What Should I Upgrade?

[saintzrowicon]

As of now, my specs include:
Gigabyte Z97X SLI
I7-4790k Oc'd to 4.3
Asetek 550LC 120mm (no brand)
MSI Gaming X 1060 6GB
16GB Adata 2166 Ram
1TB WD Blue
Corsair CX600
Phanteks P400S
2x Corsair AF120
Monitor: Acer ED242QR
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I have about a $500-$550 budget. I have already ordered 2x SP120's for my rad, but not sure what to do next. As I do play at 1080p, 144hz, I will more than likely just upgrade to a 1070 but wanted some opinions!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

SSD

 

[vapour]

1070 (for 144hz), your cpu is still top tier, no need to upgrade, ram plenty, add an ssd too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $547.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:07 EST-0500

 

[saintzrowicon]

1070 (for 144hz), your cpu is still top tier, no need to upgrade, ram plenty, add an ssd too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $547.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:07 EST-0500

Wow, thank you very much for that detailed response! Couldn't ask for a better recommendation! Do you have any experience with that brand of SSD? Only asking due to the fact that I've never come across that company.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

1070 (for 144hz), your cpu is still top tier, no need to upgrade, ram plenty, add an ssd too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $547.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:07 EST-0500

Wow, thank you very much for that detailed response! Couldn't ask for a better recommendation! Do you have any experience with that brand of SSD? Only asking due to the fact that I've never come across that company.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Total: $84.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:16 EST-0500

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You only want Samsung or Crucial for SSD's.

 

[vapour]

it is a good quality brand and white color You can change to SanDisk if you want to:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $543.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:18 EST-0500

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

You only want Samsung or Crucial for SSD's.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card ($459.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $544.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:20 EST-0500

 

[saintzrowicon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Titanium Video Card ($459.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $544.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:20 EST-0500

Thanks! Think I'll go with your recommendation on the Samsung SSD, and his on the EVGA 1070 Ti.

 

[saintzrowicon]

it is a good quality brand and white color You can change to SanDisk if you want to:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($468.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $543.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-06 20:18 EST-0500

Thanks! I think I'll go with your card, and his SSD.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

For SURE Samsung is the best in terms of SSD's , all variants , I own 14 of them.

 

[saintzrowicon]

For SURE Samsung is the best in terms of SSD's , all variants , I own 14 of them.

Crazy! Have any experience with SSHD's by chance?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Would never touch one.

Hybrid drives are horrible.

 

[saintzrowicon]

Would never touch one.

Gotcha.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Enjoy the upgrades and thanks for posting on the forum , we appreciate it.