Advice for Upgrading

[Slashtacross]

So here’s a list of my components of my very first built PC. I built this thing in 2014 and the only things I upgraded were the GPU and AIO in 2016 followed by the new SSD about a month ago.
Unfortunately my Motherboard isn’t compatible with the new M.2 NVMe ssd or I would’ve opted for one of those but I figured I could upgrade and still make use of this SSD down the line.
I’m wanting to give my PC a fresh new look because I was tired of the old Black and Red theme and it’s 6 years old so I figure now is a solid time to do so. I disassembled my Thermaltake Case a week ago and hit it with a nice fresh coat of Flat White paint. I’m now wanting to go for a mostly white theme with small black accents to stay neutral with physical features and then I’m wanting to add the lighting to give it whatever theme I’m feeling. When I built this computer I was mostly just buying whatever had high reviews and would fit into my PC part picker build with no incompatibilities and I wasn’t really worried about the cost. Now I’m more interested in good performance while also focusing on my aesthetic desires but I’m not wanting to pay for excess performance that I will never utilize. Now I currently utilize my PC for mainly gaming but I also do a lot of Editing in Photoshop and I Edit videos in Sony Vegas occasionally as well as some After Effects work. So I basically need to figure out what components will fit the bill for me. Back when I first built my PC Intel was the “way to go for performance” and AMD was considered budget. These days it seems like AMD is on par with Intel. I’m not opposed to switching as I will be swapping out most of my components. But I’m just curious on what you guys think needs to be replaced in my build. Feel free to critique and link me to options. I will be adding a hypothetical build (based purely on aesthetics and not really on intelligent component picking). I’m not very knowledgeable about the technical stuff so I’m at the mercy of you guys here!

CURRENT BUILD:
CPU: i7-4790K
MB: MSI Z87-GD65
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FE
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB
PSU: CORSAIR HX750
SSD: Crucial MX500 1TB
HDD: x2 WD Blue 1TB
CASE: Thermaltake Core V71
Front: 2x 200mm intake
Top: 2x 200mm exhaust
Rear: CORSAIR H50 config to exhaust

Hypothetical Build:
CPU: ???
MB: Asus Prime Z390-A or Asus Prime X470-Pro or NZXT N7 Z370 (These based off aesthetics)
GPU: Keep the same Gpu?
RAM: ??? possibly Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 or 32? (or Keep the ram?)
PSU: Corsair RMX White Series RM 850x
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 500gb while using my Mx500 for gaming
HDD: ??? keep the same
AIOS: I’m looking into possibly getting the Kraken x63 and mounting it to my CPU
and getting either another Kraken x63 and the Kraken G12 and mounting it to my GPU or getting a smaller AIO
for the GPU.

As for fans I have no idea. I’d like to keep my 4 200mm fans on the front/top of my case but I can replace them if need be.
These AIOS may not work with the fans being there but I’m not 100% I think I could drill mounting holes in my case and still
install the radiators wherever I want on the inside of my case. I’m just a newbie dreaming about things though. Please give
me some advice on what I should do to take full advantage of some performance that I may be lacking in this current build
and help me turn this thing into an up to date gaming machine!

p.s. money isn’t really an issue but I’m not a pro gamer trying to get 500fps i’m more of an advanced casual gamer!

[veeg]

Hello

Hopefully some of our members will chime in soon..

@Evan Omo

[Slashtacross]

Hopefully because I’m getting a lot of mixed reviews of people saying to switch mobo and get an R7 2700x with new ram and others saying my build is still perfectly adequate.

[jmarket]

Do you not accept the advice you have received from other forums? Seeking advice from multiple forums will only cause confusion.

[Slashtacross]

I take all advice into consideration across multiple forums and find a nice average of the information I’ve received to then make an educated decision.

[Rustys]

Showing that most the parts are dated back to 2014 I would suggest that you get new everything that way you will not have to replace and there is no incompatibility with any of the parts.

Personally I am partial to Intel over AMD.

Now I currently utilize my PC for mainly gaming but I also do a lot of Editing in Photoshop and I Edit videos in Sony Vegas occasionally as well as some After Effects work.

RAM: would suggest the 32 GB

Make sure to check the motherboard specs to see what is combatable with it.

I have always found that it is easier to build off the Motherboard then the CPU.

Something else to think about is maybe better cooling like water.

EXAMPLE:
Newer Motherboards may require DDR4 and your older Motherboard used DDR3
This Motherboard can handle the i7 3/4 generation processor where that Motherboard will only handle i7 7/8 generation processor.

[Evan_Omo]

Hi,

Regarding the CPU, how many CPU cores do you want to have? Do you want to be able to upgrade the CPU down the line without having to buy a new motherboard?

If you go with an AMD system then you can upgrade the CPU down the road as you can install a 2nd or a 3rd generation Ryzen CPU in the same AM4 socket with just a BIOS update but with Intel you are stuck with that generation of CPU unless you upgrade the motherboard.

[phillpower2]

Any update Slashtacross?

[phillpower2]

Thread closed due to lack of feedback from the OP.