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Question Looking to upgrade pc?

Dec 25, 2024
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CPU Ryzen 5 3600, GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3060ti Ventus 2x 8G, Motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX, Patriot vipersteel DDR4 16gb (2x 8gb) 3600MHz.

Looking to upgrade pc but don't know what to upgrade and looking for help.

Would say I have a budget of £1000
 
only cpu go to 5700x nothing else.
There's also the 5600 and 5700x3D.

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Evga 750 bq, 80+ bronze 750w semi modular, 2 years old 1080p
From least expensive to most expensive.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (£89.00 @ Computer Orbit)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AG400 75.89 CFM CPU Cooler (£19.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £164.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-25 22:53 GMT+0000


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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (£131.99 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: *Deepcool AK400 66.47 CFM CPU Cooler (£31.96 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £220.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-25 22:52 GMT+0000


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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor (£189.97 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£39.59 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory (£56.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £286.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-25 22:51 GMT+0000


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Do you think the mobo need upgrade?

As I don't have the wifi built in?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005863188096.html
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F £105.13

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard (£145.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Memory: *Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£89.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £264.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-25 23:47 GMT+0000


https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2023-amd-ryzen-5-7500f-review

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