Tech Help What should I get?

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carter227

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So I'm looking for new hardware for my PC to run better games. For CSGO I have around 40 or 50 FPS and I want to improve that. Maybe to 200 FPS around that. I know nothing about it, these are what I'm thinking of getting: Intel Core i7-8700K and GeForce GTX 1070.
If theres better options around 500- 600 $ or below, let me know. I also want to shadowplay.
 
Those would definitely improve, but also how much gb of ram do you have currently?
 
uhhh well
intel i5 9600k is a bit cheaper.
and the 1070 is good, but a 1060 at 6gb of vram is probably a lot cheaper
 
16GB is alright, but honestly if you get the 17 and the gtx 1070 that would help a lot. But if you want something cheaper get gtx 1060 with a i5 9600k
 
If you're getting a new CPU, you're almost guaranteed to need a new motherboard. Could cut costs by going with an i5 9600k, because that hyperthreading generally isn't going to help you.
 
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RedDragonKnight said:
If you're getting a new CPU, you're almost guaranteed to need a new motherboard. Could cut costs by going with an i5 9600k, because that hyperthreading generally isn't going to help you.
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Pretty much guaranteed to need a new mobo and ram, personally I would get a new PSU too.
 
processing isnt that important you dont need a 8700k, modern games are graphics card heavy. just go for an i5 and stick with a 1060, use the rest on a reliable cpu/motherboard setup and add 8gb ddr4. get a few fans and liquid cooling on top of it all.
 
What parts do you currently have? It would help to see what we can reuse. But as people said above, a brand new processor will mean a new motherboard, and if your machine is a few years old and uses DDR3 RAM, you're into RAM. Do you have a power supply that can support everything well? We need some more answers.
 
Simon said:
What parts do you currently have? It would help to see what we can reuse. But as people said above, a brand new processor will mean a new motherboard, and if your machine is a few years old and uses DDR3 RAM, you're into RAM. Do you have a power supply that can support everything well? We need some more answers.
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Ok, so I think I'm going to reset completely, I was thinking I could get the MSI b450 tomahawk with the Intel i5- 9600k and the Zotac 1070. I'm still looking into it if you have some suggestions that would be helpful. And can the Zotac 1070 use nvidia shadowplay?
 
carter227 said:
Ok, so I think I'm going to reset completely, I was thinking I could get the MSI b450 tomahawk with the Intel i5- 9600k and the Zotac 1070. I'm still looking into it if you have some suggestions that would be helpful. And can the Zotac 1070 use nvidia shadowplay?
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For $500-600, you cannot get these parts. You still need RAM, power supply, drives, etc. You'll want a significantly larger budget if you want such things. I'm talking well over a thousand.

Pretty well any new nvidia card should have Shadowplay available.
 
Simon said:
For $500-600, you cannot get these parts. You still need RAM, power supply, drives, etc. You'll want a significantly larger budget if you want such things. I'm talking well over a thousand.

Pretty well any new nvidia card should have Shadowplay available.
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I didn't realize how much it was, so maybe a 1060 6-GB and a i5- 6600k. I'm fine for my budget to be 800, 900. I at least want to run games, like GTA, PUBG, and other games that requires a lot of FPS. For GTA, is 75 FPS a lot on High?
 
Keep the cpu, just go for the none overclockable version, i7 8700, and grab a rx 580 instead of the 1070, is my bet.
 
Here's the deal - if you want the expensive hardware (i7, 1070+ etc), you're going down a very expensive road. a 1070 is well over $500 on it's own. The CPU you want is $500+ on it's own.

If this machine is PURELY for gaming (I'm assuming it is), you could do a Ryzen build and shave off a lot of money.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yDMVzY

If your heart is set on an Intel build and that GPU, you're still looking at a grand after you do motherboard, a good power supply, etc. Things you won't want to skimp on.

Let me know what you're thinking here, but the high end parts are not cheap at all. You won't be able to reuse anything either, unless your computer was built in the past year or two, likely.

We can set you up for the future, but, it will be some money.
 
Just chiming in, Simon knows his stuff. He won't steer you wrong. Several of us builders keep an eye on the tech forums for these kind of questions, but I'll let Simon take the lead on this. ;-)

To figure out RAM speed, there's a pretty simple and easy method you can use through Windows. Just go to Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL, select Task Manager) and then go to the performance tab. You can see what the speed is on the bottom right-hand corner, as well as how much RAM you have installed on the left-hand side. There's a chance that RAM may be re-usable in a new build, depending on the info.
 
Snipeye said:
Just chiming in, Simon knows his stuff. He won't steer you wrong. Several of us builders keep an eye on the tech forums for these kind of questions, but I'll let Simon take the lead on this. ;-)

To figure out RAM speed, there's a pretty simple and easy method you can use through Windows. Just go to Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL, select Task Manager) and then go to the performance tab. You can see what the speed is on the bottom right-hand corner, as well as how much RAM you have installed on the left-hand side. There's a chance that RAM may be re-usable in a new build, depending on the info.
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Snipeye nailed that one. Also, his input is always appreciated for when it comes to hardware :) The team will get you set up! We just need a full budget and what your expectations of said build are to get things going.
 
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