Looking to upgrade my current build :)

[Scottymcs]

Hey guys. I currently have a suitable build for what i needed two years ago and it can run your simple games etc but i want to give it a slight upgrade. At the moment i only want to upgrade two parts and that is the CPU and the Motherboard.

Right now i have
CPU: AMD A10-5700
Motherboard: Asus F2A85-V PRO Motherboard

Obviously i cant upgrade my CPU because of the FM2 socket on the motherboard.

Looking at trying to find a decent bundle that will handle AAA title games.

A Part that i will upgrade a little later on is my GPU which is a Geforce GTX 750Ti 2GB but at the moment its just the cpu and motherboard that i want to upgrade.

My PSU is 500w at the moment as well if you needed that info.
Budget for CPU + Motherboard is maximum of £300

Many Thanks!

 

[R_1]

unless you want to upgrade to old hardware you will need new RAM too

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M PRO-VDH Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£65.99 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£101.91 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £299.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-19 14:06 GMT+0000

my thoughts
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1400-vs-AMD-A10-5700-APU/3922vs2939
results are generalization only.

 

[Scottymcs]

Thanks for the suggestion, Sorry i should of put my whole build on, I have already got 8gb of hyperx. Just looking for motherboards and cpu suggestions. Could you tell me the difference in an micro motherboard and a full size one?

 

[R_1]

Thanks for the suggestion, Sorry i should of put my whole build on, I have already got 8gb of hyperx. Just looking for motherboards and cpu suggestions. Could you tell me the difference in an micro motherboard and a full size one?

size mainly. size and what the extra space allows. more room for more voltage regulation, more room for extra expansion slots, more m.2 slots.
mATX has to fit in a smaller space (9.6 x 9.6 inches) so the parts chosen to populate it are more limited.
ATX (12 x 9.6 inches) will have more, more slots, more ports, more headers, more room between heat sources, more mounting holes. see

https://pcgamehaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/matx-vs-atx-motherboards-gaming-pc.jpg

what is the speed of the hyperx you have?
ryzen loves high speed RAM.
slower RAM will pair better with a set frequency intel chip.

 

[Scottymcs]

Great answer cleared that up. Im mainly looking at a full size motherboard. So the cpu looks great what would you recommend taking the ram out the price for a motherboard or would you still suggest the micro motherboard?

 

[R_1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£175.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard (£115.47 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £290.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-19 15:13 GMT+0000

Here ya go adjustments for not needing RAM. if the hyperX RAM is 2666 or faster I would go Ryzen

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£179.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B250F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£100.96 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £280.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-19 15:17 GMT+0000

If the RAM is 2400 or lower the intel chip is the way.

 

[Scottymcs]

Solid stuff you have been great help!
Thanks!