So my computer is about 5 years old, and is starting to show its age.
I'm fairly certain that a wipe and reinstall will help it run better for a while to come, but I'm limited to Windows 10 with my current CPU (1800X), my motherboard (MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon) had a firmware update to allow for the latest CPUs.
Current build is:
MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon
Ryzen 7 1800X
32GB DDR4 3200 Corsair Vengeance LPX
MSI GamingX GTX 1080ti
Samsung 960 Evo 250 GB NVME
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (x2)
Seasonic X-850 PSU
In order to upgrade to Windows 11 I need a new CPU at the very least, but I also just upgraded my monitor to a 48" LG C1 which I cannot make full use of with the 1080ti, so I would also like to upgrade my graphics card.
As far as CPUs I'm leaning towards the 5800X or 5900X, drop in replacement but newer, the 5900X with more cores is tempting since I do some photo/video editing and those few more cores would definitely streamline things a bit.
For GPU I'm leaning towards the 3080 12GB, since it is a clear upgrade over the 1080ti for theoretically a couple hundred less than the 3080ti.
All this being said, with just those upgrades I'm looking at a theoretical cost of $1,250-$1,500 (at MSRP, with actual prices these days more like $1,400-1,700)
This is my conundrum, I can get a whole new system from a "custom build" company with a 5800X or i7-12700K and 3080 10 or 3080ti, and 1tb NVME for $2,400-2,700 which would future proof my system for another 5 years probably longer, and then I could probably sell my old PC for $500 or so most likely meaning for an extra $500 or so I can get a completely new machine.
Should I start saving and pull the trigger on this in the next couple months or should I wait a little longer for 4000 series Nvidia to come out and 7000 series ryzen? I'm not tied to AMD though, just want best performance I can get for the best price.
Any advice welcome, thanks!
I'm fairly certain that a wipe and reinstall will help it run better for a while to come, but I'm limited to Windows 10 with my current CPU (1800X), my motherboard (MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon) had a firmware update to allow for the latest CPUs.
Current build is:
MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon
Ryzen 7 1800X
32GB DDR4 3200 Corsair Vengeance LPX
MSI GamingX GTX 1080ti
Samsung 960 Evo 250 GB NVME
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (x2)
Seasonic X-850 PSU
In order to upgrade to Windows 11 I need a new CPU at the very least, but I also just upgraded my monitor to a 48" LG C1 which I cannot make full use of with the 1080ti, so I would also like to upgrade my graphics card.
As far as CPUs I'm leaning towards the 5800X or 5900X, drop in replacement but newer, the 5900X with more cores is tempting since I do some photo/video editing and those few more cores would definitely streamline things a bit.
For GPU I'm leaning towards the 3080 12GB, since it is a clear upgrade over the 1080ti for theoretically a couple hundred less than the 3080ti.
All this being said, with just those upgrades I'm looking at a theoretical cost of $1,250-$1,500 (at MSRP, with actual prices these days more like $1,400-1,700)
This is my conundrum, I can get a whole new system from a "custom build" company with a 5800X or i7-12700K and 3080 10 or 3080ti, and 1tb NVME for $2,400-2,700 which would future proof my system for another 5 years probably longer, and then I could probably sell my old PC for $500 or so most likely meaning for an extra $500 or so I can get a completely new machine.
Should I start saving and pull the trigger on this in the next couple months or should I wait a little longer for 4000 series Nvidia to come out and 7000 series ryzen? I'm not tied to AMD though, just want best performance I can get for the best price.
Any advice welcome, thanks!