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Hi there!

I'm thinking of upgrading my system, mainly my CPU (i7-7700k) and I'm not sure where to jump to. At the moment i'm mainly playing MMORPGs and a few FPS games here and there. I also live stream on one system using NVENC. I would also have to swap out the motherboard I believe.

Budget is between £700-£800.

Other specs:
OS: Windows 10
GPU: RTX 2070 Super
PSU: 750W
MOBO: ASUS STRIX Z270G GAMING
RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz
Cooling: Corsair iCUE H100i PRO XT
Storage: m.2 1TB, HDD 2TB, SSD 500GB
 
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CPU/Motherboard/RAM I would say.

If you intend to stick with the 2070 super, we can assume your unknown PSU is still good.

13600K would seem to be the logical choice, unless you wanted another i7. In which case I would lean towards the i7-13700F. About the same cost and you get more P cores, but lose overclocking and graphics.

CPU cooler might need a new bracket unless we find a motherboard that also supports LGA115x mounts.
 
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Eximo said:
This would work. Seems all of the ASUS Prime boards have the dual mounting holes.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($319.83 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-P WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $659.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-09 13:26 EST-0500
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Thank you very much for your insight!
 
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Your cooler should have available mounting hardware, for LGA 1700, and AM5.
https://www.corsair.com/ww/en/Categ...PRO-XT-Coolers/p/CW-9060043-WW#tab-tech-specs


AMD

Using the upper limit of your budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor (£427.77 @ Technextday)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£213.65 @ Technextday)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£151.98 @ Technextday)
Total: £793.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-09 21:03 GMT+0000

Something on the lower end of the budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor (£337.99 @ Technextday)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 GAMING X AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£213.65 @ Technextday)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory (£151.98 @ Technextday)
Total: £703.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-09 21:04 GMT+0000


Intel
In the middle of your budget.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor (£381.65 @ Technextday)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£218.25 @ Technextday)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory (£148.99 @ MoreCoCo)
Total: £748.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-09 21:02 GMT+0000
 
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You have a very useful 32gb DDR4 ram kit that can be carried forward to a
B660/B760/Z690/Z790 DDR4 motherboard.
DDR4 ram is performing just as well as DDR5 and is less expensive.
Intel processors do not depend on fast ram for performance.
2400 speed is ok. See how it goes, you can always upgrade later.
The $200 I5-13400 is a good budget processor.
It is perhaps twice as strong as your I7-7700K.
It comes with an adequate cooler.
Here is a review:
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i5-13400-core-i5-13400f-cpu-review
 
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LWiles18 said:
Hi there!

I'm thinking of upgrading my system, mainly my CPU (i7-7700k) and I'm not sure where to jump to. At the moment i'm mainly playing MMORPGs and a few FPS games here and there. I also live stream on one system using NVENC. I would also have to swap out the motherboard I believe.

Budget is between £700-£800.

Other specs:
OS: Windows 10
GPU: RTX 2070 Super
PSU: 750W
MOBO: ASUS STRIX Z270G GAMING
RAM: Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz
Cooling: Corsair iCUE H100i PRO XT
Storage: m.2 1TB, HDD 2TB, SSD 500GB
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It would help us if we knew your monitor resolution. This board down below allows you to use your existing RAM while giving you the option to save up a few more quid for the soon to be released RTX 4070, 4060 Ti and 4060.

wccftech.com

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 & RTX 4060 Graphics Cards Expected To Launch In Q2 2023

New reports and leaks seem to hint at NVIDIA launching its GeForce RTX 4070 & RTX 4060 graphics cards in the second quarter of 2023.
wccftech.com wccftech.com

https://www.guru3d.com/news_story/g...ivalent_to_an_rtx_3070_ti_in_performance.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-to-release-geforce-rtx-4070-in-april

https://www.guru3d.com/news_story/geforce_rtx_4070_is_scheduled_for_release_in_april.html

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Cooling/LGA1700-Retrofit-Kit/p/CW-8960091

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...r4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b660-gaming-x-ddr4
Gigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 £134.99

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B660-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10#kf

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f
Intel Core i5-12400F £156.93

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html

or ...

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...13400f-25-ghz-10-core-processor-bx8071513400f
Intel Core i5-13400F £199.11

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...3400f-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz.html

or ...

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mtmmP6/intel-core-i5-13500-25-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071513500
Intel Core i5-13500 £240.99

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz/specifications.html
 
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Why_Me said:
It would help us if we knew your monitor resolution. This board down below allows you to use your existing RAM while giving you the option to save up a few more quid for the soon to be released RTX 4070, 4060 Ti and 4060.

wccftech.com

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 & RTX 4060 Graphics Cards Expected To Launch In Q2 2023

New reports and leaks seem to hint at NVIDIA launching its GeForce RTX 4070 & RTX 4060 graphics cards in the second quarter of 2023.
wccftech.com wccftech.com

https://www.guru3d.com/news_story/g...ivalent_to_an_rtx_3070_ti_in_performance.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-to-release-geforce-rtx-4070-in-april

https://www.guru3d.com/news_story/geforce_rtx_4070_is_scheduled_for_release_in_april.html

https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Cooling/LGA1700-Retrofit-Kit/p/CW-8960091

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...r4-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b660-gaming-x-ddr4
Gigabyte B660 GAMING X DDR4 £134.99

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B660-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10#kf

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f
Intel Core i5-12400F £156.93

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...2400f-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html

or ...

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product...13400f-25-ghz-10-core-processor-bx8071513400f
Intel Core i5-13400F £199.11

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...3400f-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz.html

or ...

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mtmmP6/intel-core-i5-13500-25-ghz-14-core-processor-bx8071513500
Intel Core i5-13500 £240.99

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz/specifications.html
Click to expand...
My monitor res is 1080p 144hz.
 
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