[SOLVED] MSI Nightblade MI-2 GPU/CPU upgrade

[Albert 4352]

Hi!



I have a MSI nightblade Mi2

350W non upgradable psu

ms-b090 motherboard

24 gb ram (2133mhz)

i5 6400 2.7ghz

gtx 950 2gb



Im planning on upgrading to a 1650 super as it has about the same power consumption as the gtx 950 and is within my upgrading budget. I'm wondering if it necessary to upgrade my CPU as well as some "bottleneck" calculators say it has a 19% bottleneck. What should i do?

 

[Schlachtwolf]

In my opinion, forget an upgade and start afresh. How long have you had it?

24 GB of RAM is a strange number, what is configuration and is it even running dual-channel? Do you mind me asking when you got it? The 350w Bronze psu is too weak for me with newer GPU's and is barely enough for something like an i7-6700 which would go in the board. A 1660 WOULD be OK but still far away from what is needed for any of the better titles of the last 3 years. The PSU is really limiting what you can do with this build to up-grade

Bottleneck calculators are ALL BS, rubbish and should be removed from the internet as false information. Every PC config is different, every game is different.... did the calculator ask the speed of your RAM? if you have HDD os SSD? what games you play? no... just you have a bottleneck and the hardware you need is in the sponsored link below......

This MSI prebuild is pretty poor, leftover low end stuff put in leftover cases and slap a "VR Ready" sticker on it......

 

[Albert 4352]

In my opinion, forget an upgade and start afresh. How long have you had it?

24 GB of RAM is a strange number, what is configuration and is it even running dual-channel? Do you mind me asking when you got it? The 350w Bronze psu is too weak for me with newer GPU's and is barely enough for something like an i7-6700 which would go in the board. A 1660 WOULD be OK but still far away from what is needed for any of the better titles of the last 3 years. The PSU is really limiting what you can do with this build to up-grade

Bottleneck calculators are ALL BS, rubbish and should be removed from the internet as false information. Every PC config is different, every game is different.... did the calculator ask the speed of your RAM? if you have HDD os SSD? what games you play? no... just you have a bottleneck and the hardware you need is in the sponsored link below......

This MSI prebuild is pretty poor, leftover low end stuff put in leftover cases and slap a "VR Ready" sticker on it......

Ah right ok,
The ram is one 8gb and a 16gb, both laptop types of ram due to the weird motherboard by msi.
If I do chose to start afresh, which cpu would best suit a 1650 super or a 1660 super? Either amd or intel works. Problem is I would have to buy a new set of ram too but I guess I could just save a bit more. Also, any suggestions for a motherboard?

 

[Schlachtwolf]

At your budget a b450 Am4 Mobo, Ryzen 2600, a decent 500w PSU, 16gb ram (2x8gb @ 3000mhz C16) and the GPU you want normal, a 1TB SSD and for 500 you have the guts of a nice little rig with an upgade path to even a 5000 series CPU and really any GPU you want. That is the key really if you are on a budget, the comfort of having a system that CAN be upraded as you go along. Mind you a 500w PSU will also hit it's limits down the line as the RTX 1st and second gen for example need way more juice from the wall.

 

[Albert 4352]

At your budget a b450 Am4 Mobo, Ryzen 2600, a decent 500w PSU, 16gb ram (2x8gb @ 3000mhz C16) and the GPU you want normal, a 1TB SSD and for 500 you have the guts of a nice little rig with an upgade path to even a 5000 series CPU and really any GPU you want. That is the key really if you are on a budget, the comfort of having a system that CAN be upraded as you go along. Mind you a 500w PSU will also hit it's limits down the line as the RTX 1st and second gen for example need way more juice from the wall.

Oh alright OK, this seems like a decent pc too, especially for new releases in the coming years. Thankyou so much for the help!