Personally I wouldn't change to a 390 from a 970 as it's a minimal difference imo. I'd deffo go for a 980ti instead.

I'm generally curious as why you would buy a new rig (pretty much) for the sake of it being new? skylake isn't as impressive as it seems.

For a keyboard if quality is your top priority Filco are very good same with ducky. /r/mechanicalkeyboards is a very good resource.

Speakers are not my forte but I've been into headphones for a while.

AKG 702's are nice they're open back design but they're fairly reference.

DT990's are my personal pair they're also open design with loads of upper base and quite a lot of treble (Some people don't like it)

HD600 & HD650s are also both decent choices.

Fiio E10K
schiit fulla

Are two decent AMP/Dac's I'd suggest but get headphones first you don't always need one.

Your heads all over the place for hardware. Im sure you know best for that.

About speakers, personally, I'd get [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] They come with a built in Amp so extra power isnt needed in terms of Dac's and amp's.

I will however +1 for an amp for headphones. I have the Fiio A3 for my out and about headphones mainly but I do hook them up to the PC headphones [Hyper x cloud] and it makes such a big difference in terms of loudness.

Definitely getting rid of the 970, too many issues recently and I don't care about NVidia exclusive stuff really. I'm definitely going to try and get a Fury or 980Ti, I'll only be buying a 390 if I'm really strapped for cash when I'm buying a new GPU. Upgraded might take a lil while though, got to sell my current CPU, GPU, RAM and mobo first.

I was going to wait and upgrade to Zen/Cannonlake and a GPU with HBM2 but I should be able to get some good deals on stuff if I sell some of my current hardware, only reason I'm doing this. I really like the Enthoo EVOLV ATX and my H440 is pretty poor for airflow in comparison. I might hold on to the H440 though, not 100% sure yet, just depends how much cash I can get really.

As for the keyboard, I've used the K70 and liked it, but have heard a lot of good things about the Model S. I would like to get my hands on a few different kb's, will probably go with the K70 and buy a few different keyboards later on to test out, keep what I like and sell what I don't. Would be nice to get some hands on experience with different kb's.

I definitely need to get myself a headphone/mic set-up, whatever you suggest I'll take a look at as your audio suggestions always seem to be fairly on point(Alexyy).

I can use my Z506 for now anyway but I definitely want to replace them as they're pretty shit. I want to spend a max of £150 on speakers but can spend up to £250 if it's worth it, so if anyone's got a few recommendations that'd be handy af.


Note- As long as I can sell some stuff for £550, I should be able to get all these upgrades, just means I'll be without a system for a lil bit lmao

If it was me, i don't see a need to upgrade at all.

'Upgrading' from a 970 to a 390 is completely ridiculous IMO, it's an upgrade yes, but not a very valid one. DX12 meh, whatever. few FPS here and there is meh. Just stick with the 970 if you wanna save some money.


So i can't really advise on the hardware upgrade side.

For Audio I'd deffo grab the 502's Chang linked above, the 402 have been on my wish list for a while now and those shake desks.

But yeah you do need to get rid of that Logitech set as they have aids all over it.

If you're strapped for cash; don't bother changing GPU at all, simples.

K70 is gr8 btw

Craig wrote If it was me, i don't see a need to upgrade at all.

'Upgrading' from a 970 to a 390 is completely ridiculous IMO, it's an upgrade yes, but not a very valid one. DX12 meh, whatever. few FPS here and there is meh. Just stick with the 970 if you wanna save some money.


So i can't really advise on the hardware upgrade side.

For Audio I'd deffo grab the 502's Chang linked above, the 402 have been on my wish list for a while now and those shake desks.

But yeah you do need to get rid of that Logitech set as they have aids all over it.

_Skittle wrote If you're strapped for cash; don't bother changing GPU at all, simples.

K70 is gr8 btw

I'm selling the 970 anyway because I've had too many issues with it recently. If I manage to sell my current CPU, mobo, RAM and GPU, I should be able to upgrade to a 6700k and 390 for ~£100. I should be able to grab a Fury or 980Ti though. After that, I should have £750-£1000 for peripherals, so I'm getting the K70(maybe a Model S), U2515H, speakers and headphones/mic set-up.

Sanctorum wrote

Craig wrote If it was me, i don't see a need to upgrade at all.

'Upgrading' from a 970 to a 390 is completely ridiculous IMO, it's an upgrade yes, but not a very valid one. DX12 meh, whatever. few FPS here and there is meh. Just stick with the 970 if you wanna save some money.


So i can't really advise on the hardware upgrade side.

For Audio I'd deffo grab the 502's Chang linked above, the 402 have been on my wish list for a while now and those shake desks.

But yeah you do need to get rid of that Logitech set as they have aids all over it.

_Skittle wrote If you're strapped for cash; don't bother changing GPU at all, simples.

K70 is gr8 btw

I'm selling the 970 anyway because I've had too many issues with it recently. If I manage to sell my current CPU, mobo, RAM and GPU, I should be able to upgrade to a 6700k and 390 for ~£100. I should be able to grab a Fury or 980Ti though. After that, I should have £750-£1000 for peripherals, so I'm getting the K70(maybe a Model S), U2515H, speakers and headphones/mic set-up.

Fair enough, but I would much rather save/go straight to a 980 Ti as I have had many issues with my 390 and the difference between the 970 and 390 is literally a matter of FPS.

I'd personally keep (or sell, as you mentioned) the 970 and save up (or get) a Fury or 980ti. No point in getting a 390 as FPS difference is minimal.

For keyboard, I'd go with the K70. Im planning on getting one myself.

I dont know much about speakers or audio so im not going to try and embarrass myself.

You could do this: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Which would involve keeping your current system (and wait for zen/cannonlake). But with a new PSU/KB/MON/GPU/SPEAKERS and case. You could do a custom loop for your i7 and/or GPU.

Or you could sell your system and build a skylake system (with a custom loop?!).