Upgrade advice

tidusjar · 8 Apr 2024 at 21:43

Hello,

I'm looking to upgrade as my PC is feeling a bit dated.
This is going to be over the next few months but just want an idea of what you would recommend.

From a budget point of view, don't want the best thing ever, just decent enough to last a few years and play games at 1440p.
Already got monitor, kb&m etc. Just looking for the component side of things

Current Specs
CPU: i5-7600k
Mobo: Z270 Tomahawk
GPU: GTX 1070
RAM: 16GB DDR4

Rob_B · 8 Apr 2024 at 21:50

Budget? Don't forget to include selling your old kit.

B650 with a 7600 or 7500f and 32GB 6000MT/s is my go to budget-ish recommendation as its cheap, you can easily upgrade the CPU (including zen5) down the line and you can use your current GPU for now if you want to spread out your purchases.

tidusjar · 8 Apr 2024 at 21:53

Not really sure about budget really, like I mentioned it’s going to be over the course of a few months.

Mid of the range that would be a big spec bump from my current setup?

Rob_B · 8 Apr 2024 at 22:04

Especially for non gaming tasks the 7600/7500f are a massive upgrade over your i5 7500k.

Look at anything that compares a 5800x3d to your CPU as that's the closest AM4 comparable CPU to those new Ryzens and you might see them together in benchmarks.

For gaming it's an interesting one, if you went with a new GPU first you might see a bigger difference as the CPU might have a bit left in it, take a look at YouTube and see if anyone has done a revisit on your cpu.

mickyflinn · 8 Apr 2024 at 22:26

I would be tempted to grab a 7900gre for £530 if budget allows , will be great for 1440p then upgrade the rest at you leisure.

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Is that a stretch to far ?

tidusjar · 9 Apr 2024 at 09:52

Maybe, is there an alternative slightly cheaper version you would recommend?

I’m surprised everything is AMD based now, I’ve been out of the loop for a while it seems

mickyflinn · 9 Apr 2024 at 10:00

tidusjar said:
Maybe, is there an alternative slightly cheaper version you would recommend?

I’m surprised everything is AMD based now, I’ve been out of the loop for a while it seems

Give us a budget .

AMD usually offer better value but budget dictates, if ray tracing interest you then Nvidia is better.

tidusjar · 9 Apr 2024 at 10:04

I don’t know, £700?

mickyflinn · 9 Apr 2024 at 12:27

tidusjar said:
I don’t know, £700?

Is that for a complete pc ?

If yes

Playing 1440p buy a 6700xt will take you slightly over budget.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99
1 x be quiet! System Power 9 600W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply **OEM NO BOX** (SKU: CA-13V-BQ) = £38.40
1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £94.99
1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-00981) = £52.99
1 x Kolink Inspire Series K6 ARGB Micro-ATX Case - Black (SKU: CA-047-KK) = £29.99

Total: £413.34 (includes delivery: £11.98)

tidusjar · 10 Apr 2024 at 14:33

I’ve got a case and such,

Really looking for mobo, cpu, ram, gpu and psu. as I feel like upgrading my 1070 would be the bottleneck

Tetras · 10 Apr 2024 at 15:11

tidusjar said:
I’ve got a case and such,

Really looking for mobo, cpu, ram, gpu and psu. as I feel like upgrading my 1070 would be the bottleneck

tidusjar said:
I don’t know, £700?

Here's a suggestion with Intel/DDR4, keep your memory until you can afford to upgrade it.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £124.99
1 x Gigabyte B760 DS3H DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BX-GI) = £139.99
1 x Asrock RX Radeon 6700 XT Challenger D 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-00X-AK) = £320.00
1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06T-SS) = £119.98

Total: £712.96 (includes delivery: £7.99)

tidusjar said:
From a budget point of view, don't want the best thing ever, just decent enough to last a few years and play games at 1440p.
Already got monitor, kb&m etc. Just looking for the component side of things

A better AMD combination for 1440p and future upgrades.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.94
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 GRE Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-SPR-01588) = £549.95
1 x Seasonic Focus GX-850 850W 80+ Gold Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-06T-SS) = £119.99

Total: £1,116.85 (includes delivery: £7.99)

Rob_B · 10 Apr 2024 at 16:50

Make an offer on the B grade Asus ROG 6750xt OCUK have. That + a 7600/B650 build surely won't be far off £700 (plus you sell your old stuff)