Approximate Purchase Date: Within a Month
Budget Range: $1,500 without GPU and Case
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, and basically only gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No, have the Alienware 34" 1440p Ultrawide
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg, Amazon, BHPhoto
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Parts Preferences: No real preference. Mainly looking AMD CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 3440 x 1440 (DisplayPort: 175 Hz HDMI: 100 Hz)
Additional Comments: Planning a build that would have upgradability in 3-5 years (thus why I am looking at the AM5 platform). Basically trying to decide whether the combo of CPU/MOBO should be higher MOBO due to the want to upgrade easily in the future, or better CPU for current needs. Eventual plan would also be to add a new GPU, somethin around a 4080.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current system is running a 3570K so I am in need of a new pc for gaming. Mainly playing AAA style PC games and trying to get at least 100FPS.
Build One: 7700x and AsRock Taichi
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($336.53 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.50 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara EATX AM5 Motherboard ($513.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA Founders Edition GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card Already Have
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid Tower Case Already Have
Power Supply: SeaSonic VERTEX GX-1000 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ B&H)
Build 2: 7800x3D and MSI 670 Tomahawk
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7800X3D 8-Core Processor ($450)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.50 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: MSI 670E Tomahawk AM5 Motherboard ($300)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA Founders Edition GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card Already Have
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid Tower Case Already Have
Power Supply: SeaSonic VERTEX GX-1000 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ B&H)
Both options are around the same price due to bundle deals on Newegg. If you have any other suggestions for combos that would be good now and for an eventual upgrade, I would enjoy reading about them.
Budget Range: $1,500 without GPU and Case
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, and basically only gaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No, have the Alienware 34" 1440p Ultrawide
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NewEgg, Amazon, BHPhoto
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Parts Preferences: No real preference. Mainly looking AMD CPU
Overclocking: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 3440 x 1440 (DisplayPort: 175 Hz HDMI: 100 Hz)
Additional Comments: Planning a build that would have upgradability in 3-5 years (thus why I am looking at the AM5 platform). Basically trying to decide whether the combo of CPU/MOBO should be higher MOBO due to the want to upgrade easily in the future, or better CPU for current needs. Eventual plan would also be to add a new GPU, somethin around a 4080.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Current system is running a 3570K so I am in need of a new pc for gaming. Mainly playing AAA style PC games and trying to get at least 100FPS.
Build One: 7700x and AsRock Taichi
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($336.53 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.50 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara EATX AM5 Motherboard ($513.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA Founders Edition GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card Already Have
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid Tower Case Already Have
Power Supply: SeaSonic VERTEX GX-1000 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ B&H)
Build 2: 7800x3D and MSI 670 Tomahawk
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7800X3D 8-Core Processor ($450)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($98.50 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: MSI 670E Tomahawk AM5 Motherboard ($300)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($116.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: EVGA Founders Edition GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card Already Have
Case: Fractal Design Torrent ATX Mid Tower Case Already Have
Power Supply: SeaSonic VERTEX GX-1000 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($249.99 @ B&H)
Both options are around the same price due to bundle deals on Newegg. If you have any other suggestions for combos that would be good now and for an eventual upgrade, I would enjoy reading about them.