New build advice required

[deano_deano]

After nearly 8 years my motherboard has given up, so I need a new PC. I don’t really stay in the loop of what’s going on but I see Nvidia are going announce new GPUs soon and Ryzen 4000 series CPU may be here in October? I use the PC for gaming and work (just office type stuff, Photoshop etc) and I need something quickly to get up and running again for work but I’m not sure whether to just get something cheap for the time being until new product arrives (I tend to buy stuff and then try to get 5ish years out of it).

Any advice and spec recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I already have dual monitors, Windows 10, keyboard, mouse, audio hardware and run an Ethernet network connection. I also have a GTX 1070 and a Samsung 970 EVO Plus V-NAND M.2 250GB SSD I am potentially happy to carry on using for a bit.

I like the Be Quiet Dark Pro 900 Rev 2 case and wouldn’t mind trying one of their power supplies. I’m thinking I could buy these as I’ll be keeping them in the longer term and then get everything else as a temporary option. I was looking to spend 2.5-3k if I was going to keep everything in the long term. Am I daft doing temporary options or should I just get the best stuff I can afford now (and any spec lists would be greatly appreciated!)?

Thank you for any assistance.

 

[Sparx]

If you want to fully invest in all-new gen parts... why not just find a replacement used mobo for your system?

Then do the full hog upgrade later in the year?

 

[mickyflinn]

The only temp option really would be the cpu if you go down that route.

Ryxrn 4000 will possibly delayed to next year due to covid

What motherboard do you need for your old system ?

 

[deano_deano]

Good point. I'm running a Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 socket 1155. Options seem pretty slim though and I don't want to bother with anything second hand

 

[orbitalwalsh]

SAve your self with case with base 700 over 900. Your back will thank you ! 900 is sooo heavy !

I have BeQuiet PSU, good quality but warranty needs to be longer .

Intel, though intel having announcement Sept 1st (paper launch)
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £199.99
• 1 x Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8GHz (Comet Lake) Socket LGA1200 Processor - OEM= £359.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey= £95.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Base 700 RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £174.95
• 1 x Corsair RM Series RM850 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020196-UK)= £119.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £97.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler= £79.99

Total: £1,143.59 (includes shipping: £14.70)
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AMD version
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x be quiet! Dark Base 700 RGB Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £174.95
• 1 x Corsair RM Series RM850 850W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020196-UK)= £119.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN550 1TB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T2B0C)= £97.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £329.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £154.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit= £149.99
• 1 x be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler= £64.99

Total: £1,107.59 (includes shipping: £14.70)

Add Aorus WiFi AX card for £34 if needs be


What ever you buy, will be out dated. New intel and AMD coming out, but the ones after that is even better performance and both on a new socket and DDR5 etc .​

 

[deano_deano]

Thank you. Just put an order in Think I will get some decent time out of the board and processor (I went Ryzen) and will jump on a new GPU once available.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Thank you. Just put an order in Think I will get some decent time out of the board and processor (I went Ryzen) and will jump on a new GPU once available.

intel or ryzen ?

 

[Sparx]

intel or ryzen ?

Literally just quoted him saying he went Ryzen

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Literally just quoted him saying he went Ryzen

Me and skim reading .

Surprised. would have gone for the intel 10 core for cheaper and single core performance . But nice to see AMD getting the marketshare !!!not that I had stocks with them