Help me drop £1000

PhilGQ

PhilGQ

PhilGQ

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Hi guys

I’d like some advice on an upgrade please. I have my own ideas but want to bounce them off a few other people. I can probably drop c£1000 on upgrades in the next 3-4 months.

Currently Spec (brackets are my thoughts):

i7 6700k (not worth upgrading)
16GB RAM (32GB would be ideal but not a priority)
R9 280 non-x (this is my week spot, priority for upgrade)
Samsung 250GB 950 Pro, 250GB 960 EVO, Toshiba 3TB hard disk (all fine)
Corsair HX520 (ok for now but not powerful enough long term and getting old)
Corsair H50 (getting old, but a nuisance to change as means taking the motherboard off)
Silverstone FT01 (old but fine)
This monitor https://www.overclockers.co.uk/iiya...creen-led-super-slim-bezel-mon-mo-134-iy.html
(mine may be not the B3 version)


My priorities are Gaming and also to get a second display for chat apps, Twitch etc. So these were the upgrades I was thinking of:


Graphics Card

I was thinking wait for the GF1170/1180 and maybe set a budget of £500 and then buy the best I can around launch. Even if they are not performance /pound any better than 10 series, they should at least run cooler and use less energy.


Monitor wise:

I am not sure whether to be doubling down on 1080p and buying a second 24” monitor as above or buying something 4K such as this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/iiya...-gaming-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-119-iy.html


60Hz is obviously an issue here but I am thinking a 4K 120Hz+ is going to cost a lot more, I doubt I am going to really be concerned by being caped at 60Hz if running at 4K and I will still have the older one as well. (I picked this 4K monitor as an example because the bezel and stand would match my exiting display it does't have to be that one).


PSU
Lastly, I am thinking the PSU needs to be boosted hopefully to something that can handle a second card in the future.


Anything else I am missing or am I overthinking here.

Thoughts…
 
Thanks guys, I think I a going to have to wait for a new case until I get a new motherboard and CPU maybe a Gen 9 i7. I have improved the air flow by pulling out the drive bays and using push pull on the H50.

I have taken a good look at the Gsync monitors, the premium might be too much if I also want a decent Graphics card. I think I have however ruled out a 4K monitor for the moment seems like I would have better time with the 1440p. Most people seem to be saying that gsync is worth the premium so I have some thinking to do on that unless I go AMD but prices aren't falling as much as Nvidia.
 
orbitalwalsh said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,100.68 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,011.28 (includes shipping: £12.30)
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Not much in it. Looks like I'll need more money to get the PSU as well at current prices though.
 
Squid Vicious said:
I think you're on the right track and if you're happy to wait 3-4 months then hopefully 1170/2070 will be available.

Also on the monitor front a lot of the manufacturers are refreshing their aging lineup this year - should see some nice new 1440P options as well.
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Hopefully prices will drop a little more too. Or 1160 will be a realistic contender.
 
EsaT said:
That HX520 is likely such old that would be sensible to retire it first.

Anyway high quality PSUs are now very affordable with pricing of Seasonic Focus line.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=seasonic+focus+plus+gold


And with multi GPU systems relying heavily on drivers being optimized you shouldn't count that as good long term upgrade plan.
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Its going to take me three months to save for everything anyway, the PSU I can get this month so I porbably will start with that.

I don't particularly want SLI/Xfire, I just want the option so will get a higher power one.
 
ExoMale said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £993.08 (includes shipping: £18.12)
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When you put it like that it makes me wonder if the higher res and G sync is worth it. Since I already have one monitor I could save £200 on that bundle, or £160 if I get a monitor which matches the current one.
 
Also realised I am am not using the Freesync on my current set up, I swapped out the DP cable for HDMI when I some problems and never switched it back.
 
Thanks for all those bundle ideas.

My current monitor is linked in the first post. Although mine doesn't have the B3 cerfix.

Your first bundle actually made me think maybe going for 27" and 1440p was a mistake, obviously it would be a better experience but your bundle came in at £990 and i could knock £200/£160 off that, which means I could buy it sooner.

Whether I go AMD will depend on if they come down in price or not. That vega56 costs more than the 1080 but not as good, hard to justify with or without g/free sync.
 
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