Question Looking for good uprgade

[AngelTech]

Heya people been awhile I have the same hardware as listed in my bio I'm looking to save some money up and get a new CPU and motherboard since mine was super budget

Looking for a 8 core CPU and just a good quality motherboard

Graphics card is next as I'm getting into emulating games and so...need a good CPU but don't want to break the bank completely

Specs;
Ryzen 5 2600
MSI B450-A PRO
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3133MHz OC (CL16)
WD 2 TB HDD & Crucial BX500 480GB SSD
XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED
SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular

 

[Lutfij]

Sig space specs can and will change over time and when that happens this thread and subsequent suggestions might end up moot to the user in the same boat as you're in now. I've added the specs to the thread's initial post for the sake of relevance.

So long as you've got the latest BIOS version for your motherboard, you're free to drop in pretty much any Ryzen AM4 socket CPU under the sun. If you can find them at a good price, perhaps consider a 5800X3D...? You didn't mention your budget for the upgrade, nor your location/preferred site for purchase. Please add them.

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3133MHz OC (CL16)
Did the ram come that way or is that the highest frequency you can get them to? On second thoughts, BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time?

 

[Why_Me]

Update to the latest bios and look at this cpu.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JmhFf7/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-34-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000926wof
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X $188.00

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5V1lgctYw

 

[AngelTech]

Sig space specs can and will change over time and when that happens this thread and subsequent suggestions might end up moot to the user in the same boat as you're in now. I've added the specs to the thread's initial post for the sake of relevance.

So long as you've got the latest BIOS version for your motherboard, you're free to drop in pretty much any Ryzen AM4 socket CPU under the sun. If you can find them at a good price, perhaps consider a 5800X3D...? You didn't mention your budget for the upgrade, nor your location/preferred site for purchase. Please add them.

Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 3133MHz OC (CL16)
Did the ram come that way or is that the highest frequency you can get them to? On second thoughts, BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time?

My bad and according to my motherboard they don't have a bios update for the 5000 series

And I'm from the USA whatever is the cheapest price online but I'll go with $600 budget maybe less

And of course I know this will be obsolete in like a year or 2 I've just been so out of the tech game and don't feel like relearning everything right now ya know?

 

[Lutfij]

My bad and according to my motherboard they don't have a bios update for the 5000 series
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-A-PRO/support#cpu
unless you've got the make and model of the motherboard wrong.

 

[punkncat]

Your motherboard does support Ryzen 5xxx, they are in the list for compatibility. Go with the strongest one you can afford.

 

[AngelTech]

My bad and according to my motherboard they don't have a bios update for the 5000 series
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B450-A-PRO/support#cpu
unless you've got the make and model of the motherboard wrong.

No that's right I didn't see it under the bios thing so I assumed it didn't support

 

[Why_Me]

No that's right I didn't see it under the bios thing so I assumed it didn't support

What's your budget for a motherboard if your current board doesn't support Ryzen 5000?

 

[AngelTech]

What's your budget for a motherboard if your current board doesn't support Ryzen 5000?

I just checked according to the compatibility sheet it does support them but probably a B550 board so under $200

 

[Why_Me]

I just checked according to the compatibility sheet it does support them but probably a B550 board so under $200

Keep your current board then.

 

[AngelTech]

Keep your current board then.

I was just worried bc I heard my board is kinda mediocre but that's what I'll probably do