What's the next obvious upgrade?

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Candan

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Hi All.

Here's my current rig. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/p3VpXH

Not a bad rig at all, but looking to spend a bit of cash due to the bonus I just received from work! What would in your opinion be the most obvious to upgrade to get the most out of this machine? I mostly game. A little movie editing but not a lot.

As far as the Hard Disks go, the SSDs are for the OS, games and software. The HDDs are media storage for home network.

I appreciate the suggestions! Dan
 
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Lutfij

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I actually don't know what to suggest here since you've touched up on all aspects that people usually skimp on. Perhaps an RGB cooler, like the Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi? :D

We also don't know how much you're willing to shell on your proposed upgrade. If I were in your place, perhaps ditch the Corsair and Kingston SSD's and pick up a pair of SK Hynix SL308 SSD's or larger platter drives in place of single 1TB drives.
 
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You don't NEED an upgrade. However, if you want it, the only move that makes sense to me would be to swap CPU and motherboard to 8th gen, to i7-8700K and a Z370 mobo. Not that it would make any difference in FPS, since at that resolution it's the GPU that sets the limit. But in any non-gaming use you would see the difference.
 
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Candan

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Not interested in the flashing light stuff. Since the case is relatively hidden anyway, except the front and top. Waste of money for me.

I don't need to liquid cool. The case is as quiet as a mouse and super cool. The 1080 ti produces no heat. Previously in this build I had SLI GTX 980 ti's. Now THAT was hot! Same in regard to replacing this CPU cooler to the Noctua. I appreciate the suggestion, but I don't need to cool. I have little heat.

I did think about the new mobo chipset and the 8th gen CPU, but I haven't looked at the % of performance increase. Any benchmarks that can show? I'm thinking this might be more % in money than measurable performance!

Any other ideas? Thanks for the compliment on the X34 Wildcard. I just upgraded that from a Predator 27" XB271hu. It's fun, but there's a slight light bleed on these panels that is a bit annoying. The 27" had much less.

I don't really have a budget, but I don't want to burn cash either!

 
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Candan

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Already got an Oculus Rift. Love it!

 
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