u/Flamma8

Hi everyone,

Looking to upgrade and would love the communities opinion! Is there anything you would do differently? I wanted to future proof with DDR5 but so dam expensive!

CURRENT SETUP

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon (LGA1151)
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz (4x8GB)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Storage: 120GB SATA SSD + 500GB SSD + 2TB HDD
Cooling: Corsair H150i 360mm AIO
PSU: Corsair Vengeance 750W

NEW PARTS (REPLACE)

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K
Motherboard: MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4
Storage: WD Black SN850X 4TB NVMe SSD

REUSE

PSU: 750W (OK to keep)
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz
GPU: RTX 3080
Cooler: Corsair H150i (LGA1700 bracket needed)
Case + fans
Extra storage (SSD + HDD)

Hi everyone,

Looking to upgrade and would love the communities opinion! Is there anything you would do differently?

CURRENT SETUP

CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon (LGA1151)

RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz (4x8GB)

GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080

Storage: 120GB SATA SSD + 500GB SSD + 2TB HDD

Cooling: Corsair H150i 360mm AIO

PSU: Corsair Vengeance 750W

NEW PARTS (REPLACE)

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K

Motherboard: MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4

Storage: WD Black SN850X 4TB NVMe SSD

REUSE

PSU: 750W (OK to keep)

RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz

GPU: RTX 3080

Cooler: Corsair H150i (LGA1700 bracket needed)

Case + fans

Extra storage (SSD + HDD)

Hey Folks,

UK based PC player looking to upgrade my PC as my CPU seems to be a bit of limiting factor and I am taking this opp to future proof my PC.

I would love your opinion on the below with a chat gbt support.

Thank you!

Goal: Eliminate CPU/storage bottlenecks, support future high-end GPU upgrade, optimise for FPS + flight simulators.

CURRENT BUILD

Current Build (Upgrading from this):

CPU:

• Intel Core i7-9700K (8c/8t)

Motherboard:

• MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon (LGA1151)

GPU:

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

RAM:

• 32GB DDR4 3200MHz (Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro, 4x8GB)

Cooling:

• Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm AIO)
• 4x Cooler Master MasterFan SF120R RGB (2000RPM)

Storage:

• 120GB Kingston SATA SSD (OS drive)
• 500GB Kingston SSD (SA2000 series)
• 2TB Seagate HDD (ST2000DM008)

Power Supply:

• Corsair Vengeance 650M (650W)

CORE COMPONENTS (REPLACE)

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi (AM5, ATX)
• RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 (EXPO)
  • Example: Corsair Vengeance / G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo
• Storage (Primary): 4TB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen4)
  • Example: WD Black SN850X / Samsung 990 Pro
• Power Supply: 850W ATX 3.1 / PCIe 5.0 PSU
  • Example: Corsair RM850x (latest ATX 3.x version)

EXISTING COMPONENTS (REUSE)

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i 360mm AIO (AM5 bracket required)
• Case + Fans: Existing case with 4x 120mm fans
• Secondary Storage:
  • 2TB HDD (mass storage)
  • 500GB SSD (optional secondary games drive)

Cheers guys and gals!