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~$400 for 1070ti or $450 for 1080 ~$60 for another 2x4GB DDR3 RAM ~$70 or $140 for 500gb or 1tb SSD CPU can vary a lot depending on what you want, but if go with the i5-9600k, that's about $270, plus around $100 for a standard mobo for that cpu, plus $100-ish for new/more RAM. I would definitely use pcpartpicker to check prices and browse parts, unless you get special promo code emails from places like newegg that can get you better discounts around this time |
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![]() Definitely need more RAM -- would get to at least 16GB
GTX 1070 is probably enough GPU, 1080 would be good too. Any chance you'll be going 4K any time soon? Or even 1440p? I would probably err on the side of the GTX 1080 over the 1070. I definitely agree, upgrading to SSD will make a big difference. Processor is not a deal breaker, but could use an upgrade to i7 and/or faster speed. There are tons of motherboards that start with ga-z97X, so I'm not sure which specific one you have to know if it'll take an i7 or not. If you'd have to replace the mobo too, I'd probably just do the other things first and see if that solves your problem. |
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*ETA - Applies if adding another 2x4 sticks to current 2x4. If mobo only has 2 slots, or you decide to go for 2x8 anyway, then only need to make sure it's DDR3. Last edited by DjPim; 11-12-2018 at 01:10 PM.. Reason: clarification |
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![]() PS - I'm pretty sure the PC we built my son has one of the many Gigabyte GA-Z97X variants in it. I've been happy with it.
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So it comes down to budget -- RAM, SSD GPU or almost a complete redo at roughly double the cost. |
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EDIT -- Any value to adding 2X8 to the 2X4 and having 24? Everything I've read says no, but what's your take? |
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![]() I would always keep the sticks the same size. Any time you mix and match memory (even of same capacity but different speeds), you increase the risk of blue screens by quite a bit. I would either get another 2x4 of the exact same you have, or for a bit more get 2x8 (probably of a higher speed) and replace your current sticks with those. Less hassle and headache
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#1 thing to replace here is the video card. SSD is cheap so do that too. But if you're going to change the CPU and mobo (and consequently the RAM), you might as well just build or buy a whole new PC, and keep this one as is but repurpose it for something else or somebody else.
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![]() This has been my take usually. You pay an extra $200-$300 for the extra case, power supply, and windows license (and maybe hard drive) and it lets you keep or sell your old rig. Depending on the specs, you might make a little extra back, but PC's don't hold value too well after the first two years.
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