Help with upgrading my PC

[Valleanden]

Hello,

My pc has been running quite slow recently, so i'm looking to upgrade my GPU, CPU and Motherboard. But i'm not quite sure if the components will work together.

What i have now:
Core i5-4670 3.4GHz processor
Geforce GTX 970 Gigabyte G1 Gaming 4GB edition graphics card
B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) motherboard

The components i've found:
AMD Ryzen i5 1600X processor
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING 8G graphics card
ASUS PRIME A320M-K AMD, Socket-AM4 motherboard

Thank you in advance.

 

[DRagor]

Yes, they are compatible but:
- A320 are lower end boards, you will not be able to fully use that CPU, you should look for B350 board instead
- you also need new RAM, as your old setup uses DDR3 and Ryzen uses DDR4
I would also consider keeping your current GPU for now, it is still solid card, and GPU prices are high now.

 

[Valleanden]

Yes, they are compatible but:
- A320 are lower end boards, you will not be able to fully use that CPU, you should look for B350 board instead
- you also need new RAM, as your old setup uses DDR3 and Ryzen uses DDR4
I would also consider keeping your current GPU for now, it is still solid card, and GPU prices are high now.

Thank you for your answer.
Would it be a better idea if i just bought a completely new rig? I have 24 GB of ram (It's a lot, i know), and i dont really want to throw them all out the window.

 

[DRagor]

Unfortunately all new hardware uses DDR4, so one way or another you can't keep your DDR3. You should still be able to sell it without problem though.

 

[Valleanden]

Unfortunately all new hardware uses DDR4, so one way or another you can't keep your DDR3. You should still be able to sell it without problem though.

Alright, i'll look into it - Thank you for your help