Upgrading your system with a new PC build
Upgrading your system with a new PC build
I forgot to set my ideal price. It should be near $1,500. I prefer under $1,000 for the CPU and motherboard combined since I’ll handle RAM, storage, and my current case. My PSU is a quiet 600W EVGA 1300 with 80+ gold certification. For my R925 X2 graphics card from 2014, I had to install it because it required around 30 amps on 12V rails. I’m planning a full system upgrade from the 5960X with 16GB DDR4 at 2133MHz, which I can overclock to 2400MHz. I’ll reuse my NVMe drive and two 3TB HDDs. I still prefer Intel for the CPU, but I’m open to mid-range options if needed. My storage setup is RAID 5 with a few 10TB drives. PCI lane requirements are important—I need at least 40 lanes. I have a 16x graphics card that I’ll reuse for now, and I’m unsure if onboard Wi-Fi and USB 3 count toward PCI lanes, but I’d consider a cheaper motherboard if the budget allows.
I’d prefer teaming with AMD, though my main worry is moving my raid configuration. I have a backup on my 2400g portable gaming PC—a 8TB drive—but I’m not concerned about Steam since I can just download there. I already have another backup on a 3TB drive that’s failing, and Steam automatically backs it up to the cloud, so I don’t need to worry about that.
It would make sense to perform a new setup, so make sure you have a backup ready.