Yes, another PC upgrade post!

[William Wester]

I think it's time for me to refresh by PC, built in early 2013. Basically, I've recently added a GTX 1080 Ti and I can quickly see this beast is NOT my bottleneck . I would like to bring some of the other pieces up-to-date to allow for running triple-screens with all the eye candy at a higher refresh rate.

Currently:
* Asus P8Z77-V LK Intel Z77 DDR3 LGA 1155
* Thermaltake 850W modular power supply
* Intel i7-3770 Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1155 (3rd generation)
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 GAMING (was EVGA SuperClocked GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5)
Samsung 850 PRO - 256GB SSD (boot drive)
LG 34" UltraWide @ 3440x1440
(3) ASUS 24" @ 5900x1080 (may be replacing these at some point - 27", higher refresh)
etc...

Replacement components I'm considering:
* MSI Pro Series Z270 DDR4 Z270 SLI PLUS (ATX)
or
ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING LGA1151 (ATX) + $45
* Intel i7-7700K Quad-Core 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 (7th generation)
* CRYORIG H7 CPU Tower Cooler
* Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz CAS15

Any other brands/models I should consider? Note, I can do the above for approx. $670 (w/MSI MB), would like to keep within this range give or take. My main area of uncertainty is the motherboard - I may over-clock a little, possibly 4.6 - 4.8 GHz.

Thanks

 

[Andy_J]

This new build should be good for awhile - a while to me is 4-5 years, to my wife it should be 10-15 years

I understand that one. My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife will sell my motorbike for what I told her it cost me.