Rig upgrade for 2019

[shenwu]

Hi I’m looking to do an upgrade to my current rig. It’s a few years old rig, still working perfectly but hand itchy, want to try out the latest tech.

I mainly do web browsing, Netflix, and photoshop editing. The only game I currently play is Football Manager. I can recycle any parts of my current or just keep it as a back up machine.

My current rig specs as follows

Processor : Intel i5 6600K
MB :Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Ram : G.Skill 8GBx2
GPU : Asus GTX 980Ti Strix
HDD : Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
Cooler : Corsair H100i
PSU : Corsair RM850X
Case : Corsair Carbide Air 540
Monitor : LG Widescreen 34 inch

Pls advice me what to upgrade so that I could see a significant improve over my current rig.

Budget would be around $2K+/-

Thanks!

 

[xtractor]

Hi I’m looking to do an upgrade to my current rig. It’s a few years old rig, still working perfectly but hand itchy, want to try out the latest tech.

I mainly do web browsing, Netflix, and photoshop editing. The only game I currently play is Football Manager. I can recycle any parts of my current or just keep it as a back up machine.

My current rig specs as follows

Processor : Intel i5 6600K
MB :Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Ram : G.Skill 8GBx2
GPU : Asus GTX 980Ti Strix
HDD : Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
Cooler : Corsair H100i
PSU : Corsair RM850X
Case : Corsair Carbide Air 540
Monitor : LG Widescreen 34 inch

Pls advice me what to upgrade so that I could see a significant improve over my current rig.

Budget would be around $2K+/-

Thanks!

change ur gpu to RTX2080ti so u can waste ur money
If u still want to sell ur system tell me....i will buy the mobo and the cpu with a good price the rest u can keep

 

[neobear224]

Hi I’m looking to do an upgrade to my current rig. It’s a few years old rig, still working perfectly but hand itchy, want to try out the latest tech.

I mainly do web browsing, Netflix, and photoshop editing. The only game I currently play is Football Manager. I can recycle any parts of my current or just keep it as a back up machine.

My current rig specs as follows

Processor : Intel i5 6600K
MB :Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Ram : G.Skill 8GBx2
GPU : Asus GTX 980Ti Strix
HDD : Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
Cooler : Corsair H100i
PSU : Corsair RM850X
Case : Corsair Carbide Air 540
Monitor : LG Widescreen 34 inch

Pls advice me what to upgrade so that I could see a significant improve over my current rig.

Budget would be around $2K+/-

Thanks!

Almost the same as mine.

 

[Ferolare]

upgrade to 9900K + 32GB memory kit bah

 

[neobear224]

upgrade to 9900K + 32GB memory kit bah

9900K CPU is suitable for Battlefield V at 4k with RTX GPU (e.g. 2070) at Ultra settings w/ DLSS option On or Off (Optional)

 

[gld998]

upgrade to 9900K + 32GB memory kit bah

U forget most are gpu limited and not cpu limited. Rtx 2080 ti ftw!

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[shenwu]

Guys don’t think I need a 2080Ti to play Football mananger

Should I go the Ryzen route and get an 2600x or stick with intel maybe an i7 9700k?

 

[gld998]

Guys don’t think I need a 2080Ti to play Football mananger

Should I go the Ryzen route and get an 2600x or stick with intel maybe an i7 9700k?

Wait for march/april for ryzen 2. Intel consperm will come out a new processor to counter it.

You want to get shortchanged?

 

[Mclairs83]

Hi I’m looking to do an upgrade to my current rig. It’s a few years old rig, still working perfectly but hand itchy, want to try out the latest tech.

I mainly do web browsing, Netflix, and photoshop editing. The only game I currently play is Football Manager. I can recycle any parts of my current or just keep it as a back up machine.

My current rig specs as follows

Processor : Intel i5 6600K
MB :Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Ram : G.Skill 8GBx2
GPU : Asus GTX 980Ti Strix
HDD : Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
Cooler : Corsair H100i
PSU : Corsair RM850X
Case : Corsair Carbide Air 540
Monitor : LG Widescreen 34 inch

Pls advice me what to upgrade so that I could see a significant improve over my current rig.

Budget would be around $2K+/-

Thanks!

jin satki.. i still using my 4th gen i7 proc and 980ti.

play FM don't need such high end gfx card wor.

 

[zacky1223]

Wait ryzen 2 news and specs than compare

 

[stylechap]

lol ryzen 2 zen 2
傻傻分不清楚

 

[xtractor]

play football manager need to upgrade new CPU meh?what is the significant of it
too many money dono what to do with it?

 

[Kei_Li]

You can get a 2600x with a MSI Gaming Pro Carbon MB. If Zen 2 comes out and u hand itchy again, the new CPU is a drop in in the the AM4 board. Other than that nothing much to change on your rig, practicality wise, since you play FM only your GPU also overkill already.

 

[shenwu]

Thanks for the advice.

I guess I just upgrade my cpu and mb. Plus a new set of ram.

Any advice for a new case? The Corsair 540 is really huge and takes up a lot of space. Will the node 202 fit my strix gpu?

You can get a 2600x with a MSI Gaming Pro Carbon MB. If Zen 2 comes out and u hand itchy again, the new CPU is a drop in in the the AM4 board. Other than that nothing much to change on your rig, practicality wise, since you play FM only your GPU also overkill already.

 

[gld998]

Thanks for the advice.

I guess I just upgrade my cpu and mb. Plus a new set of ram.

Any advice for a new case? The Corsair 540 is really huge and takes up a lot of space. Will the node 202 fit my strix gpu?

Strix which version, go do own research on the dimensions and allowance. If use more the 2 slots no way can fit into the case

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[Mystyque]

Hi I’m looking to do an upgrade to my current rig. It’s a few years old rig, still working perfectly but hand itchy, want to try out the latest tech.

I mainly do web browsing, Netflix, and photoshop editing. The only game I currently play is Football Manager. I can recycle any parts of my current or just keep it as a back up machine.

My current rig specs as follows

Processor : Intel i5 6600K
MB :Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Ram : G.Skill 8GBx2
GPU : Asus GTX 980Ti Strix
HDD : Samsung 960 PRO 512GB
Cooler : Corsair H100i
PSU : Corsair RM850X
Case : Corsair Carbide Air 540
Monitor : LG Widescreen 34 inch

Pls advice me what to upgrade so that I could see a significant improve over my current rig.

Budget would be around $2K+/-

Thanks!

Seems like single core performance is still a key factor for FM and higher clockspeeds appear to have more benefits than more cores and Intel more than AMD.

Ryzen 2600 4.2Ghz 6C/12T vs i5-8600K 5Ghz 6c/6t vs i7-8086K 4Ghz 6c/12t.