Is this upgrade list good for triple A 60-100fps 1440p?

Posted by apartmentsalad@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 4 comments

Hi friends,

Here is the part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kQrpb2

Anyway, I was going to upgrade my aging PC with an i5-7600 and 1060 6gb. I'm keeping the storage, PSU, and case. I primarily wanted a rig that can do four things under a max $1k budget:

Run triple A games at 60-100fps @ 1440p (I wanted to play Baldurs gate with more than 30 fps on ultra low settings)
Run competitive fps games (mostly counter strike) at 200+ fps at low res
Video editing (1080p or 1440p)
Last me 5-10 years by doing all the above well

I think most of these are accomplished with this build. I just wanted to see if I could downgrade some parts since I would like to save as much money as possible while still accomplishing the above. Mostly I was thinking about downgrading to a 6750xt and the processor but idk about how long it will last me.

Cpu, mobo, and ram from the microcenter 7700x bundle

Also microcenter has a 7600x bundle I was considering but it has 16gb ddr5 ram and mATX motherboard, which I know is backwards compatible, but I was wondering about longevity / aesthetic as well.

Thanks!

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PiotrekDG@reddit

You can usually search on YouTube the GPU you want adding the desired resolution, and see what kind of FPS you should expect in games you want to play.

f1rstx@reddit

Gpu is too weak for 1440p AAA at decent framerates, get 7800XT

DardS8Br@reddit

I would get a phantom spirit

Naerven@reddit

You're not really upgrading at this point, but building a new system. Yes the rx7700xt is a solid 1440p GPU. For competitive games the r7-7700x can deliver 400 fps. Video editing should be fine with the AV1 encoder.

Longevity is the thing. 4-6 years is typical for any computer that does more than office work / htpc duty. You've probably had your current build for about 7 years. With technology advancement it's likely games launching 6 years from now will have greater requirements. It's also likely a mid tier GPU may have rtx4090 type performance. It's just the cycle we all go through.