Question Need to upgrade my processor to Intel 11th gen and motherboard. New RAM ?

[rus4u]

Hi all,

I have recently purchased NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE and as my current spec is very weak for such a good graphics card I want to get a new Intel 11th gen processor for which I need a new Motherboard and maybe RAM as well?

My Current spec is
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X Gaming 3 Intel Skylake ATX
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K 4.0GHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4
PSU: RMi Series RM1000i 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular

PC is being used for gaming, Internet browsing, watching movies.

Questions:

1. Which Intel 11th gen processor should I get?
2. Which gaming motherboard should I get?
3. Should I get new RAM as well? I want 16GB, any advise?

I have already spent a lot on new graphics card and PS5 as well so do not want to spent a lot on those if possible.

Thanks in advance

 

[Karadjgne]

Depends on your assumed use case.

Generally you'd see a 3090 pull @ 400w for aftermarket cards, but some have pushed OC and are seeing draws upto 550w lasting several seconds before power limits pull that down to more realistic values.

Same applies to the cpu. Generally a 10900k will peak at @ 300w, but when using all cores at OC levels can hit closer to 350w.

So starting out from stock(ish) values, you'd need @ 800w for a bare minimum, that's 400+ 300+ 100w. If you plan on doing any OC, even pushing limits, you'd be looking at 1000w just to cover that. 550+ 350+ 100w.

So opinions will vary, but generally a 850w is a good number to start with realizing that it's a 10900k/10850k which honestly doesn't Need OC, and a 3090 which doesn't Need OC either, the OC being a hobbyist application not a necessity.

I'd use an 850w for out of the box usage, but if going over the top, even a 1200w would be a good investment.