Time for an upgrade ~£700

[porkpie6969]

Hey,

My current set up is roughly 5 years old and I feel like its time to upgrade it. My old spec is:

• Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
• Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
• Aerocool Xpredator X1 Midi Tower Case – BlackOrange
• Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler
• XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply
• Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
• 2 x 120 SSD
• 2 x 3TB HDD
• 1 x 2 TB HDD

I do not game on my pc, I mainly use the pc for video editing and running VMs.

With Coffee lake being released last month would like to be running that. I was think I could reuse my old rigs PSU, HDDs and possibly the case. I also have OS keys.

With that in mind what would you recommend on a £700 budget?

Thanks in advanced

 

[4K8KW10]

Hi,

Only an AMD build can give you what you need for the money you are prepared to give:

16-thread power house processor, 16 GB DDR4 3200 memory and higher-end X370 motherboard.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £248.99
• 1 x Asus Prime X370-A AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £134.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99

Total: £695.06
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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[porkpie6969]

Hi,

Only an AMD build can give you what you need for the money you are prepared to give:

16-thread power house processor, 16 GB DDR4 3200 memory and higher-end X370 motherboard.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £248.99
• 1 x Asus Prime X370-A AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £134.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £119.99

Total: £695.06
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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How much do you reckon it would cost to get an intel build?

 

[Noughtboy]

An i7 8700k CPU alone is about £430 if you can find one so substantially more. Then add in a Z370 MB for another £125 - £160.

However, if you didn't need a very powerful GPU, the IGP on the 8700k should save you the £120 on the AMD GPU so £80 more. With a GPU, £200 more than the build above. However, you could get a different AMD motherboard and save another £30 So the Intel is approximately £230 more.

 

[Begbie]

If you said gaming, it may be worth waiting for the 8400. But from my little research, Ryzen seems the way to go. But with recent price cut deals, I can see a big across the board price cut to ryzen chips especially when 8th gen becomes readily available.

 

[jaffveyda]

I would go for something like that:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £169.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B350-F AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £117.95
• 1 x TeamGroup Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDPGD416G30= £169.99
• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 580 Red Dragon V2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £239.99

Total: £709.02
(includes shipping: £11.10)



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[pastymuncher]

The above cpu and motherboard comes in a bundle for even more savings.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B350-F & AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£20 Discount**= £267.94

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