Question Looking to upgrade pc

[nicksmall121]

I’m looking to upgrade my pc but am unsure which parts to upgrade to

I currently have:

Rtx 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16gb ram 2666 ddr4
Gigabyte a320m-s2h motherboard

I am wanting to keep my graphics card but upgrade the rest, any suggestions?

 

[Lafong]

Can you spend 200

or 2000?

What stores will you buy from?

 

[nicksmall121]

Can you spend 200

or 2000?

What stores will you buy from?

I’m am looking to upgrade over time

looking to spend about maybe 1000 nzd

will most likely buy from a place called pbtech in nz as I live here

 

[Lafong]

I'd advise you not to buy the motherboard before you buy the CPU and RAM....to avoid not finding out until August that the motherboard that you bought in April is defective.

Having said that....

Your CPU was introduced about 5 years ago. What disappoints you about what you have....what doesn't it do well enough?

Exclusively gaming? Half? Very little?

You want AMD only?

 

[nicksmall121]

I'd advise you not to buy the motherboard before you buy the CPU and RAM....to avoid not finding out until August that the motherboard that you bought in April is defective.

Having said that....

Your CPU was introduced about 5 years ago. What disappoints you about what you have....what doesn't it do well enough?

Exclusively gaming? Half? Very little?

You want AMD only?

Really only use my pc for gaming

I’m noticing that I’m dropping frames in games which require better hardware and not really liking having to drop the graphics all the way down to play them smoothly

I’ve only ever had amd but not really bothered between Intel and amd

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CPUAMD05700X/AMD-Ryzen-7-5700X-CPU-8-Core--16-Thread---Max-Boos
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X $348.99 inc GST

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/FANDPC3035/DEEPCOOL-AG400-Plus-CPU-Cooler-2x-120mm-Fans-150mm
DEEPCOOL AG400 Plus CPU Cooler $59.00 inc GST

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/MEMCOR70224/Corsair-Vengeance-LPX-32GB-RAM-2x16GB-DDR4-3200-MH
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz 32GB (2x16GB) CL16 $168.99 inc GST

 

[Lucky_SLS]

So i am guessing this will be more of a platform upgrade to future proof your PC with future GPUs?

If so, a locked i5-13th gen in a B660 mobo would be a good choice.

You can reuse your RAM and upgrade the GPU and PSU at a later stage.

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CPUIT13500/Intel-Core-i5-13500-CPU-14-Cores--20-Threads---Max

But you have to look for a B660 mobo that has BIOS flasback to upgrade your mobo BIOS for 13th gen compatibility.

 

[logainofhades]

Easy option, bios update, and do a drop in upgrade to a 5800x3d. Worry about board and ram later.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu

 

[GarrettL]

Easy option, bios update, and do a drop in upgrade to a 5800x3d. Worry about board and ram later.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-A320M-S2H-rev-1x/support#support-cpu

That would be quite smart, would it not?

 

[logainofhades]

That would be quite smart, would it not?

Yea, doing that, they can enjoy a big boost to performance, with little effort. Even with their slow ram, it will be a vast improvement, over an R5 2600.

 

[GarrettL]

Yea, doing that, they can enjoy a big boost to performance, with little effort. Even with their slow ram, it will be a vast improvement, over an R5 2600.

I've seen a few threads recently with people looking to upgrade their aging AM4 platforms and many suggesting 1200 series Intel cpus and motherboards. I don't understand why as the 5800x3d is a monster of a gaming cpu for a very old platform.


https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-review/5