My PC has served me well for 8 years, but it's time to upgrade.
My current PC (built Spring 2015)...
Asus Z97-A mobo
Intel i5-4690k cpu
Nvidia GTX 980 gpu
G.Skill DDR3-2400 32GB ram
WD 250 GB SSD + 1TB HD
Corsair 900w psu
I can play most games on 1080p at 60 fps on high settings with a few exceptions. I'm upgrading my monitor to a 4k (3840 x 2160) monitor with 144 mhz refresh rate. Here's the upgraded build idea, reusing my psu, case, sound card, wifi card, and so forth...
x470 mobo
5800X3D cpu
RTX 3060-ti gpu
DDR4-3200 64GB ram
2TB SSD + 4TB HD
A friend suggested that since I don't care to go above 120 fps (I can't honestly tell the difference above that anyway) that the cpu is overkill, and I could go cheaper there and put more money toward a better gpu and ram like this....
x470 mobo
5600 cpu
RTX 3070 gpu
DDR4 3600 64GB ram
2TB SSD + 4TB HD
I mostly play open world strategy / objective based games like ARK:SE, GTA V, RDR2, etc... I don't really have a set budget, but not going to spend $1k on a gpu either. Any advice appreciated.
My current PC (built Spring 2015)...
Asus Z97-A mobo
Intel i5-4690k cpu
Nvidia GTX 980 gpu
G.Skill DDR3-2400 32GB ram
WD 250 GB SSD + 1TB HD
Corsair 900w psu
I can play most games on 1080p at 60 fps on high settings with a few exceptions. I'm upgrading my monitor to a 4k (3840 x 2160) monitor with 144 mhz refresh rate. Here's the upgraded build idea, reusing my psu, case, sound card, wifi card, and so forth...
x470 mobo
5800X3D cpu
RTX 3060-ti gpu
DDR4-3200 64GB ram
2TB SSD + 4TB HD
A friend suggested that since I don't care to go above 120 fps (I can't honestly tell the difference above that anyway) that the cpu is overkill, and I could go cheaper there and put more money toward a better gpu and ram like this....
x470 mobo
5600 cpu
RTX 3070 gpu
DDR4 3600 64GB ram
2TB SSD + 4TB HD
I mostly play open world strategy / objective based games like ARK:SE, GTA V, RDR2, etc... I don't really have a set budget, but not going to spend $1k on a gpu either. Any advice appreciated.