[SOLVED] anyway to save on this build

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COUGAR Conquer Aluminum Alloy ATX Mid Tower Aluminum Frame Tempered Glass Gaming Case with LED Fan

ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 Overclocked 8G GDDR6 HDMI DP 1.4 USB Type-C (ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING)

Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-850FX 850W 80+ Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Full Modular 120mm FDB Fan Compact 140 mm Size Power

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GVR

ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Gaming Motherboard LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th Gen) ATX DDR4 HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2

Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

this is what I want was just wondering if there was any downgrades and keep the same performance, should i get DDR6 ram as well?. Current pc cant play wow and DL Patch for league of legends

Can I just upgrade my current gear

AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8320FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model
geforce gtx 1070 8 GB
ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

i want the option to stream and play from one pc
 
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herrwizo
You actually don't have high requirements. The biggest issue with your old build is the ancient CPU with very bad single threaded performance.

As pointed out above, your GPU is in fact excellent and is severely bottlenecked by the CPU currently. It cannot show its true potential until you upgrade the platform.

There is no need to go to extremes, however. Your proposed build is too expensive and overkill for what you want to achieve. You can get virtually any modern mid-range CPU, like Ryzen 2600/2600X, or i5 8400, pair it with 16GB of DDR4 memory, get a decent mainstream motherboard, SSD for a system drive, reuse your current GPU, put a 550W or 650W PSU inside (Seasonic is great btw) and call it a day.
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herrwizo

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You actually don't have high requirements. The biggest issue with your old build is the ancient CPU with very bad single threaded performance.

As pointed out above, your GPU is in fact excellent and is severely bottlenecked by the CPU currently. It cannot show its true potential until you upgrade the platform.

There is no need to go to extremes, however. Your proposed build is too expensive and overkill for what you want to achieve. You can get virtually any modern mid-range CPU, like Ryzen 2600/2600X, or i5 8400, pair it with 16GB of DDR4 memory, get a decent mainstream motherboard, SSD for a system drive, reuse your current GPU, put a 550W or 650W PSU inside (Seasonic is great btw) and call it a day.
 
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gaborbarla

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If I were you I would:

1) Buy a new CPU, and this can be a new ryzen or even this new i5 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i5-9400f-price,38398.html, no need to get a top of the range CPU but 6 cores are necessary for streaming while gaming.
2) Get motherboard and 16GB RAM too with DDR4 RAM 3200 CL16 (or lower than 16), check that motherboard support the 3200Mhz RAM. This helps with minimum frame rate in games and doesnt cost much more than 2400Mhz RAM.
3) Sell the Motherboard CPU and RAM
4) Keep using the 970 or get a RTX 2060 instead of a 2080 to save money and get good bang for the buck.
5) Consider getting a 144Hz monitor for a much smoother overall experience and to get most out of your PC Visually when gaming.

This would be my list and order of upgrade.

Like other's say get rid of that CPU and upgrade that first. The 970 is still OK for most games but it is getting old and only has 3.5Gb usable RAM.
 
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gaborbarla

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Ah I see that, AMD 970 confused me it seems. Sorry about that, no need to upgrade the 1070 then at all.
 
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