- Mar 11, 2011
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Looking to upgrade my current 2012 PC hardware. My OC on the computer burnt out pins on the CPU (still works though!), but I cannot OC anymore. Basically, my 3570K is a 3570; multiplier tops out to 38 in BIOS, but never goes above 3.6 GHz anyways.
Looking for general recommendations for the build if it can save some money or has a better bang for buck for the same price. Really want an NVMe SSD and I'm pretty sure I could bump it to 1TB. RAM is in the QVL list. Looking into AIO coolers, because the NH-D14 is HEAVY.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, streaming, multitasking (videos+gaming)
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
2000$, my PCPartPicker is configured with taxes
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada and USA. I'm visiting friends in Maryland the weekend of July 2nd and they live next to the BELTWAY/ROCKVILLE Microcenter. Will most likely buy the CPU/Mobo there.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
http://www.memoryexpress.com/ (preferred for their uber price match with a 10% difference)
https://www.newegg.ca/
http://www.ncix.com/
https://www.amazon.ca/
http://www.canadacomputers.com/
http://www.microcenter.com (see #3)
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
AMD for GPU, because of the Freesync Monitor
I avoid Seagate HDDs like a plague.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Might or might not reuse)
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (Until Vega)
Monitor: Asus - VW246H 24.0" 1920x1080 Monitor
Monitor: Asus - MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (Purchased For $99.00)
UPS: APC - BR1500G UPS
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Light to Medium overclocking
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1440p 144hz, although the MG279Q's freesync range is 35-90. Overclocking the freesync range works, but does not look good. It looks like shimmering/ghosting/overdrive or something and I don't like it, so stock freesync range.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
early July
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Will reuse existing licences when possible and buy new licences when required.
Eyeing these parts for now. 1700x instead of 1700, because with the Microcenter motherboard rebate, they are priced indentically. Might consider peripheral upgrades if they are worth it:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($482.98 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid Pro 280 64.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($136.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming K7 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($293.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($220.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($342.28 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (Purchased For $260.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.57 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.98 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1982.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-16 14:19 EDT-0400
Existing parts:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $239.00)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $50.00)
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $9.00)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (Purchased For $180.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (Purchased For $78.00)
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $250.00)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (Purchased For $260.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $115.00)
Power Supply: XFX - 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $68.00)
Optical Drive: Asus - BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $55.00)
Total: $1304.00 (Paid at the time)
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 14:57 EDT-0400
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Looking for general recommendations for the build if it can save some money or has a better bang for buck for the same price. Really want an NVMe SSD and I'm pretty sure I could bump it to 1TB. RAM is in the QVL list. Looking into AIO coolers, because the NH-D14 is HEAVY.
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Gaming, streaming, multitasking (videos+gaming)
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
2000$, my PCPartPicker is configured with taxes
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada and USA. I'm visiting friends in Maryland the weekend of July 2nd and they live next to the BELTWAY/ROCKVILLE Microcenter. Will most likely buy the CPU/Mobo there.
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
We can't be expected to scour the internet on your behalf, chasing down deals in your specific country... Again, help us, help YOU.
http://www.memoryexpress.com/ (preferred for their uber price match with a 10% difference)
https://www.newegg.ca/
http://www.ncix.com/
https://www.amazon.ca/
http://www.canadacomputers.com/
http://www.microcenter.com (see #3)
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
AMD for GPU, because of the Freesync Monitor
I avoid Seagate HDDs like a plague.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Might or might not reuse)
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (Until Vega)
Monitor: Asus - VW246H 24.0" 1920x1080 Monitor
Monitor: Asus - MG279Q 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset (Purchased For $99.00)
UPS: APC - BR1500G UPS
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
Light to Medium overclocking
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1440p 144hz, although the MG279Q's freesync range is 35-90. Overclocking the freesync range works, but does not look good. It looks like shimmering/ghosting/overdrive or something and I don't like it, so stock freesync range.
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Note that it is usually not cost or time effective to choose your build more than a month before you actually plan to be using it.
early July
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
Will reuse existing licences when possible and buy new licences when required.
Eyeing these parts for now. 1700x instead of 1700, because with the Microcenter motherboard rebate, they are priced indentically. Might consider peripheral upgrades if they are worth it:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($482.98 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid Pro 280 64.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($136.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AX370-Gaming K7 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($293.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($220.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($342.28 @ Newegg Canada Marketplace)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (Purchased For $260.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Define C ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.57 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($146.98 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1982.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-16 14:19 EDT-0400
Existing parts:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $239.00)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $50.00)
Thermal Compound: Noctua - NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste (Purchased For $9.00)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (Purchased For $180.00)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (Purchased For $78.00)
Storage: Mushkin - Reactor 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $250.00)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (Purchased For $260.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R3 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $115.00)
Power Supply: XFX - 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $68.00)
Optical Drive: Asus - BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $55.00)
Total: $1304.00 (Paid at the time)
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 14:57 EDT-0400
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available