[SOLVED] potential pc upgrade.

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cpu: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i5-7400 3.00GHz 6MB
memory : CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB)DDR4
motherboard: MSI Z270-A Pro ATX w/ USB 3.1
powersupply: 600 Watts
gpu: EVGA GeForce(R) GTX 1060 Superclocked 6GB GDDR5
hdd: 1tb drive and 128ssd


had the computer for a couple of years now. was wondering what the best upgrades would be for my PC. I love gaming but I'm not too knowledgable on the tech side. would it be easy to upgrade or easier to get a new rig and sell mine to a friend? any kind of information is welcomed.
 
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If you're content with your performance, why upgrade?
You could upgrade to a i7 7700k, but with a price of around $275 on the used market, it'd be best to build on a new platform.

Rumors have it that intel will be switching to a new socket very soon thus ending upgrades for the current 3xx series chipsets.
AMD has come back and is very viable, a ryzen 3600 is very fast, 6 cores, 12 threads and is $195, pair that with an b450 motherboard and you'll have a new platform for about the same price of a 7700k.

From there you can choose whatever gpu you desire like a gtx 1660S or a rtx 2060/2070/2080. An rx5700 is good as well but tends to come with problems more for the tech savvy.

What psu model do you have?
If you're content with your performance, why upgrade?
You could upgrade to a i7 7700k, but with a price of around $275 on the used market, it'd be best to build on a new platform.

Rumors have it that intel will be switching to a new socket very soon thus ending upgrades for the current 3xx series chipsets.
AMD has come back and is very viable, a ryzen 3600 is very fast, 6 cores, 12 threads and is $195, pair that with an b450 motherboard and you'll have a new platform for about the same price of a 7700k.

From there you can choose whatever gpu you desire like a gtx 1660S or a rtx 2060/2070/2080. An rx5700 is good as well but tends to come with problems more for the tech savvy.

What psu model do you have?
 
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