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eronenris

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I am planning on building a new PC very soon, I would like to use the 1080 but i may have to go for the 1070 for budget reasons.

My main question is whether or not dropping over $1000 on a new cpu/mobo/ram set-up would be worth it or if i should just stick a new gpu in my current set-up.

I currently have an i5 3570k, no OC, 16 gigs of 1800 mhz, and a gtx760.

From the benchmarks I have looked at the difference in the i5 3570k and the i5 6600k are negligible. Would I be better to just put a gtx 1080 in my current set-up or would that old of a system even be worth putting a gpu that badass in it? Would it just be bottle necked from the cpu and ram?

I am also hoping to attain 4k gaming, if not 4k at least 2k gaming. Could my current set-up even handle 2k-4k gaming if i put in a gtx 1070 or 1080?

If I do get a rig that can handle 4k gaming what are some good monitors for that?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
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I guess I should've asked what your motherboard is too? It should be suitable for OCing, but like anything, there's good & bad.

There's only minimal risk with an AIO liquid cooler, but no matter how slight, it's still a risk.
No problem going for an air cooler. Some of the best air coolers rival the performance of some of the best AIO liquid options. It'll depend what you're prepared to spend. One of the best air coolers is the Noctua NH-D15 (or minus a little performance, D15S, D14, or D14S).

Unfortunately there are a few variants of that PSU, you'll have to look at the specific model number.
If it's listed "650TX" or "650TXV2" then I'd be comfortable suggesting you carry on using it (both build by SeaSonic) - assuming...
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Personally, I wouldn't both upgrading your CPU/Mobo/RAM. The 3570K is no slouch, even being a couple of gens/revisions old. You don't have an OC on it at all? There you've got even more potential.

I'd suggest a GTX 1080 over the 1070 if you want to get up towards 4K, absolutely.

In order of significance, I'd suggest:
1. GTX 1080
2. A decent aftermarket cooler to OC your CPU
3. Perhaps a new PSU, depending on the quality of your old one. Don't want to risk an investment in a new GTX 1080 on a poor quality PSU.
4. 4K capable monitor - you can always add later, the 1080 will demolish whatever resolution you're using at the moment.

I must admit, I'm not too knowledgeable with monitors, so I'll let someone else handle that part of the question.
 
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What is a good option for a cpu cooler to overclock that? I prefer to stick with fans vs liquid cooling, I have heard some horror stories of those lines bursting in my buddies pc's. I have never done any OC, afraid to melt my cpu.

I currently have a Corsair enthusiast series tx650. That should be good enough right? Or would it be best to replace the psu at this point just to be safe? It is 4 years old.
 
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I guess I should've asked what your motherboard is too? It should be suitable for OCing, but like anything, there's good & bad.

There's only minimal risk with an AIO liquid cooler, but no matter how slight, it's still a risk.
No problem going for an air cooler. Some of the best air coolers rival the performance of some of the best AIO liquid options. It'll depend what you're prepared to spend. One of the best air coolers is the Noctua NH-D15 (or minus a little performance, D15S, D14, or D14S).

Unfortunately there are a few variants of that PSU, you'll have to look at the specific model number.
If it's listed "650TX" or "650TXV2" then I'd be comfortable suggesting you carry on using it (both build by SeaSonic) - assuming you've owned it since new and rarely stressed it.

If it's listed as "TX650", "650TXM" or "TX650M" then I'd suggest to replace. Those were made by CWT who have a pretty varied record, and I don't think those PSUs were chalked up to the 'win' column. They're more "meh" to "ok". Chances are you'd be fine using them anyway, but personally I wouldn't recommend.
 
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I will take a look at that cooler.

This is my current mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131834

This is my current psu: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020
 
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