Upgrade PC Gaming - Help

[Caterina_1]

Hi!
A year ago I got a GTX 1080 but I couldn't use it much since I had no free time. Now that I can play again, I would like to continue to upgrade my PC. I would like to play in 2K 144hz o 165hz.

This is my 2013 build (with the 1080 from last year):

CPU Intel Core i5-4670K
RAM Kingston 8Gb 1600Mhz DDR3 Non-Ecc Cl9 DIMM 16GB, 4x4GB
VIDEO CARD Gigabyte GTX 1080
SSD Samsung MZ-7TE250BW SSD 840 EVO 250 GB
HARD DISK Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda HardDisk
MOBO Gigabyte H87-HD3
PSU Corsair CP-9020047-EU Corsair Power Supply 500 W Serie Cx - 80 Plus
CASE Corsair CC-9011014-WW Case Corsair Mid-Tower Carbide 300R

I was thinking of upgrading my CPU, RAM, PSU with these:

CPU Intel Core i7 8700
RAM Corsair Vengeance RGB 16 GB (2x8 GB), DDR4 3200 MHz
PSU Seasonic PRIME Ultra 750 Gold or EVGA SuperNOVA 80+ PLATINUM 650W (which one is better?)

What do you think?
I should get a MOBO that supports DDR4, but since I'm not interessed in overclock I really don't know which one to get. Do you have any suggestion? For the Mobo I have a budget of 250€ max.

I am open to make a switch to AMD ryzen since I'm upgrading a lot of components, but I always used Intel and I don't know much about ryzen. Maybe I could save some money?

I could change the processor with a Ryzen 7 2700 and I would save some money... then which MOBO should I get?

Could you give me a suggestion both on Intel and AMD?

Thank you!


[two posts merged by moderator]

 

[SgtScream]

You stated your budget is 250 euros. Doesn't the 8700 alone cost more than that?

 

[Caterina_1]

I said that the budget ONLY for the MOBO is 250 €.

 

[SgtScream]

I would just choose a H370 board matches your color theme, from a well known brand.

 

[logainofhades]

Those PSU's are nice, but not necessary. An Evga G3 750w is plenty good enough. That amount of money, for a non OC board, is pointless. What is your total budget for CPU, motherboard, PSU, and ram?

 

[Caterina_1]

Thank you! My budget is not more than 1.000 €

 

[SgtScream]

Purchasing overclockable parts (regardless the budget), is as equally pointless if the end user will not overclock:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (€358.89 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty H370 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€127.92 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (€144.61 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€106.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €738.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-30 17:00 CET+0100

Intel will give you superior performance in games, with the exception to 4k resolution, due to it's ring bus architecture and 1ghz+ boost clocks over AMD. I advise Intel over AMD if you are going high refresh rate gaming, at 1440p or lower resolutions.

 

[logainofhades]

I would get a new PSU, no matter what. I would see what your performance is, with what you have, before doing anything else. 2k and 4k gaming are more GPU dependent, than CPU dependent, in most cases.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor (€319.00 @ Alternate)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard (€107.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€109.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€106.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €643.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-30 16:55 CET+0100

 

[logainofhades]

Purchasing overclockable parts (regardless the budget), is as equally pointless if the end user will not overclock:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty H370 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $569.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-30 10:31 EST-0500

Intel will give you superior performance in games, with the exception to 4k resolution, due to it's ring bus architecture and 1ghz+ boost clocks over AMD. I advise Intel over AMD if you are going high refresh rate gaming, at 1440p or lower resolutions.

Wrong currency

 

[SgtScream]

Purchasing overclockable parts (regardless the budget), is as equally pointless if the end user will not overclock:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty H370 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $569.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-30 10:31 EST-0500

Intel will give you superior performance in games, with the exception to 4k resolution, due to it's ring bus architecture and 1ghz+ boost clocks over AMD. I advise Intel over AMD if you are going high refresh rate gaming, at 1440p or lower resolutions.

Wrong currency

Thanks man. I edited the build.

 

[Caterina_1]

Thank you both!