Need advice for my Asus G20 CI desktop

[SteveL077]

Hi,
So I'm new to computer upgrades and was curious about my Asus G20 CI

Would I be able to upgrade the CPU with is currently an Intel i7-7700 to a better one and the GPU from the GTX-1080 to an rtx - 3080 turbo? Basically I'm just trying to get an idea of what I can upgrade that will considerably improve performance. I figured if I have to take off the CPU cooler to get to the ram, I might as well upgrade it.

I'm just not sure what other things would need upgrading to support it. Or if this stuff is plug and play once swapped out 🤷🏽‍♂️. Again, I'm new at this lol.

Thank you for your help

 

[Why_Me]

Hi,
So I'm new to computer upgrades and was curious about my Asus G20 CI

Would I be able to upgrade the CPU with is currently an Intel i7-7700 to a better one and the GPU from the GTX-1080 to an rtx - 3080 turbo? Basically I'm just trying to get an idea of what I can upgrade that will considerably improve performance. I figured if I have to take off the CPU cooler to get to the ram, I might as well upgrade it.

I'm just not sure what other things would need upgrading to support it. Or if this stuff is plug and play once swapped out 🤷🏽‍♂️. Again, I'm new at this lol.

Thank you for your help

I searched for the power supply that comes with that prebuilt but I had no luck. Upgrading it is going to be a major pain, especially the psu which will most likely need to be upgraded in order to upgrade the gpu.

I couldn't even find the psu they used for that prebuilt in this review down below.

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/asus-rog-g20ci

 

[SteveL077]

So the exact model is G20CI-DS71-GTX1080. I just tried to look up the PSU too and I'm having no luck. I might have to take it apart again to confirm it. This computer is definitely not the best with space inside but idk, I feel like it'd be a nice challenge, even if I end up breaking it. I have a back up razer laptop, so I might just go for it

I'm going to put about $1500 towards it. I know the gpu alone will be expensive, so I could try a used rtx - 2080 or a 3070. If the cost is significantly more, I'll hold off on upgrading it and just buy a prebuild, just takes the fun away from learning how to build or upgrade. If I have to, I'll just buy a cool case and start accumulating pc components until I can just build one from scratch. Watching Linus tech tips reignited an interest I had 15 years ago lol.

 

[Why_Me]

So the exact model is G20CI-DS71-GTX1080. I just tried to look up the PSU too and I'm having no luck. I might have to take it apart again to confirm it. This computer is definitely not the best with space inside but idk, I feel like it'd be a nice challenge, even if I end up breaking it. I have a back up razer laptop, so I might just go for it

I'm going to put about $1500 towards it. I know the gpu alone will be expensive, so I could try a used rtx - 2080 or a 3070. If the cost is significantly more, I'll hold off on upgrading it and just buy a prebuild, just takes the fun away from learning how to build or upgrade. If I have to, I'll just buy a cool case and start accumulating pc components until I can just build one from scratch. Watching Linus tech tips reignited an interest I had 15 years ago lol.

For $1500 you can build yourself a decent PC.

 

[Why_Me]

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