Thinking about upgrading

[pbennett]

I am currently thinking of upgrading my pc as I am starting to play more and more. With all of the AAA games coming out soon I’m thinking I may need to make some improvements. Below is my current setup

Windows 10
GTX 1060
Ryzen 5 1500x
250g m.2
16g ddr4 g skill tam (2x8)
EVGA 600w power supply

I have already purchased the following
EVGA 850 power supply as it was on sale and I knew I was upgrading soon
1tb ssd

I was looking at getting a new cpu and gpu. I was looking into the 8700k and 2600x cpu and the 2080 gpu. I know there are other components I need to upgrade if I switch to intel.

Anyone have any suggestions ? I’m not too familiar with pc upgrades as I hen always been a console gamer.
Not even sure if I actually need an upgrade. I think I just want one as I want the best performance and good gameplay.

 

[Barty1884]

What motherboard do you have? While the 1500X is solid enough, yuo might benefit from upgrading that.

Realistically though, depending on the games you play, a GPU upgrade mine be more than enough.

While "850" EVGA unit did you buy?

 

[pbennett]

My current motherboard is an ASUS prime x370 pro.
I bought the EVGA supernova 850 g3.
I have mainly been playing FPS And some open world games at the moment.

 

[ArchitSahu]

My current motherboard is an ASUS prime x370 pro.
I bought the EVGA supernova 850 g3.
I have mainly been playing FPS And some open world games at the moment.

If you have the x370, and want to save costs, you can perform a BIOS update on the mobo and then slot in the new 2XXX series of Ryzen processors.

What is your budget for the upgrade?

 

[pbennett]

yeah i was thinking that. my budget for the graphics card and cpu is about 2000. if i switched to intel i understand that would increase the cost. im just looking to upgrade and not have to touch it for 4/5 years

 

[SgtScream]

Personally, if I was in your position and the fund permitted, i'd jump up to a R7 2700x and a GTX 1080 TI. What is your monitor's resolution and refresh rate?

 

[pbennett]

I would love to do that. The problem is getting my hands on a 1080ti is near impossible as they’re discontinued so I may have to go to 2080.
My monitor is 1920x1080.

 

[Twistfaria]

I would recommend going with the Ryzen 7 2700x as well. I just build a new system with that CPU and it is great! I don't know how you feel about AMD for GPU but it might be more economical to go with one of the Vega cards and get a nice freesync monitor. I've got this one and it works great. VIOTEK - GN32LD 31.5" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor ($469.99 @ Newegg Business)

 

[SgtScream]

I would love to do that. The problem is getting my hands on a 1080ti is near impossible as they’re discontinued so I may have to go to 2080.
My monitor is 1920x1080.

If your refresh rate is 144hz on that 1080p panel, don't go higher than a gtx 1080 or triple A titles.
If it's only 60hz just stick with something like a gtx 1070 for longevity.

 

[pbennett]

My monitor is 144hz. If I’m going to upgrade I feel like a 1070 wouldn’t be justifiable as I have a 1060 6g right now. If I’m upgrading I want to be happy with the change and make it last 4/5 years. The 10 series is being discontinued

 

[SgtScream]

Dude you don't need to upgrade anything right now. What problems are you having? If you just want to spend money we can help you with that.

 

[ArchitSahu]

If you sell off your current parts you can subsidise your costs. What case do you have? Do you want to keep that? The builds below assume a new case.

If your current RAM speed is <3000 Mhz, you can sell it off to subsidise costs. If not, you can replace it with the RAM in the builds below to save costs.

Intel -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card ($869.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1739.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-14 18:59 EST-0500

Ryzen -
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($309.89 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card ($869.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1519.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-14 19:00 EST-0500

All builds have money left over for if you want to step it up to 32 gigs of RAM or a 2080 Ti, but the 2nd option would cross $2k.