Upgrading, my machine, vr and 3x1440p monitors

cadete · 06-10-2019 09:42PM #1

Gents looking for help upgrading, need gpu, cpu, motherboard and ram,
gaming build i run 3 27" 1440p monitors and will probably upgrade my vive aswell. whats the sweetspot right now between cost and performance, have a big budget to play with but dont wanna build a 4 grand monster thats overkill. main games right now are dcs, Eve and arma
Current system is an i7 4690k with a corsair water cooler, a 980ti hybrid gpu and 32gb of ram,
case is massive think its corsair but suitable for any build really,

Thanks

K.O.Kiki · 06-10-2019 10:19PM

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£309.33 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£215.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£75.59 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC 3X Video Card (£501.35 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £1226.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-06 23:18 BST+0100

Sweet spot IMHO
Don't know any games that actually benefit from more than 16Gb RAM, feel free to swap in more if yours do.

cadete · 07-10-2019 12:33AM

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor (£309.33 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£215.47 @ Scan.co.uk)

Sweet spot IMHO
Don't know any games that actually benefit from more than 16Gb RAM, feel free to swap in more if yours do.

Have a corsair AIO cooler already I would like to reuse, will it fit amd?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SIKYZJ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is AMD currently doing ok? no longer radiating heat like they used to?

whats your thoughts on Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra with an i7 9700k

Cuddlesworth · 07-10-2019 10:35AM

cadete wrote: »

Have a corsair AIO cooler already I would like to reuse, will it fit amd?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SIKYZJ6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is AMD currently doing ok? no longer radiating heat like they used to?

whats your thoughts on Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra with an i7 9700k

The cooler should have a AM4 mounting bracket that came with it. Although AIO's are not well known for longevity.

Amd is doing better then ok, they are smashing Intel and outside of the price is not a concern crowd, Intel are failing to compete.

Your budget should be focused on the graphics card because your gaming at a resolution above 4k. You are graphics limited, you will always be graphics limited.

07-10-2019 10:42AM

I doubt that AIO has an AM4 mounting bracket with it.

K.O.Kiki · 07-10-2019 10:47AM

Good point regarding GPU bottleneck, Cuddlesworth.

Jiggle stuff around and you can get a 2080 Ti upgrade for under €1600.
Or even, just forget about the CPU/motherboard and only upgrade the graphics card.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£187.49 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports CPU Cooler (£24.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£106.95 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£75.59 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB GamingPro Video Card (£1000.72)
Total: £1395.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-07 11:46 BST+0100

(GPU spotted on AmazonUK)

cadete · 07-10-2019 12:01PM

Is it even worth upgrading the cpu in this case then? would i see any real gains with a new processor/mb or just upgrade gpu and wait until my 4790k is obsolete.
Im in the states at the minute so i want to most likely buy the gpu here. If i go full cpu/mb/ram i would go 2070 super, if i go gpu i will spunk on the 2080ti/super

Edit: current machine is 4 years old now i think, if I go with a new cpu/mb i will be going higher end for sure

Cuddlesworth · 08-10-2019 10:04AM

cadete wrote: »

Is it even worth upgrading the cpu in this case then? would i see any real gains with a new processor/mb or just upgrade gpu and wait until my 4790k is obsolete.
Im in the states at the minute so i want to most likely buy the gpu here. If i go full cpu/mb/ram i would go 2070 super, if i go gpu i will spunk on the 2080ti/super

Edit: current machine is 4 years old now i think, if I go with a new cpu/mb i will be going higher end for sure

With gaming split across the 3 displays, unless your streaming or something else in the background, doubt it will make a difference past 5%.

CPU's are scaling on cores, not speeds.
Games are still scaling on speed.

Upgrading, my machine, vr and 3x1440p monitors

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