Should I get a new CPU or build a new system

[koolrabbit]

Hi Everyone !!

Hope you all well.

I am little new to the current market. My last build was around 5 to 6 years ago.

Recently I purchased a Asus GTX 1080 A8G with promo.

Question: Should I get a new CPU or build a new system or new monitor ?

Long term goal: playing VR game with HTC VIVE pro and play game on 4k setting or maybe ultra 4k.

Short term goal: play current games on high setting such as rise of the tomb raider, PUBG , Skyrim, middle earth shadow of war, battlefield 1, grand theft auto V , fallout 4 , assassin creed origins, Far cry 5, state of decay 2, the forest , Fortnite (battle Royale), Kingdom come eliverance , Wolfenstein 2 the new colossus, Divinity: orginal sin 2, superhot ,outlast 2, dark souls 3 , mass effect andromeda and final fantasy XV.

Current specs. ( 4 to 5 years system)

- CPU intel i5-4570
- Asus Z87-C LGA 1150
- Corsair 8G Kit 1866 VEN PRO C9
- NZXT white Phantom 410
- FSP650W platinum PSU
- Toshiba 3TB 3.5'' 7200rpm
- Samsung 2.5' 120G 840 EVO
- Asus Gtx 670 2GB
- asus vg278q ( not sure if i need a new monitor to optimize the card like Acer predator x34 UWQHD or asus predator but it looks over kill)

I am so confuse at the moment there is so many option on the markets. It will be awesome if i can get some expert advice from everyone.

Many thanks,
Kool rabbit

 

[vapour]

short answer is yes, what is your budget? 2nd Gen Ryzen 5 or coffee lake is your best choice.
GTX 1080 will struggle in 4k, I suggest you get 2k 144hz Gsync monitor, which is much better experience than 4k 60 FPS for those games.

 

[koolrabbit]

short answer is yes, what is your budget? 2nd Gen Ryzen 5 or coffee lake is your best choice.
GTX 1080 will struggle in 4k, I suggest you get 2k 144hz Gsync monitor, which is much better experience than 4k 60 FPS for those games.

Hi Vapour,

Sorry for my late response.
Budget :Around 1000 aus
CPU: Is 2nd Gen Ryzen 5 better than coffee lake just in term of price ? Also do I need to place cooler on the CPU ?
Graphic card: I think no matter what the Asus GTX 1080 strix will struggle with 4k unless i do SLI or get a gtx 1080ti
Monitor: what kind of brand or models do you recommend ?
Case: do you know any cases with good air flow?

Thank you

Many thanks
Koolrabbit

 

[vapour]

Do you stream?
cooler on Ryzen is really good, save you cost on cooler
you still want 4k monitor?

 

[koolrabbit]

Do you stream?
cooler on Ryzen is really good, save you cost on cooler
you still want 4k monitor?

Might plan to stream in the future but not atm.

I heard cooler on Ryzen is really good and its good in price, but i heard its only good with heavy work load but not gaming.

Is there a good one around that support ultra setting ? ( just planning ahead) lol


CPU : i5 8500 or  i78086K ( not sure do you need a cooler . I am actually very new to this . I saw Corsair H100i V2 240mm , NH D15S and Cryorig 15 not sure which one is better)

MB : Asus TUF H370 Pro (wifi) or Asus Z370 F or any recommendation?

Ram : Gskill RJ F43000C15D or any recommendation?

Case: Corsair carbide 275R BLK Temp or Corsair Carbide 400 Win mid or any recommendation ?

Power supply : Coolmaster Masterwatt 650W Bronze or Corsair CX750 W Semi mod. or any recommendation?

SDD and hardrive: Samsung 970 EVO NVME 500G or 250G



Many thanks,

Koolrabbit

 

[koolrabbit]

Do you stream?
cooler on Ryzen is really good, save you cost on cooler
you still want 4k monitor?

Hi Vapour,

Thank you for helping me out and also every one being very helpful. Thank you.

Sorry for my late reply. I actually gone with a new build but i think i am over budget trying to keep it under 2500 AUS . I still havn't get power supply , ram and sdd and m2 or hard drive. Also i want to try to do some overclocking as well ( I am very new to overclocking).

Is it better to overclock after the warranty ?

Below is my current build

CPU: i7 8700K $466.65 AUS (brought on 15%)
Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 $107.10 AUS (brought on 15%)
Case Fractal Design ATX Define R6 $177.65 AUS (brought on 15%)
Motherboard: Asus strix Z370-H $211.65 AUS (brought on 15%)
Asus strix GTX 1080 A8G $735.00 AUS (brought on 20%)


Memory: any recommend for the best ram and a budget one for this build considering overclocking as well?

Power supply: any recommend for the best PSU and a budget one for this build considering overclocking as well?

Storage: any recommend for the best M2, SDD , hard drive and a budget one for this build considering overclocking as well?

Montior: any recommend for the best monitor and a budget one for this build ?

Many thanks,
koolrabbit

 

[ElectrO_90]

If you are spending a lot of money on a computer, never write - a budget PSU - what's the point.
Although AMD is the way you should go if you want to keep everything fast and future proof.

 

[jaw2floor]

You could use the PSU from your old build to save some money? Its certainly up for the job

 

[koolrabbit]

You could use the PSU from your old build to save some money? Its certainly up for the job

My old computer PSU is FSP650W platinum PSU will it work including overclocking ?

 

[vapour]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.00 @ Shopping Express)
Monitor: Acer - Predator XB271HUA 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($799.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $938.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-21 00:05 AEST+1000

 

[ElectrO_90]

You could use the PSU from your old build to save some money? Its certainly up for the job

My old computer PSU is FSP650W platinum PSU will it work including overclocking ?

Yes it is, unless you have 2x 1080ti's

 

[koolrabbit]

Big thanks to everyone with my build.

I am still having trouble getting a PSU , monitor and gaming head set with mic.

Below is my build

CPU: i78700k
Cooler: NH-D15
Memory Vengance Lpx 3000
Motherboard : Asus Strix Z370 H
Graphic card : Asus strix GTX 1080 8gb
Case: Fractal Design Define R6
Storage : 500GB Samsung 970 M.2 NVME
2TB Segate Firecuda 3.5 7200rpm
860 evo 500GB

Power supply: looking at SSR 650 TR ( i am going to overclock the system)

Monitor: not sure which brand is great ( don't wanna over spend if my output does not support) . Also not sure what version of display pot should i use to optimist the system or should i just use HDMI ?

Gaming headset : any recommended ? with nice mic

Many thanks.
Koolrabbit