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I currently have a GTX 1070 with a AMD FX-8350 which bottlenecks my GPU quite a lot. I've recently been looking at upgrading but I'm not sure what to go for, getting a new CPU will mean getting a new motherboard, RAM and CPU cooler. I'm also indecisive on whether I should go for a CPU that is much better than my GPU so that when I upgrade in the future I only have to upgrade my GPU.

In short, I require any assistance with what CPU I should get so that my GPU isn't bottlenecked, and whether or not I should get a much better CPU now rather than later.

I'm on a budget of around £600, give or take around £50, and I need to account for the cost of a decent mid-tower case.

Any advice/assistance will be greatly appreciated, thanks! :)
 
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SkyNetRising
Ok. With different cpu cooler and different ram you can fit it under £600 also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£318.97 @ Box Limited)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.00 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.00 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.30 @ More Computers)
Total: £592.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts...
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I've been mainly looking on https://www.scan.co.uk/ but I'm not opposed to other sites. As long as they are trusted.
 
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Something like this.
You should pick case yourself. I'd suggest picking one with mesh front - for better cooling.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£322.50 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler (£52.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.00 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£110.39 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £637.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-10 08:13 GMT+0000
 
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Sorry for the late response, I've had to deal with a few things in the past few days that have taken my budget down to £600 maximum. If you wouldn't mind assisting me further I would greatly appreciate it, but I understand if not. Thanks for your help regardless. :)
 
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SkyNetRising

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Ok. With different cpu cooler and different ram you can fit it under £600 also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£318.97 @ Box Limited)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.00 @ PC World Business)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£106.00 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£95.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£48.30 @ More Computers)
Total: £592.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 22:05 GMT+0000
 
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Sorry this was done on a phone.

A different angle
620W seasonic full modular
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/620w-seasonic-m12-ii-evo-edition-full-modular-80plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-single-rail-48a-120mm-fan

Be quiet shadow rock bk01 CPU cooler
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/be-quiet!-bk01-shadow-rock-slim-compact-single-tower-cpu-cooler-4-heatpipes-1x135mm-pwm-fan-160w-tdp

Corsair vengeance 2666mhz ddr4 2x8GB
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(2x8gb)-corsair-ddr4-vengeance-lpx-black-pc4-21300-(2666)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-16-18-18-35-xm

Gigabyte Aurus z370
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-z370-gaming-k3-motherboard-plus-aorus-amp500-mouse-mat-bundle

Intel i5 9600k
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/intel-core-i5-9600k-s-1151-coffee-lake-refresh-6-core-6-thread-37ghz-46ghz-turbo-9mb-1150mhz-gpu-95w

Antes nx100 case
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/antec-nx100-black-yellow-mid-tower-computer-chassis-with-side-window-atx-microatx-mini-itx-120mm-fan

628.93

You get a great board to overclock, room for more ram if you get greedy. Another pcie slot for a likely used gtx 1070. A psu capable of the supporting the whole lot and a cooler capable of overclocking that CPU to 5ghz.

Worth the 28 dollars I'd say. If you prefer the builds above simply ditch the coolers, if you won't overclock they aren't needed.
 
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Thanks a lot for all your help! :)
 
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