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Advice on upgrading for new 3070 cards

  • 06-09-2020 10:24AM
    #1
    padair
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    Hi there I have the following system and I am looking for advice on what to upgrade to get better performance for gaming. Do I need to do a complete over haul if I wanted to upgrade to new video card?


    CPU i5-6600k CPU
    Cooler Shadow Rock2
    Motherboard Asus Z170-K
    Memory 2x 8gb ddr4 3000
    StorageMX200 500GB
    Video Card Inno 3D triple X GTX 1070
    Case Antec GX500
    Power SupplyPure Power 600W

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Samuel T. Cogley
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    The i5 will be a bit of an issue going forward and i7s are holding their value, not that they're ideal either. You could look at a Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 3700X the former being 6 cores 12 threads and the latter being 8/16. Personally though I'd wait until the end of the year / next year and see what the Ryzen 4000 series brings.


  • #3
    padair
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    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    The i5 will be a bit of an issue going forward and i7s are holding their value, not that they're ideal either. You could look at a Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 3700X the former being 6 cores 12 threads and the latter being 8/16. Personally though I'd wait until the end of the year / next year and see what the Ryzen 4000 series brings.

    If I went with Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 3700X, does that mean a new motherboard?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    padair wrote: »
    If I went with Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 3700X, does that mean a new motherboard?

    Yes. You're on an Intel system.


  • #5
    Squidgy Black
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    padair wrote: »
    If I went with Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 3700X, does that mean a new motherboard?

    You'll need a new motherboard even if you're upgrading to one of the latest gen intel CPUs too, they'll have a newer socket. The only CPU you could upgrade to without swapping motherboards would be an i7-7700k and I'm not sure that'd be worthwhile.


  • #6
    JoyPad
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    You might also have to upgrade your PSU, apparently.


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  • #7
    bobbyy gee
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    you might not get your hands on card for year and it might not be as fast or cheap as they make out


  • #8
    padair
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    bobbyy gee wrote: »
    you might not get your hands on card for year and it might not be as fast or cheap as they make out
    What do you mean?


  • #9
    K.O.Kiki
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    bobbyy gee wrote: »
    you might not get your hands on card for year and it might not be as fast or cheap as they make out

    No offense bobbyy gee but you talk some sh!te :pac:


  • #10
    Samuel T. Cogley
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    JoyPad wrote: »
    You might also have to upgrade your PSU, apparently.

    I'd say the one he has will be grand. The 3070 is only 220/230w same as a top end 5700XT. AIB cards will have standard connectors.


  • #11
    JoyPad
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    Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »
    I'd say the one he has will be grand. The 3070 is only 220/230w same as a top end 5700XT. AIB cards will have standard connectors.

    Ah, yes. I must have missed the title where the OP said 2070, and I was thinking of my own conundrum with the 3080 on a 650W PSU.


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