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Hi,
I've held of upgrading because getting a GPU is difficult, but I finally got a 3080TI arrive this morning, and now puts to to wondering which option to take. Do I drop it into my existing system, or build a new one.
The complexity I have, is this was a pre-built system, and I don't know how to change the water cooling. reservoir -> CPU-> GPU-> reservoir. I guess you drain the system (not sure how), unscrew fittings from CPU/GPU, buy+cut a new pipe, put existing fixing on new pipe, connect the new pipe to CPU and reservoir. Buy and re-fill with new coolant. That should bypass the existing GPU allowing it to just slot in.
I do get some CPU spikes when doing my work (I may it 100% CPU for 6-7 seconds at a time), but I wouldn't say its holding me back per say.
Usage: Work (programming, and I do use over 16GB ram), photo editing, the odd video render to blu-ray + gaming (4 hours a week).
Current PC (From 2014) cost ~£2.5k
CPU - Intel i7-6900K
RAM - 32GB - 4x8GB DDR4 2666 Vengence
GPU - EVGA 1080GTX
MOBO - Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING
PSU - Corsair RM Series RM850 850W
Case - OBSIDIAN 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Monitor - 34 Asus PG348Q 100hz 3440x1440 - (also added 2x4K LG 27UL600)
Cooling - Custom loop on CPU + GPU with a 360MM radiator.
New Build (Excluding the GPU which cost £1k)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
1 x RYZEN 9 5900X TWELVE CORE 4.8GHZ (SOCKET AM4) PROCESSOR - RETAIL - Retail= £529.99
1 x MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £159.95
1 x BALLISTIX RGB 32GB(2X16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT = £188.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £89.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM850 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020196-UK)= £89.99
1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm= £99.95
1 x OBSIDIAN 750D AIRFLOW FULL TOWER CASE - BLACK = £142.99
Total: £1,317.51
I'm not set on the RAM, Mobo, or CPU cooler so happy to swap them around.
So question is do I
#1 - Just fit the GPU into the current build, and wait 2 years for DDR5 to settle down and upgrade then, taking the GPU with me.
#2 - Go for a new build now, then upgrade again in ~6 years time as usual.
The drawback of upgrading, is if I somehow knacker the water cooling, I won't have a PC to use for work, which is problematic.
Edit - Added Mobo to existing build
- Changed the ram from Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2X16GB) to BALLISTIX RGB 32GB(2X16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT
I've held of upgrading because getting a GPU is difficult, but I finally got a 3080TI arrive this morning, and now puts to to wondering which option to take. Do I drop it into my existing system, or build a new one.
The complexity I have, is this was a pre-built system, and I don't know how to change the water cooling. reservoir -> CPU-> GPU-> reservoir. I guess you drain the system (not sure how), unscrew fittings from CPU/GPU, buy+cut a new pipe, put existing fixing on new pipe, connect the new pipe to CPU and reservoir. Buy and re-fill with new coolant. That should bypass the existing GPU allowing it to just slot in.
I do get some CPU spikes when doing my work (I may it 100% CPU for 6-7 seconds at a time), but I wouldn't say its holding me back per say.
Usage: Work (programming, and I do use over 16GB ram), photo editing, the odd video render to blu-ray + gaming (4 hours a week).
Current PC (From 2014) cost ~£2.5k
CPU - Intel i7-6900K
RAM - 32GB - 4x8GB DDR4 2666 Vengence
GPU - EVGA 1080GTX
MOBO - Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING
PSU - Corsair RM Series RM850 850W
Case - OBSIDIAN 750D FULL TOWER CASE
Monitor - 34 Asus PG348Q 100hz 3440x1440 - (also added 2x4K LG 27UL600)
Cooling - Custom loop on CPU + GPU with a 360MM radiator.
New Build (Excluding the GPU which cost £1k)
My basket at Overclockers UK:
1 x RYZEN 9 5900X TWELVE CORE 4.8GHZ (SOCKET AM4) PROCESSOR - RETAIL - Retail= £529.99
1 x MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £159.95
1 x BALLISTIX RGB 32GB(2X16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT = £188.99
1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £89.99
1 x Corsair RM Series RM850 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020196-UK)= £89.99
1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm= £99.95
1 x OBSIDIAN 750D AIRFLOW FULL TOWER CASE - BLACK = £142.99
Total: £1,317.51
I'm not set on the RAM, Mobo, or CPU cooler so happy to swap them around.
So question is do I
#1 - Just fit the GPU into the current build, and wait 2 years for DDR5 to settle down and upgrade then, taking the GPU with me.
#2 - Go for a new build now, then upgrade again in ~6 years time as usual.
The drawback of upgrading, is if I somehow knacker the water cooling, I won't have a PC to use for work, which is problematic.
Edit - Added Mobo to existing build
- Changed the ram from Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2X16GB) to BALLISTIX RGB 32GB(2X16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C16 3600MHZ DUAL CHANNEL KIT
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