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so here's my current specs:
Intel - Core i7-975 Extreme Edition 3.33GHz Quad-Core Processor
G.SKILL 12GB (3 x 4 GB) Ripjaw Series DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Asus - P6T WS PRO ATX LGA1366 Motherboard
Cooler Master - V8 Ver.2 82.0 CFM CPU Cooler
MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card
Corsair - Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
corsair graphite 230t case

Background story this's my bros pc he built it like few years back and he gave it to me when he built another one. he's computer savvy i'm not, but i did some upgrading over the past year, rams, powersupply, hdds and ssd, and gpu. and i want to upgrade it even more.

my mentality is basically performance per dollar I don't like to waste shit ton of money one a pc that i only use to watch movies and play games every other day so my upgrade budget is 500$ "after 5 months i'm buying a gtx 1080ti" and i might upgrade it later on so it can run games at 4k so keep that in mind.

what do you guys think i should get? what approach should i take?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.95 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $501.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Barty1884

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^Agreed, a new platform would be the route to go.

The i7-975 is still a respectable performer, but it's showing it's age. I wouldn't look to pair it with a GPU much stronger than a 1060 6GB.

So, on that basis - you've really got no "upgrade" on that platform. The 1080TI is down the line, and I'd make sure you have a strong, modern foundation before investing in a 1080TI.

If you wanted to do something now, that you could move forward to a new platform, I'd look to upgrade that PSU.
The CX600 Builder is not a great PSU - I definitely wouldn't look to run a 1080TI from it in future.
 
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With a $500 (ish) budget right now, I'd look to upgrade the foundations to something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $452.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-17 11:39 EST-0500

Reusing your Case, SSD, HDDs (assuming they're in good shape) and OS

Then, you're really set to just drop in a 1080/1080TI when the time comes. For now, I'd reuse the 1050TI.
 
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staljuhani

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thank you very much guys will do just that
 
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Question from staljuhani : "COFFELAKE OR RYZEN ??????? help please"



i5-8400 with Z370 Killer SLI.
 
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why?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.95 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $501.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-18 16:56 EST-0500
 
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