Hi,

First of all, as said in the title it's not building a PC from scratch, but upgrading it, BUT if all components have to be upgraded, well.. at least i want to have some directions.

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What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

1. Graphic Design (it's my job) (so Adobe suit)
2. Video game (i want to be able to run cyberpunk at least in High HDR DLSS RT.)
3. 3D & 3D animation (adding that to my job) (blender)
4. Video editing (Adobe Premiere)

Here is my actual build :

• Motherboard : MS-7693 (MSI 970 gaming)
• Graphic card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
• Processor : AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
• RAM : 4x DDR3 G.Skill F3-12800CL10-8GBZL 8go
• Power Supply : ENERMAX ECO80 500W ATX12V - 80PLUS - EES500AWT

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What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

Tbh, i don't know. A good compromise bewteen price and performance, BUT i would say max 1000€.

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When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

Edit : February-March ?

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What, exactly, do you need included in the budget (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc\)

Well from the list above, everything IF necessary. BUT i need a new tower case.

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Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

I live in France so a french store (at least an online one).

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If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• Monitor : BenQ PD3200Q
• Mouse : Razer Naga trinity
• Keyboard : Razer Ornata Chroma
• Headphones : Corsair Void Elite Wireless
• SSD : SSD Crucial MX500 500 Go 3D NAND (CT500MX500SSD1)

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Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

I could be interested if easy to do, especially if it can get me non-OC components (which i think cost less that OC-components).

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Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

Well the fluidity while working, and the render time (i don't need a minute render but actually 120 fps was around 1h30..)

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Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Tbh, silence > design, also performance > design. (but black is fine)

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Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Nope

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Extra info or particulars:

Yeah! An early thanks! But i know i'm asking a lot of (different) things, because from what i've read, 3D & gaming don't require the same components. So it can't be good in both, i would tend to the gaming part considering the 3D is atm a learning process to add value to my job.
Otherwise, feel free to skip the tower case part, to gain a few bucks!