Replacing my Gaming PC

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KillerbubblesMH

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Looking to start of the new year with a fresh PC (why not), currently using it for working from home which it does comfortably and gaming such as Valorant, Battlefield etc. Looking to upgrade for the RTX 30 series, any suggestions alterations are welcome.

Will look to move over my current 2TB SSD to the proposed new build which has my current game files saved to.

Monitor: ASUS ROG pg279q
Current Build:
Case CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB
Ready
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive 256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
LED Lighting 50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking WIRELESS 802.11 AC1750 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 450Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online


Proposed Build - https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/qNrCEBmkFb/ :
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-11700K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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HardingM said:
Looking to start of the new year with a fresh PC (why not), currently using it for working from home which it does comfortably and gaming such as Valorant, Battlefield etc. Looking to upgrade for the RTX 30 series, any suggestions alterations are welcome.

Will look to move over my current 2TB SSD to the proposed new build which has my current game files saved to.

Monitor: ASUS ROG pg279q
Current Build:
Case CORSAIR CRYSTAL SERIES 570X RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-9700K (3.6GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING II: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB
Ready
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 Ti - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive 256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 120 Series High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
LED Lighting 50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking WIRELESS 802.11 AC1750 1,300Mbps/5GHz, 450Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online


Proposed Build - https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z490-pc/qNrCEBmkFb/ :
Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-11700K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI (LGA1200, USB 3.2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1000W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
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I wouldn't suggest replacing your current PC, just an upgrade if you feel there are areas that can be improved.

Would be a bit of a waste of a perfectly good system and replacing it isn't going to offer any performance benefits that a couple of upgraded parts can't achieve.

What's your budget for upgrades? What are the areas you're looking for better performance from?
 
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KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Thanks Spyder, was originally looking to take the replacement route but finding it near impossible to get my hands on RTX 30 Series graphics card.

Ideally all I really need is a new GPU and power supply, feeling like the hardware is slightly outdated but it seems to managing the latest games fine.
 
sck451

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What monitor do you have? The 1070 Ti is no slouch! When PCS's graphics cards are in stock, you'll easily be able to upgrade it (as well as that nasty PSU!). They come in and out, so I'd just keep an eye on your upgrade page and see when they turn up. They are often below what they go for on other sites, so it's quite reasonable in terms of price.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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HardingM said:
Thanks Spyder, was originally looking to take the replacement route but finding it near impossible to get my hands on RTX 30 Series graphics card.

Ideally all I really need is a new GPU and power supply, feeling like the hardware is slightly outdated but it seems to managing the latest games fine.
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All depends on your monitor male and model as to what's suitable?
 
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KillerbubblesMH

Active member
Thank you both! My monitor is a ASUS ROG PG279Q.

I've been looking into the upgrade option PCS provide in which will most likely be the approach I take to have the PSU and GPU replaced as availability and cost seems much more suitable
 
sck451

sck451

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HardingM said:
Thank you both! My monitor is a ASUS ROG PG279Q.

I've been looking into the upgrade option PCS provide in which will most likely be the approach I take to have the PSU and GPU replaced as availability and cost seems much more suitable
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Yeah, the 1070 Ti will be a little long in the tooth for that, so I'd look into getting something like a 3060 Ti, which is a massive upgrade. The 3070 would also be a good option. And get hold of a 850W power supply as well.

The best way IMO would be to suffer on for now until they come back into stock and then do the upgrade. I'd check every day to see if they're there for you.
 
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