Question Components "recycling" due to failed CPU or MB

[Breeze1]

I posted a reply to my own thread here, stating that the mentioned PC ended up failing, but got no reply.
https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/is-my-setup-worth-keeping-upgrading.3822775/

Which is not a bad thing, because a new situation arose that needs another thread, or so I think.

So I replaced the CMOS battery and the PC still wouldn't boot, and the CPU led is still stuck on when I power up.

Based on my research, at this point it doesn't matter if it is indeed the CPU, or the MB that failed since current MB is AM3+ socket so not compatible with any processor available on the market. The DDR3 RAM would be lost as well (correct me if I'm wrong) and so would the cooler master hyper 212 CPU fan, I guess? So now I'm considering re-building a PC to "recycle" the following remaining components (respective ages of the components between brackets):

- PSU: LEPA G850 MAS80+ Gold (9 yo)
- GPU: MSI GTX 1060 6gb "Armor" (2-3 yo)
- Storage: 3Tb HDD (only 2 of them being recognized) + 1Tb Crucial SSD (9yo / 1yo)
- Lian-Li ATX case (9yo)

Long story short, after much research where I live (Morocco), I'm being offered the following components for basically xbox series s money:

- MB: ASROCK B550M PHANTOM GAMING 4
- AMD RYZEN 5 5500 (3.6 GHZ / 4.2 GHZ)
- 32GB ( 16GB X 2 ) 3200 MHZ DDR4 XPG SPECTRIX D35G RGB

So my question is: if I do buy these components and complement them with the ones in blue, will I get to xbox series s level? If not, would I be able to play current games (mainly forza motorsport / Horizon 5 and other racing sims) in 1080p / high or very high settings / a minimum of 60FPS at all times?

If I can get to pretty much xbox series S levels, I would consider keeping my PC for the next 2 years, then buy an upgraded version of either the PS5 or the Series X (due in 2024-2025), rather than the current versions. Or I coud simply sell my components for cheap (obviously) and buy a series X today (under their current forms, I find the SX to be more convincing than the PS5).

Thanks.

 

[hedwar2011]

Honestly, you could include the parts in blue but the age of them is likely going to be the downfall of the system no matter what new components you attempt to partner them with with the exception of the GTX 1060 and possibly the SSD.

9 years is a LONG time for a PSU to function correctly and still function an additional 2 years like you are wanting. You could probably snag a new PSU and even new SSDs for not that much more and it get you into a better longevity situation than using the older components.

 

[Breeze1]

Honestly, you could include the parts in blue but the age of them is likely going to be the downfall of the system no matter what new components you attempt to partner them with with the exception of the GTX 1060 and possibly the SSD.

9 years is a LONG time for a PSU to function correctly and still function an additional 2 years like you are wanting. You could probably snag a new PSU and even new SSDs for not that much more and it get you into a better longevity situation than using the older components.

Ok but longevity aside (I could always replace the PSU if it fails, for e.g.. The HDD I don't really care about) how do that hypothetical setup compare to a series S, if at all?
Otherwise, would it be capable of playing the mentioned games in decent conditions (please see above)?

P.S.: this benchmark puts the series s's GPU on par with the the 3gb version of the GTX1060 (I have the 6gb version) in terms of TFLOPS, but then again we're not comparing only 2 GPU's, but 2 systems. And the PC seems far superior if only in the RAM (32gb vs 10gb) and storage departments, at least on paper and as far as I can understand (my FX 3850 shows 8 cores @ 4.00GHZ, but is slow nonetheless).

Xbox Series S GPU vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB : Which one is better? | TopCPU.net

We compared a Game console GPU: 8GB VRAM Xbox Series S GPU and a Desktop platform GPU: 3GB VRAM GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB to see which GPU has better performance in key specifications, benchmark tests, power consumption, etc.

www.topcpu.net

 

[hedwar2011]

1) Take a look at the Xbox Series S component listing by WindowsCentral found HERE.
2) As for running those games at Ultra High or High and maintaining 60fps at all times, with the hardware you have listed in blue, I would have to say maybe. It is certainly possible with the right tweaking and configuring but it may not be consistent at all times.

There are tons of tweaking guides on how to get Forza 5 running at 60 fps so I would direct you there.

 

[Flayed]

If you buy a B550 board make sure it has a flash bios button on the rear panel.

 

[Breeze1]

1) Take a look at the Xbox Series S component listing by WindowsCentral found HERE.

Thanks, you beat me to it (I edited my post with a link to a benchmark)

 

[--SID--]

Just replace the PSU. This Lepa has a budget Gold platform from CWT with outdated topology under the hood. It's not reliable anymore after 9 years.

