[SOLVED] Upgrade or not?

[Elixs]

I have an Intel core i5-8400, Gigabyte Windforce RTX 2070, 16 gb ram ddr 2400Mhz (2x8) and an Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0 motherboard. I'm currently playing on a 2560x1440p resolution and my monitor is 165hz. Should I upgrade something or I should just stay with this setup for a long time?

 

[Lutfij]

First list your specs like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:

I'd probably leave things alone but we'll learn more with your specs and what sort of games you tax the platform with.

 

[LordVile]

Budget?

 

[drivinfast247]

I have an Intel core i5-8400, Gigabyte Windforce RTX 2070, 16 gb ram ddr 2400Mhz (2x8) and an Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0 motherboard. I'm currently playing on a 2560x1440p resolution and my monitor is 165hz. Should I upgrade something or I should just stay with this setup for a long time?

That's a pretty solid build. Any reason why YOU want to upgrade?

 

[Elixs]

First list your specs like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:

I'd probably leave things alone but we'll learn more with your specs and what sort of games you tax the platform with.

CPU: Intel Core I5-8400
Motherboard: Asus Prime H310M-K R2.0
Ram: 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz (2x8)
SSD/HDD: 240gb SSD, 3TB HDD 7200RPM
GPU: Gigabyte Windforce RTX 2070
PSU: EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze
Chassis: Corsair Spec Alpha
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bits

 

[Elixs]

Budget?

Right now is 694$. I can sell something that I already have and put a little bit from those 694$ to buy something new.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

What socket type is your CPU?

 

[LordVile]

Right now is 694$. I can sell something that I already have and put a little bit from those 694$ to buy something new.

Donb't thin you'd need to add to that.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7V8NNq

 

[Elixs]

What socket type is your CPU?

LGA1151

 

[Elixs]

Donb't thin you'd need to add to that.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7V8NNq

I'll keep that in mind, I just need to find those parts in my country haha.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

LGA1151

If your money is really burning a hole in your pocket, then you could possibly upgrade to a slightly better cpu, suck as an I7-7700k, but I wouldn’t recommend it as your current processor is very good. Your whole system is pretty great by itself. You could also upgrade your RAM to something like 24 if your motherboard supports dual channel and has 4 slots. If you wanted to Ben really overkill, you could get up to 32gb if RAM, again, if your motherboard supports it. I also wouldn’t recommend this as 16 is very good and workable very nicely for most people. Other than that, you have a very nice system, far better than what I’ll ever have, so I would stick with your current setup and use your money to maybe get a better keyboard/mouse/headset. If you don’t want any of those, simply save your money for a better time, maybe in the future when your current setup gets outdated.

 

[LordVile]

If your money is really burning a hole in your pocket, then you could possibly upgrade to a slightly better cpu, suck as an I7-7700k, but I wouldn’t recommend it as your current processor is very good. Your whole system is pretty great by itself. You could also upgrade your RAM to something like 24 if your motherboard supports dual channel and has 4 slots. If you wanted to Ben really overkill, you could get up to 32gb if RAM, again, if your motherboard supports it. I also wouldn’t recommend this as 16 is very good and workable very nicely for most people. Other than that, you have a very nice system, far better than what I’ll ever have, so I would stick with your current setup and use your money to maybe get a better keyboard/mouse/headset. If you don’t want any of those, simply save your money for a better time, maybe in the future when your current setup gets outdated.

7700K really isn't much of an upgrade though. It actually has fewer cores.

 

[Elixs]

If your money is really burning a hole in your pocket, then you could possibly upgrade to a slightly better cpu, suck as an I7-7700k, but I wouldn’t recommend it as your current processor is very good. Your whole system is pretty great by itself. You could also upgrade your RAM to something like 24 if your motherboard supports dual channel and has 4 slots. If you wanted to Ben really overkill, you could get up to 32gb if RAM, again, if your motherboard supports it. I also wouldn’t recommend this as 16 is very good and workable very nicely for most people. Other than that, you have a very nice system, far better than what I’ll ever have, so I would stick with your current setup and use your money to maybe get a better keyboard/mouse/headset. If you don’t want any of those, simply save your money for a better time, maybe in the future when your current setup gets outdated.

Ok, I'll stay with my current setup, thanks.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

7700K really isn't much of an upgrade though. It actually has fewer cores.

Yes, it hasn’t 2 less cores, but a .5ghz faster clock speed. Again, I’d only recommend this if you REALLY want to spend your money. The i7 is only about 5-7% better than your i5.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

Ok, I'll stay with my current setup, thanks.

Anytime! Glad you found my post helpful!

 

[LordVile]

Yes, it hasn’t 2 less cores, but a .5ghz faster clock speed. Again, I’d only recommend this if you REALLY want to spend your money. The i7 is only about 5-7% better than your i5.

Wouldn’t the 8700K be a better bet? Or even the 8600K. The 7700K hadn’t exactly dropped in price

 

[Insane Potatoz]

Wouldn’t the 8700K be a better bet? Or even the 8600K. The 7700K hadn’t exactly dropped in price

YEs, those would be good alternatives. I only did about 5 minutes of research, but those would definitely work, and are actually a little better. Especially the 8700K.