If you were to upgrade this system, what would you do?
Posted by Low_Yam_9157@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 12 comments
As the title says, say you have this exact system and roughly $2000 CAD ($1400 USD) to upgrade it. What do you do?
CPU - 13700KF (Luckily zero signs of degredation thus far)
GPU - Asus Strix 4070ti 12GB
MB - MSI Pro Z790-A Wifi
RAM - Corsair 64GB DDR5 4800 2x32GB
PSU - TT GF A3 850W
Cooling - Lian Li GA II Trinity 360mm
Fans - 7x LL SL-INF 120mm
Case - NZXT H7 Flow (2022 version)
Monitors - 2x Asus VG259QR (24.5in 1080p 165Hz IPS)
Camluiam_@reddit
I would upgrade gpu to 9070xt(<700), 5070ti(<800) or 5080(<1200) and basically any 240hz 1440p or 180hz 4K monitor you can get for a good deal
Low_Yam_9157@reddit (OP)
Would a 5070ti need a psu upgrade or is 850w still fine
Camluiam_@reddit
850w is enough for a 5080, so plenty for a 5070ti
PunishedMuffin@reddit
I have a hunch that most of the people recommending a 9070xt have never used an AMD GPU and are just salty with NVIDIA (there’s good reason to be salt). Everyone I know including myself who have had an AMD gpu switch back to NVIDIA.
As a couple other people mentioned, an oled monitor is probably the only thing I’d upgrade here. Your PC should run any game pretty well at 1080p for quite awhile. A new gpu or cpu will probably not give you a noticeable improvement. An OLED absolutely will.
ziptofaf@reddit
- New desk if yours isn't electric (height regulation and ability to stand and not just sit is a godsend for your spine if you use your computer a lot)
- better display ($1400 CAD gets you HDR1000+ 1440p capable display and that would be a huge uplift in how games look)
I wouldn't touch any of your core parts. CPU is good, RAM is on the slower but replacing it with faster DDR5 is 10% performance uplift at best, GPU is very decent.
Low_Yam_9157@reddit (OP)
Good call on standing/electric desk. My chair is fine for now.
Mechanic357@reddit
Lol the system you have would be an upgrade for me.
theSkareqro@reddit
9800x3d and OLED monitor
Low_Yam_9157@reddit (OP)
That would also a platform swap which seems extremely wasteful cost-wise for the small performance gain. OLED monitor though? Very good idea.
theSkareqro@reddit
Well you could bundle the Mobo+CPU+rams together and offset the new cost by around 2/3s but yeah I agree.
Your rig is still great minus the monitors. Should be the first thing to upgrade
Hopeful_Resist_5516@reddit
Keep it as is?
If I HAD to upgrade, I guess a 9070xt, two 27" 1440p monitors and pocket the change?
Low_Yam_9157@reddit (OP)
I know i'm weird, but for whatever reason I can't use monitors bigger than about 25 inches. It makes me feel overwhelmed/like I can't see anything when they're at regular desk distance. Good suggestion though.