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Basically my PC is showing even more signs of dying, so I'm looking to buy parts in spurts so I can still use my PC as I work. I would need to cannibalize parts off of my current PC. Right now I'm running an AMD build but would be switching to an Intel build. Am I correct in saying I would need to purchase my mobo, GPU and CPU and the rest I could cannibalize until I could afford the other parts? And in what order should I prioritize these parts?

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I'd wait for Zen to launch at this point since that MAY stir things up a bit. Hopefully it will launch or at least be announced within the next month or so. You can reuse everything except the CPU, MOBO, RAM, and GPU, however, I'd recommend upgrading all four components at the same time as a CPU upgrade will be bottlenecked by the GPU and a GPU upgrade will be bottlenecked by the CPU. 

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Ryzen as it is now called was demoed to some extent just a few days ago and speculation leads to an educated guess about a February 28 launch.

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So this would be the build

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($160.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card
Case: Nanoxia NXDS6B ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($84.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter
Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor
Total: $845.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 13:08 EST-0500

 

And I would probably buy the mobo>CPU>RAM>GPU

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So this would be the build

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($160.91 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3400 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB STRIX Video Card

Case: Nanoxia NXDS6B ATX Full Tower Case

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)

Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($84.98 @ Newegg)

Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter

Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor

Total: $845.85

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 13:08 EST-0500

 

And I would probably buy the mobo>CPU>RAM>GPU

This motherboard has built in wifi so you don't need a separate adapter. The Cryorig H7 is also a bit better. You could also go with a 7700k instead of a 6700k for an extra $20, although there isn't much of an advantage to the 7700k. The RAM is just as good but much cheaper. Same goes for the GPU. This PSU is much better and the Bluray drive is just as good while also being cheaper (although....it's 2017....optical media is long dead). I didn't change the case, but it is very expensive for a case. 
 
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Nanoxia NXDS6B ATX Full Tower Case  ($249.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($46.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1540.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 13:45 EST-0500

 

 

As for your upgrade plan.....you really should upgrade everything (CPU, MOBO, RAM, and GPU) all at once since new stuff might come out by the time you get to the final item, and you won't see all that much benefit without upgrading everything. 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.75 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($96.99 @ Jet)

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($93.99 @ Jet)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($589.99 @ NCIX US)

Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.70 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor

Total: $1489.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 03:32 EST-0500

 

This is what I'd go for IMO. Just get a new case, it's only $100 difference and you get to change it up. With kaby lake and the liquid cooler, you have a lot of overclocking headroom.

 

Start with PSU and GPU, then get CPU, cooler, Mobo, and ram. Lastly get the case.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.75 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($96.99 @ Jet) Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ NCIX US) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($93.99 @ Jet) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($589.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($93.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.70 @ OutletPC) Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 27.0" 2560x1440 144Hz Monitor Total: $1489.40Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-15 03:32 EST-0500

This is what I'd go for IMO. Just get a new case, it's only $100 difference and you get to change it up. With kaby lake and the liquid cooler, you have a lot of overclocking headroom.

Start with PSU and GPU, then get CPU, cooler, Mobo, and ram. Lastly get the case.

A 7700k is basically the same as a 6700k but with support for Intel optane, better efficiency (irrelevant on a desktop platform), and slightly better binning (so you would be able to overclock a bit further -- which again will be irrelevant). So it's not really worth the extra $20. The cooler is fine although high end coolers just have such an awful price to performance (it will get you to like 4.8ghz instead of 4.5ghz, which at the end of the day is basically irrelevant). The motherboard is overpriced as is the ram. And the PSU is junk.

 

The problem with upgrading the gpu and then eventually the cpu is that Vega might be out by the time he gets to the cpu upgrade at which point a 1080 will likely have dropped on price and Vega may even be the better option. And in the meantime his current cpu is going to be a huge bottleneck on a 1080. He is really better off waiting to upgrade until he can afford to upgrade the cpu, Mobo, ram, and gpu all at once.

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A 7700k is basically the same as a 6700k but with support for Intel optane, better efficiency (irrelevant on a desktop platform), and slightly better binning (so you would be able to overclock a bit further -- which again will be irrelevant). So it's not really worth the extra $20. The cooler is fine although high end coolers just have such an awful price to performance (it will get you to like 4.8ghz instead of 4.5ghz, which at the end of the day is basically irrelevant). The motherboard is overpriced as is the ram. And the PSU is junk.

The problem with upgrading the gpu and then eventually the cpu is that Vega might be out by the time he gets to the cpu upgrade at which point a 1080 will likely have dropped on price and Vega may even be the better option. And in the meantime his current cpu is going to be a huge bottleneck on a 1080. He is really better off waiting to upgrade until he can afford to upgrade the cpu, Mobo, ram, and gpu all at once.

It doesn't matter if it bottlenecks, he wants to do it one at a time I'm telling him how to do it.

If you're spending a lot of money on a PC you might as well spend ~$20-$40 more on the best you can get. Kaby Lake chips have been getting to 5ghz on water easy.

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It doesn't matter if it bottlenecks, he wants to do it one at a time I'm telling him how to do it.

If you're spending a lot of money on a PC you might as well spend ~$20-$40 more on the best you can get. Kaby Lake chips have been getting to 5ghz on water easy.

The point is there isn't much of a benefit to upgrade one part at time since any single part upgrade will be seriously bottlenecked and therefore if he waits there's a good chance hell be able to get better performance and for less money while not losing out on any performance in the meantime. Review samples have been and 5ghz vs 4.7/4.8ghz is literally an irrelevant difference.

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