Question What to upgrade for this build? Architecture, Rendering, 3D Modeling, and Gaming Use

[kurthalamue]

I built this back in December 2015 with the plan to upgrade it every so often but marriage, school, career, more school, kids, pets.... life has been happening so that never happened. I have been very pleased with it but have noticed that newer games have begun to have very low frame rates, it doesn't meet the requirements of programs I plan to use, and Windows won't allow an upgrade to 11. Below is it's current state:

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Universal 76 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 CL15 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK 6 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus STRIX GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: Asus MX279H 27.0" 1920 x 1080 Monitor

I use Revit, Archicad, Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, Unreal Engine with Lumen, and enjoy a variety of games. I am not as concerned with crazy high frame rates but more that it works and is smooth. I am interested in likely upgrading the cpu (and motherboard), gpu, and ram. Here is an adjusted build. Cost is a factor (lots of life to budget around) so I would like to make the most of it. What am I missing? I have gone down the rabbit hole researching and need another set of eyes.

CPU: Intel Core i5-13400F 2.5 GHz 10-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK 6 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 GS 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Monitor: Asus MX279H 27.0" 1920 x 1080 Monitor

Things I am already wondering are:
- Is the 3060 with the 12gb of vram better than a faster "better" gpu?
- Is the cpu good enough?
- I have only ever used intel and nvidia and think some of the programs I plan on using work better with those but am I wrong?

I really appriciate anyone taking a look and making it through this wall of text.

 

[Why_Me]

Your build looks decent ^^ Here's a few cost cutters to have a look at.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($60.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $255.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-31 02:57 EDT-0400

 

[Lucky_SLS]

If you want to upgrade the CPU in 5 years, you can do so with AM5 platform.

Cryorig should send you a Type A AM4 Upgrade Kit which fits AM5 boards. Just send them a request.

B650E board with PCIE 5.0 ssd support and wifi 6E. Solid VRMs.

Fast rams.

You might want to upgrade the PSU if its at the end of its warranty period. and the EVGA GS series was not exactly high quality like their regular G5/G6 series.

You might want a GPU with more vram if you experiment with stuff.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($295.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B650E PG RIPTIDE WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Klevv BOLT V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING AMP Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1082.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-31 07:47 EDT-0400

 

[kurthalamue]

Thank you for both of your input.