Overdue Upgrade

My Current rig. Only things that has changed on it since I first got it are: Upgraded Ram for 12 to 16, Secondary HD was a second 128gb SSD changed it to a 1tb HDD, and the graphics card which I don't even remember what the 1070 replaced...

Chassis Model: Alienware
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme 965 (3.2GHz) Quadcore
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe x58
System Memory: 16GB
Power Supply: 700w
Storage Set 1: Samsung SSD RBX 128gb
Storage Set 2: Toshiba HDD 1tb
Graphics Card(s): Nvidia Geforce 1070 8GB
Extreme Cooling: Liquid cooling to cpu
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home (64-Bit Edition)


What I ordered:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lynx
Processor: Intel Core i9-10850K (5.2 GHz Turbo) (20-Thread) (10-Core) 3.6 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS / MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE (Intel Z490) (Up to 3x PCI-E) (No SLI)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Performance Series (Semi-Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (500GB Digital Storm Performance Series)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba / Hitachi)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3080 10GB (Performance Edition) (VR Ready)
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Dual Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Digital Storm Performance Series (RGB Fans)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU - Up to 4.7GHz on All CPU Cores
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)
Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

All Intel here is PCIe Gen 4 until around March. All AMD has been PCIe gen 4 for a year. Just sayin'. Up to you if you want older tech. The AMD 5000 series CPUs are new champs.

You don't need 1000W PSU, the 850s are more than enough.

Like hoserator said, the NVMe SSDs are at least 5 times faster than the Ds SATA M.2s. The Samsung 980s are champ, but it's PCIe Gen 4 part. Backward compatible, but you'll gimp it slightly on a Gen 3 board.

What monitor are you trying to run? The 3070, which is much more available edges out the former top dog 2080 Ti, and is great at 1440p.

You might think hard on that backward looking Intel. Might not hurt to wait 'til spring. There are lots of part supply issues right now and we're going into Blk Fri and Xmas.