I posted the other day about xferring Windows10 to a new mobo.

I'm replacing some very old (5 or 6 years) stuff.

Just wanted to post the new equipment upgrades I'm planning on getting to make sure this makes my gaming PC is usable for a few years to come. Kept it pretty middle of the road on price.

NEWEGG links

Already have this:

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 DirectX 12 GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX ...
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New stuff:

MSI MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI Gaming Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 HDMI ATX
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AMD RYZEN 5 3600 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W 100-100000031BOX Desktop Processor
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G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GVGB
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SanDisk Ultra 3D 2.5" 1TB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDH3-1T00-G25

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Posted by VABuckeye

Naples, FL

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Posted on 11/13/19 at 12:25 pm to i am dan

I'd upgrade that 1070 as well. It looks well behind the times at this point.

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Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 11/13/19 at 12:34 pm to VABuckeye

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I'd upgrade that 1070 as well. It looks well behind the times at this point.

Not really. Nearly same exact performance as the 1660ti

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Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu

Central, LA

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 11/13/19 at 1:10 pm to i am dan

I'm confused. What is your old CPU?

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Posted by Hulkklogan

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 11/13/19 at 7:28 pm to VABuckeye

For a previous gen card the 1070 still performs pretty well. I am running a 1070 and I have a 3440x1440p 35" ultrawide. It doesn't like some AAA titles with cranked up graphics but it runs most things just fine if you're willing to deal with moderate graphics. I run Apex Legends at a pretty steady 60fps, The Outer Worlds was mostly okay but would drop to 40ish at times. Both of those with high settings.

Which brings me to my question to OP:

1080P gaming? That 1070 is dandy and will be for some time. 1440p? It'll be okay for a while but you'll definitely want to upgrade when next gen cards drop.

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Posted by efrad

Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 11/13/19 at 7:35 pm to Hulkklogan

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1080P gaming? That 1070 is dandy and will be for some time. 1440p? It'll be okay for a while but you'll definitely want to upgrade when next gen cards drop.

was about to ask this before you edited to add it in.

I had a 1070 Ti with both a 1080p monitor and I upgraded to a 1440p monitor. I felt like I could play almost anything with pretty jacked up settings on the 1080p monitor. When I got the 1440p monitor I was a little more limited but could play everything very nicely.

So I think I would hold off on replacing that card. At least wait until next gen IMO. I'm using a 2080 Ti now but I don't think it was worth the upgrade except that my girlfriend needed a video card so I gave her my 1070 Ti.

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Posted by i am dan

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Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:43 am to Hu_Flung_Pu

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I'm confused. What is your old CPU?

It was a 5 year old I7 core, 2600 I think.

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Posted by bluebarracuda

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Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:45 am to i am dan

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It was a 5 year old I7 core, 2600 I think

If by 5, you mean 8

The 2600k was a beast of a CPU

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Posted by i am dan

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:46 am to Hulkklogan

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Which brings me to my question to OP:

1080P gaming? That 1070 is dandy and will be for some time. 1440p? It'll be okay for a while but you'll definitely want to upgrade when next gen cards drop.

I do 1080P.

I have already been using the upgraded computer, and goodness, it is so much faster. Loving it.

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Posted by i am dan

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Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:47 am to efrad

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was about to ask this before you edited to add it in.

I had a 1070 Ti with both a 1080p monitor and I upgraded to a 1440p monitor. I felt like I could play almost anything with pretty jacked up settings on the 1080p monitor. When I got the 1440p monitor I was a little more limited but could play everything very nicely.

So I think I would hold off on replacing that card. At least wait until next gen IMO. I'm using a 2080 Ti now but I don't think it was worth the upgrade except that my girlfriend needed a video card so I gave her my 1070 Ti.

I don't play all of these new games. I mess around with WoW, Subnautica, etc.

I'll look into upgrading to the 2080 maybe next year.

Aren't they around $500?

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Posted by i am dan

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Posted on 11/19/19 at 9:49 am to bluebarracuda

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If by 5, you mean 8

The 2600k was a beast of a CPU

Yeah, it was a good one. Still working fine.

I ended up replacing my nice case with a new Corsair case, so I have that old CPU, mobo, and RAM still intact in the old case.

Could just throw in a cheap GPU and PSU and give it to my son.

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Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu

Central, LA

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 11/19/19 at 8:33 pm to i am dan

2080 is overkill for 1080p and you don’t have a 240hz monitor. Especially since you don’t play demanding games.