[SOLVED] Wondering if this is the best way to upgrade within my budget.

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So my specs are:
Bitfenix Aegis Micro-ATX Case
Gigabyte z97x-Gaming 5 motherboard
2x Corsair vengance 8GB DDR4 2400MHz Ram
Corsair 750w power supply
i7 4790k Devils canyon overclocked 4.2 CPU
Corsair H100i Cpu water cooler
GTX 1080 FTW2


My plan is to upgrade the motherboard to a ASUS z390-A.
Upgrade the CPU to a i9 9900k 5GHz
and also upgrade the case to a full tower with more fan slots to use.

Budget of around £800
 
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just wondering because really my plan is to do a buy now pay later with ARIA PC because i dont earn much and would take the same amount of time to save but need an upgrade asap. Also i dont want to F up so im also going to pay for them to swap and install everything
If they tell you that old PSU is fine I recommend not listening to them unless they give you in written or include the clause in the package and commit that if anything fails due to PSU failure entire replacement cost will have to bared by them. If not get new PSU.

OllympianGamer

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So my specs are:
Bitfenix Aegis Micro-ATX Case
Gigabyte z97x-Gaming 5 motherboard
2x Corsair vengance 8GB DDR4 2400MHz Ram
Corsair 750w power supply
i7 4790k Devils canyon overclocked 4.2 CPU
Corsair H100i Cpu water cooler
GTX 1080 FTW2


My plan is to upgrade the motherboard to a ASUS z390-A.
Upgrade the CPU to a i9 9900k 5GHz
and also upgrade the case to a full tower with more fan slots to use.

Budget of around £800
I'm almost certain you are running ddr3 ram so you will have to fit new ddr4 dimms into your budget as well.
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£445.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£146.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£55.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case (£84.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £733.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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What PSU Model do you have.
 
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Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£445.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£146.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£55.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case (£84.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £733.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-11 12:52 GMT+0000


What PSU Model do you have.
Not sure at the moment have had the chance to check but im fairly certain its a-
Corsair 750 Watt CXM Hybrid Modular ATX PSU/Power Supply

also not a massive fan of that case was wondering about this one from ARIA Pc

Aerocool Tor Pro
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£445.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£146.99 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£55.98 @ Aria PC)
Case: Phanteks PH-ES614PC_BK ATX Full Tower Case (£84.97 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx White (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£103.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £837.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Still near to £800
 
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That thing is no good. Trust me. Get Corsair RM or RMX. If you can get RMX it is better. 650W or 750W PSU and then you wont be required to upgrade next time.
Also just wondering because i am not yet well informed around PSU's why do i need to change from a power supply the provides 750 watt to a one that does the same?
 
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Quality and possibility of failure. If it goes down it will take down other components down with it and is nearly out of warranty. We recommend replacing PSU specially low tier ones within warranty period
just wondering because really my plan is to do a buy now pay later with ARIA PC because i dont earn much and would take the same amount of time to save but need an upgrade asap. Also i dont want to F up so im also going to pay for them to swap and install everything
 
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Quality and possibility of failure. If it goes down it will take down other components down with it and is nearly out of warranty. We recommend replacing PSU specially low tier ones within warranty period
Dont suppose you would know a ballpark figure of how much id get for selling all my old parts considering all im keeping is the GPU

AH and if the water cooler will fit on the new CPU