[Need Advice]Upgrade For An Old Build

[CCPD]

Purchase Timeframe: Now

Budget: Up to £2,000

Usage: Gaming (GTA V, Vermintide II, Red Dead Redemption 2), Photoshop, Streaming?

Preferences: I would like to upgrade current build for as little as possible. If a new PC would be a better way, then the budget may be around £3,500.

Current Hardware:
Case: Corsair CC600TM; 265 mm; 592 mm; 507 mm; Black; 1x 200 mm; 200 mm (CC600TM)
Power Supply: Corsair TX850M Enthusiast Series TX 850W ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze PSU
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, Bluetooth Module)
CPU: Intel Core i7 2700K @ 3.50GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM: Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit Black
Graphics Card: Asus GeForce Strix GTX 1060 (6GB) Graphics Card PCI Express 3.0 DisplayPort/HDMI/DVI-D
Internal Solid State Drive: OCZ AGT3-25SAT3-120G Agility 3 120GB SATA III 2.5 inch SSD and 7452GB Seagate ST8000AS0002-1NA17Z (SATA)
Wi-Fi Antenna: TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter with Three Antennas
Cooling: Corsair CWCH80 Hydro Series H80 High Performance CPU Cooler
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Peripherals: Not needed

Special Needs/Requirements (inc Wi-Fi): Motherboard with Wi-Fi

 

[Tetras]

I don't know anything about Vermintide II, but I think RDR2 and GTAV could be played with just a modest graphics card upgrade.

That said, 2K is enough to build a PC for 4K gaming, so you don't need to spend £3.5K regardless.

 

[sastusbulbas]

You don't state what resolution your current monitor is, but with such a budget and such an old system, you could be far better off building a new AM5 system.

Personally I see no point in the 9800X3D CPU's simply due to real world gains per pound until you get past the £700 GPU price bracket. Below is a rough idea of what you can put together for the sort of budget you mention. There are a lot of options, though with a 9070xt there really is no need to go past the 9700x, in reality most won't see much difference even with a 7600x. If the 9070xt is too much GPU, the 9060xt is a far cheaper option but still pretty good, and also doesnt need a huge PSU. Though with PSU pricing currently, 850w to 1000W is the sweet spot.

I play a lot of older games myself, and only recently upgraded from an old 4770K system, I came to the conclusion a 7600x would be a great starter CPU for my own AM5 system as it was available for £140 and recommended here on the forum, the 9600x is the newer CPU and not much more expensive.
GPU wise, I wa swanting the 9070xt or 5070ti, but to be honest with the majority of the games I spend time on, the 9060xt 16gb at £350 would probably be good enough for me, and with 24gb GPU's comming out in future, I am unsure of what current GPU's are worth it at current pricing.
if I was chasing more recent AAA titles at 4k 160hz, I would be wanting the 9700x or 9800X3D with a 5070ti/5080. But even a 7600x with a 9060xt 16gb would be a massive upgrade on any older system on the 115* socket.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Six Core 5.40GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02677) = £188.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03856) = £189.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £110.00
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £131.98
• 1 x Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02665) = £29.99
• 1 x XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 XT Triple Fan Gaming Edition 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-XFX-05454) = £589.99
• 1 x be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1000W ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: POW-BEQ-05638) = £129.95
• 1 x Phanteks XT Pro Ultra ATX Case Tempered Glass Window, Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-01443) = £74.99

Total: £1,445.88 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

​

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Eight Core 5.50GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-02676) = £269.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI7 (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03856) = £189.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £110.00
• 1 x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3c Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-24R-SA) = £149.98
• 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer III PRO High Performance All In One CPU Cooler - 360mm (SKU: COO-ARC-04932) = £84.95
• 1 x Zotac GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Solid Core 16GB GDDR7 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ZTC-04471) = £728.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Borderlands 4 Standard Edition & the Gilded Glory Pack DLC (SKU: DIG-NVI-06102) = £0.00
• 1 x Antec HCG 1200 Pro Platinum 1200W ATX3.1 Full modular Power Supply (SKU: POW-ATC-02747) = £209.99
• 1 x Antec Flux Mid Tower Case - Black (SKU: CAS-ATC-03470) = £99.95

Total: £1,843.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

​

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x TeamGroup Delta RGB 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FF3D532G6000HC30DC01) (SKU: MY-0B8-TG) = £109.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Six Core 5.30GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DG-AM) = £169.99
• 1 x XFX Swift 9060 XT Gaming OC Dual Fan 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-XFX-05433) = £329.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-09Q-PT) = £89.99
• 1 x Phanteks POLAR ST5-120 D-RGB Black CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-PHK-02655) = £25.99
• 1 x PHANTEKS XT M3 Micro-ATX Case, includes 3x 120mm Fans - Black (SKU: CAS-PHK-05735) = £59.91
• 1 x Asrock B850M Riptide WiFi (Socket AM5) DDR5 mATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASR-04005) = £172.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £131.99

Total: £1,090.84 (includes delivery: £0.00)​