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You might see if you can find a Ryzen 3 3300x, there performance is nearly as good as the 3600 but $50 less. Problem is they were such good value they sold out everywhere. Also go with 3200/3600Mhz RAM and save yourself another $50-75 there as well, you won't really benefit from such fast RAM in...

Maybe a fan bearing starting to go, you could try fiddling about with the fan curves on the CPU cooler and GPU to see if that is the source.

I would say perhaps get a Ryzen 5 5600x and 3070/3080 or RX6800/XT (once you can actually find one in stock!!) and a 1TB M2 SSD if the Evo isn't already using that slot. What PSU do you have? That may limit your GPU options

That sounds pretty normal, the temperature is closely linked to how much work the CPU is doing at that moment and will fluctuate up and down under normal conditions, CPU work loads during gaming can fluctuate quite a bit.

Yep, 1650 is a bit better than the 1050 Ti

The 5600XT is more comparable to the 2060 so quite a bit better than the 1660 Super and EUR285 isn't a bad price for the 5600XT, just make sure you are getting the 14Gbps memory version. Depends on CPU, PSU, monitor resolution and refresh rate as the whether that's money well spent or not...

A new GPU perhaps? That would depend on what PSU you have, a decent sized SSD wouldn't hurt but I don't think you'll see much of a difference in games though. Not sure what you would want a AIO cooler for, that CPU and Mobo can't overclock, are you having problems with temps?

Try using PCPartpicker to spec your system, it'll highlight compatibility issues and give you a good idea of price as well. Without knowing your budget and what you want to do (gaming, work, etc) it's hard to spec a system but here's a starter for ten: PCPartPicker Part List...

There's no motherboard listed, do you already have one?

You could stick a couple of front fans on your case if it will take them, you can get good quality ones for £10, but as mentioned above that temp isn't excessive.

Depends on your budget and what you want really, PSU aside that system could go another few years as long as you don't mind games on low/med settings etc, but as stated above 3600/2070 would represent a significant improvement in performance.

Looks fine to me, PSU is good, good CPU/GPU balance and on the website you've linked it says that B450 is Ryzen 3rd Gen ready so should work with the 3600. You've got fast RAM, which Ryzen likes. Not sure about the quality of your SSD, I'm not familiar with that brand, but depends if you can get...

If you use pcpartpicker to build a list of components it gives you an estimate of wattage, just make sure you give yourself plenty of extra for OCing, upgrades etc, and you don't want a PSU running at or near 100% all the time. Like Trav says 650w would be plenty...

No problem!

The Wraith Prism Cooler should come with the 3700x, so I would put that spare £50 towards a better PSU as that EVGA one is pretty mediocre. Corsair TX/RM/HX/AX 650w plus would be good. That's a high end system your putting together, you don't want to cheap out on the PSU! Otherwise a solid...