some are cpu limited like sims, mmo and strategy games.
Others like fast action shooters like strong graphics cards.
Multiplayer likes many threads.
To assess, try this simple test:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
Your cpu upgrade on the current motherboard is limited to the i7-7700K, perhaps a 10% boost.
$75 or so on ebay if you want to try it.
Current intel or amd is otherwise the way to go.
If you need stronger graphics, tom's gpu hierarchy chart gives you some sort of upgrade capabilities.
6700XT is already a strong card, upgrading will likely also need a new psu.

 

[Butters5000]

Looking over your parts list.

I assume all of those parts are what you have right now?

Are you willing to re-use the existing drives?

What games do you play; at what settings? Is gaming far and away the most important thing to you....as far as performance goes?

The more you spend on a new video card, the less you have to spend on a new motherboard and CPU. You can't upgrade the CPU much with your existing motherboard.

How long have you been using that power supply?

If push came to shove, you might be able to re-use your memory and maybe the case.

You can get a cheapish but quite good new cooler for 50 or less.

yeah i will be reusing the drives, i also have some external drives and a md2 drive that i use mainly for gaming, so a new CPU/motherboard/ram is what i'm looking for, the psu and graphics card are rather new, so not looking to upgrade those for a while.

What kinds of games do you play?
Some are cpu limited like sims, mmo and strategy games.
Others like fast action shooters like strong graphics cards.
Multiplayer likes many threads.
To assess, try this simple test:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.
Your cpu upgrade on the current motherboard is limited to the i7-7700K, perhaps a 10% boost.
$75 or so on ebay if you want to try it.
Current intel or amd is otherwise the way to go.
If you need stronger graphics, tom's gpu hierarchy chart gives you some sort of upgrade capabilities.
6700XT is already a strong card, upgrading will likely also need a new psu.

i play all games, from mmo's to shooters, i run games on low, and cpu still can't handle it, so thought it was time for whole new cpu/motherboard/ram combo.

 

[punkncat]

In this situation and with the budget you have I would look at a combo deal for something like the 5600X to stick with DDR4 which you already have, and new mobo, something like a WD Black NVMe drive, and honestly am not sure the age or quality of the power supply, but it should be good IMO if it isn't an issue now.
Reuse your other SSD for some of the storage, your stock cooler if you have the AM4 kit parts still, same memory for now as it really isn't bad as DDR4 goes, and keep your current graphics card. Really should be a nice pairing, game well...I am making certain assumptions about a capable FreeSync monitor as well.