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re: Help me upgrade PC. Where do I start or focus?
Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:33 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:33 pm to HailToTheChiz
If a budget build pick up the 3060 ti that's imminent
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Posted on 9/14/20 at 2:35 pm to bluebarracuda
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You cant upgrade the CPU without upgrading the RAM and mobo, there's not much point in upgrading the video card on such an old CPU, basically get my point
this. just too many old parts
Posted on 9/14/20 at 3:38 pm to HailToTheChiz
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This thread did not go as planned.....
My PC is not that bad. I can still run a lot of things decently
As has been said, any upgrade will throw your system out of balance. If you upgrade your GPU, you're going to get bottle-necked by your CPU. If you upgrade your CPU, you'll need to upgrade pretty much everything.
Keep your PSU and have fun planning a new build.
This post was edited on 9/14/20 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 9/14/20 at 3:52 pm to HailToTheChiz
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This thread did not go as planned.....
if you let it go too much longer, it will end up like this...
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Posted on 9/14/20 at 9:52 pm to Joshjrn
I understand now. Age has got it. I'll start saving 
Posted on 9/14/20 at 10:20 pm to HailToTheChiz
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I understand now. Age has got it. I'll start saving
Chipsets are a bitch, man
I’ve been collecting pieces for a new build over the last couple of weeks, waiting for the RTX 3080 launch. O11xl finally arrived today. Just lean into it and have fun
Posted on 9/15/20 at 1:50 am to HailToTheChiz
Always start with RAM.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 4:31 am to HailToTheChiz
I would lean towards a new build too; main thing is to get at least an 8th gen i7
Posted on 9/15/20 at 7:38 am to HailToTheChiz
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AMD FX-8350 4 GHz 8-Core Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-2400 CL10 Memory
XFX Radeon R9 290 4 GB Double Dissipation Video Card
EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Thoughts? I can still run things fine for the most part. I feel though I am due for some type of upgrade. Build was done back in 2013-2014 I think
Maybe would like to ultimately run two monitors
Keep your CPU cooler, GFX card (for the time being), and Power Supply.
What are your goals, aside from 2 monitors? What frame rates are you going for? Is this a primary work pc or gaming pc?
Posted on 9/15/20 at 8:51 am to HailToTheChiz
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I understand now. Age has got it. I'll start saving
The good news is that 2021 is a great year to be building a new PC with the 30 series Nvidia GPUs coming out. I will be doing the same.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:57 am to Fat Batman
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The good news is that 2021 is a great year to be building a new PC with the 30 series Nvidia GPUs coming out. I will be doing the same.
And don't forget about Zen 3 coming out in October.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 6:38 pm to boXerrumble
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What are your goals, aside from 2 monitors? What frame rates are you going for? Is this a primary work pc or gaming pc?
Run what I want to run game wise. This is purely a gaming machine. I'm honestly not so hardware intense as some of you in this thread
Posted on 9/15/20 at 7:08 pm to Joshjrn
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trash that thing and start over
Almost like the build needs to be "Bulldozed" completely.
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As has been said, any upgrade will throw your system out of balance.
Balance is key to maintain "Zen".
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I'm honestly not so hardware intense as some of you in this thread
Gaming is hardware intense, the abuse taken by your CPU over the years is like you being "Piledrived" from the top of a ladder, off a cage and onto a table everyday.
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 9/15/20 at 9:04 pm to LSU Coyote
I can't even...
Posted on 9/15/20 at 10:06 pm to LSU Coyote
I felt like you typed a foreign language
Posted on 9/15/20 at 10:45 pm to Devious
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I can't even...
The OP's rig never "Steamrolled" all games, but he seems "SATA-fied" with the performance.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 10:55 pm to boXerrumble
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Keep your CPU cooler, GFX card (for the time being), and Power Supply.
What are your goals, aside from 2 monitors? What frame rates are you going for? Is this a primary work pc or gaming pc?
Yeah keep the PSU and case, sale everything else.
October seems like the time for him to upgrade.
Zen3
RTX 3070
What are your goals? Or you just looking for component recommendations?
Posted on 9/16/20 at 1:24 am to HailToTheChiz
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Run what I want to run game wise. This is purely a gaming machine. I'm honestly not so hardware intense as some of you in this thread
Fair enough
But when you say gaming machine and "run what I want to run..." that could mean a whole lotta things
You trying to game at 1080p, 1440p, 4k?
Posted on 9/16/20 at 1:25 am to LSU Coyote
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Yeah keep the PSU and case, sale everything else.
October seems like the time for him to upgrade.
Zen3
RTX 3070
What are your goals? Or you just looking for component recommendations?
Yeah, I just mentioned he should keep his GFX card incase theres a shortage of the RTX 30 series and he can't get a new one for a while
This post was edited on 9/16/20 at 1:25 am
Posted on 9/16/20 at 6:48 am to boXerrumble
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1080p, 1440p, 4k?
1080 is fine. Not even sure if my current monitor supports the others
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