[SOLVED] Looking for a new Mobo/CPU

[Dylan-257]

Hi there everyone was looking for some advice on selecting a new Mobo/CPU for a budget of around $400 AUD (for both)
My current Bulid is as follows
Radeon RX570 4GB
Intel I7-3770
16GB DDR4 RAM
random mother board i got from a university computer.
There is nothing wrong with my PC i would just feel better if i had a more recent CPU/Mobo, thanks for the help

 

[cbob74]

Honestly, you don't have to upgrade, it might start bottlenecking the GPU.

 

[DSzymborski]

Hi there everyone was looking for some advice on selecting a new Mobo/CPU for a budget of around $400 AUD (for both)
My current Bulid is as follows
Radeon RX570 4GB
Intel I7-3770
16GB DDR4 RAM
random mother board i got from a university computer.
There is nothing wrong with my PC i would just feel better if i had a more recent CPU/Mobo, thanks for the help

Could you double-check your specs? You can't have an i7-3770 and DDR4 RAM, so one of those is wrong.

 

[Dylan-257]

Could you double-check your specs? You can't have an i7-3770 and DDR4 RAM, so one of those is wrong.

Ram must be DDR3 then as my cpu is 3770 lol thanks for that

 

[DSzymborski]

Honestly, I don't think you have a worthwhile CPU/MB upgrade for $400 AU. 3770k/4770k/4790k are only very slight updates (and the latter two would require a new motherboard). There's no combination of CPU/MB/DDR4 RAM that will outperform what you currently have for the money.

 

[Dylan-257]

Honestly, I don't think you have a worthwhile CPU/MB upgrade for $400 AU. 3770k/4770k/4790k are only very slight updates (and the latter two would require a new motherboard). There's no combination of CPU/MB/DDR4 RAM that will outperform what you currently have for the money.

i was looking at Ryzen 5 1600/2600/3600 and A corresponding motherboard, if did that would i need ram aswell?

 

[DSzymborski]

i was looking at Ryzen 5 1600/2600/3600 and A corresponding motherboard, if did that would i need ram aswell?

Yes, a significant upgrade will also involve getting DDR4 RAM. And it shouldn't be slower than DDR4-3200 with Ryzen. Without finding good buys on used parts, I can't imagine you fitting all this for $400 AUD and still being an upgrade from a 3770, which is a perfectly capable old CPU.

 

[DSzymborski]

Ryzen 3600, MSI Tomahawk Max mobo, 16 gigs of DDR4 3200 to 3600, and a 1660 gtx ti is my suggestion. Fantastic upgrade on the cheap. This is the build i used on my backup rig

Well, yeah, but that's hardly a $400 AU upgrade, now is it? That's about a $1100 AU upgrade.

 

[Dylan-257]

Yes, a significant upgrade will also involve getting DDR4 RAM. And it shouldn't be slower than DDR4-3200 with Ryzen. Without finding good buys on used parts, I can't imagine you fitting all this for $400 AUD and still being an upgrade from a 3770, which is a perfectly capable old CPU.

Would this be a

Well, yeah, but that's hardly a $400 AU upgrade, now is it? That's about a $1100 AU upgrade.

Would this be a good upgrade https://www.mwave.com.au/product/bu...wU0Hrfi6ntqAklWfhsu7B06qvcNcSw6xoCuIUQAvD_BwE plus like 8gb ddr4 ram most likely second hand so in the end around $550

 

[DSzymborski]

Would this be a

Would this be a good upgrade https://www.mwave.com.au/product/bu...wU0Hrfi6ntqAklWfhsu7B06qvcNcSw6xoCuIUQAvD_BwE plus like 8gb ddr4 ram most likely second hand so in the end around $550

It would be an upgrade. It's getting really hard to recommend 8 GB these days, however.

 

[Dylan-257]

It would be an upgrade. It's getting really hard to recommend 8 GB these days, however.

I think im gonna go with these it is slight improvement and is alot more recent the main reason i want to upgrade is for safety and durabilty as well as my current mobo doesnt even have things like usb and i have to use a converter to power it

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/in...d-core-lga-1151-360-ghz-cpu-processor-ac24573 CPU

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gigabyte-h310mh-20-lga-1151-micro-atx-motherboard-ac23201 MOBO

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/team-elite-8gb-1x-8gb-ddr4-2400mhz-memory-ac06021 RAM x2

as well i can sell my old parts im pretty sure everything is compatiable but reassurance

Thanks For all the help

 

[DSzymborski]

Don't buy two separate 1x8, buy a single 2x8. Only RAM that's sold together is guaranteed to work together.