Time to upgrade

[Elladene]

I have a 2016 build. Its time to upgrade. Ill be buying an RTX 3080 when they are out, and I have a Fractal Node case, so I thnk I need a bigger case. Can someone please help with other parts Ill need. I think Id like an intel i7 10700 from what I have read, but my budget is anything really, I just want to use common sense rather than pay money for no reason. Are i9's worth it? Parts I have/which I know will need upgrading/will probably be incompatible:

Core upgrades objectives:

• Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU (Id like to upgrade this to whatever makes sense)
• SI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6 GB GDDR5 Memory Pci Express 3.0 Graphics Card - Black (will be buying the RTX 3080 on Sep 17th)

Parts I assume will have to upgrade also (but would keep if they were compatible):

• Corsair SF Series SF450 SFF 450 W Fully Modular 80 Plus Gold Power Supply Unit
• Noctua NH-L9i - processor cooler
• 16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black, PC4-17000 (2133)
• Fractal Design Node 202 (I would go with the Fractal R7 if needed for RTX 3080 size)

Parts I presume I can keep:

• 2 X Noctua NF-F12 PWM - computer cooling components (Computer case, Fan, 120 x 120 x 25 mm, 4-pin PWM)
• 500GB Samsung 960 Evo
• Monitor
• Keyboard
• Mouse

Hopefully someone can help.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

@Elladene

Use stock cooler ... New faster ram goes in. Keeping ITX format .

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair TX750M 750W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020131-UK)= £99.95
• 1 x Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX (AMD AM4) B550 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £179.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £68.99

Total: £660.02 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Intel - reuse your ram. Will need a good aftermarket cooler !


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Corsair TX750M 750W 80 Plus Gold Semi Modular Power Supply (CP-9020131-UK)= £99.95
• 1 x Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - OEM= £349.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z490I Aorus Ultra (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard= £249.95

Total: £710.39 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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Itx cases to handle 3 slot GPUs

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x CoolerMaster MasterBox NR200P Mini-ITX Case - Black Tempered Glass= £89.99
• 1 x Lian-Li PC-TU150WX Aluminium Mini-ITX Case - Black Window= £99.95
• 1 x Silverstone Raven RVZ03B Mini-ITX HTPC Case - Black (SST-RVZ03B)= £99.95

Total: £308.01 (includes shipping: £18.12)


Beast of a cheap solid ultra wide 1440p

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte 34" G34WQC 3440x1440 VA 144Hz 1ms FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Curved LED Backlit Ultrawide G= £399.95

Total: £411.65 (includes shipping: £11.70)​

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[Elladene]

Perfect. Thank you.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Perfect. Thank you.

shame itx and CPU aren't overclockable other wise could have lasted till black friday at least .

 

[mickyflinn]

If you go intel don't get oem cpu only has one year warranty, the retail box has 3 years with a stock cooler.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

If you go intel don't get oem cpu only has one year warranty, the retail box has 3 years with a stock cooler.

^^^
price has gone up from £350 to £370. retail is £4 more at 374... go retail