 

[Breeze1]

Thanks for your replies guys. If the PSU needs replacing as well I'm looking into Series x territory (close enough) as far as budget goes. I'll have to decide but it is probably going to be a case of selling the GPU and the SSD and picking up an xbox.

If there is a way to convert the SSD to an external one for cheap I'll keep it to expand my laptop's limited storage (256gb). I'll look it up.

 

[hedwar2011]

Thanks for your replies guys. If the PSU needs replacing as well I'm looking into Series x territory (close enough) as far as budget goes. I'll have to decide but it is probably going to be a case of selling the GPU and the SSD and picking up an xbox.

If there is a way to convert the SSD to an external one for cheap I'll keep it to expand my laptop's limited storage (256gb). I'll look it up.

You can purchase an SSD enclosure just make sure it supports the configuration of the drive that you have.

 

[Breeze1]

Hello again,

So I ended up selling my PC (or what remained of it anyway) for cheap, obviously.
I was going to buy a Series X bundled with Forza the same day, but it happened to be out of stock.

Which gave me time to sit back and think about buying another PC gamer instead. Because what seemed like a no brainer from a financial standpoint ended up being not so obvious:

- If I stay on PC I get to keep all my games, without having to subscribe to Game pass for a monthly fee of $12 (so after only one year: $144, IF I can suscribe to the US version; otherwise it'll be the same price but in €). Plus I get to keep my T500RS as is, without the need to buy a Drive Hub adaptor (130€). So all in all thats approximately $300 on top of the XSX's price after only one year, bringing the total to ~ $900.

- I could buy, for ~ $1000 (so only $100 more after one year), the following setup:

• Case : HYBROK SWAN ARGB ​

• MB; ASROCK B550M Phantom gaming 4​

• CPU: Ryzen 5600X ​

• GPU: RTX 3070 8Gb GDDR6​

• Ram: 32Gb (16Gb x 2) 3200MHZ DDR4 XPG SPECTRIX D35G RGB​

• SSD: Teamgroup MP33 M.2 PCIE NVME 1TO​

• PSU: Aerocool Lux 750w 80+ Bronze​

Based on some benchmarks I've watched on Youtube, the above system seems superior to the XSX; but then again I think it's hard to compare them back to back because XSX seems to rely more on dynamic resolution than PC's, and overall games seem to be much better optimized for consoles than for PC's. When I see how GT7 runs on a base PS4 with only 2Tflops (I know Tflops are only a partial measurement of a GPU's performance but still...), I'm astonished.

So what do you guys think, in terms of real life gaming? I only care about gaming in this case (I have a laptop to perform all regular "PC tasks"). Which way would you go?

 

[Flayed]

I would go for the gaming PC much better than console

 

[hedwar2011]

Hello again,

So I ended up selling my PC (or what remained of it anyway) for cheap, obviously.
I was going to buy a Series X bundled with Forza the same day, but it happened to be out of stock.

Which gave me time to sit back and think about buying another PC gamer instead. Because what seemed like a no brainer from a financial standpoint ended up being not so obvious:

- If I stay on PC I get to keep all my games, without having to subscribe to Game pass for a monthly fee of $12 (so after only one year: $144, IF I can suscribe to the US version; otherwise it'll be the same price but in €). Plus I get to keep my T500RS as is, without the need to buy a Drive Hub adaptor (130€). So all in all thats approximately $300 on top of the XSX's price after only one year, bringing the total to ~ $900.

- I could buy, for ~ $1000 (so only $100 more after one year), the following setup:

• Case : HYBROK SWAN ARGB ​

• MB; ASROCK B550M Phantom gaming 4​

• CPU: Ryzen 5600X ​

• GPU: RTX 3070 8Gb GDDR6​

• Ram: 32Gb (16Gb x 2) 3200MHZ DDR4 XPG SPECTRIX D35G RGB​

• SSD: Teamgroup MP33 M.2 PCIE NVME 1TO​

• PSU: Aerocool Lux 750w 80+ Bronze​

Based on some benchmarks I've watched on Youtube, the above system seems superior to the XSX; but then again I think it's hard to compare them back to back because XSX seems to rely more on dynamic resolution than PC's, and overall games seem to be much better optimized for consoles than for PC's. When I see how GT7 runs on a base PS4 with only 2Tflops (I know Tflops are only a partial measurement of a GPU's performance but still...), I'm astonished.

So what do you guys think, in terms of real life gaming? I only care about gaming in this case (I have a laptop to perform all regular "PC tasks"). Which way would you go?

You are correct in that it's hard to compare the two but I wanted you to see that yourself versus me pointing it out directly (I like to help people find what they are looking for so they are more confident about it next time ).

That's a really good setup for only $1000. It also gives you the option to upgrade later on if you wish so that's a plus as well.