Question Advice on budget upgrade

[EquityS]

Hello,

I am looking for a possibility to upgrade my current system.

Would you suggest overclocking the Cpu or buying a new GPU might help?

Thanks for any advice



My current System

CPU: Intel Core I5 6500

GPU: GTX 970

Mobo: ASRock Z170 Extreme 4

Power Suply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W Gold

RAM: 4x 4gb

SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB



Approximate Purchase Date: I have time
Budget Range: 600 $

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: I am open to Suggestions

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon

Location: Czech Republic

Parts Preferences: I don’t have any preference

Overclocking: I haven’t overclocked nothing yet. I am open to overclocking

SLI or Crossfire: I was initially planning to for SLI but never got to it, so I am open to SLI

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments:
Prefer decent performance for the cost

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Having problem running World of Warcraft: Dragonflight – aiming to update the system so it holds the game at 60 fps during Raids

 

[larsv8]

That is a pretty tight budget, but if you re-use your Case, SSD and PSU, this is something that might work

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte A520M S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GAMING Twin Edge OC GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB Video Card ($341.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $610.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-10-21 12:29 EDT-0400

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Not bad. Alternatively grab an rx 6600 or 6600xt and use the savings for a better cpu or board, or an ssd drive.

 

[geofelt]

You should not be able to significantly overclock a non K I5-6500.
Your strongest upgrade on that motherboard would be a I7-7700K which sells for $150 or more.
That is not a great deal when a I3-12100 which is about twice the capability sells for <$150.
Buy a B660 DDR4 DDR4 motherboard with 4 ram slots for about $100.
Your ram will be fine.
Here is a review of the 12100:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i3-12100-12100f-review/5

As to graphics card upgrades, the remaining $350 in your budget could buy a3050/3060 class card.
But take a look at the new Intel ARC770 which competes:
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-arc-a770-a770-pgd-8go/p/N82E16814930077?quicklink=true
See if you can find reviews which include the games you play.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-arc-a770-limited-edition-review/5

 

[EquityS]

You should not be able to significantly overclock a non K I5-6500.
Your strongest upgrade on that motherboard would be a I7-7700K which sells for $150 or more.
That is not a great deal when a I3-12100 which is about twice the capability sells for <$150.
Buy a B660 DDR4 DDR4 motherboard with 4 ram slots for about $100.
Your ram will be fine.
Here is a review of the 12100:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i3-12100-12100f-review/5

As to graphics card upgrades, the remaining $350 in your budget could buy a3050/3060 class card.
But take a look at the new Intel ARC770 which competes:
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-arc-a770-a770-pgd-8go/p/N82E16814930077?quicklink=true
See if you can find reviews which include the games you play.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-arc-a770-limited-edition-review/5

Thank you for the parts suggestions.

I noticed this video where he basically overclocks my system:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK94qZLW1VI



He is getting more than 26% in Cinebench. I am cool with a 1/5 improvement with my current system.

In my case would you suggest any particular cooler - air/water? I am still rocking the stock one.