[SOLVED] PC upgrade advice - Novice

[a_bert89]

Hi all,

I'm relatively inexperienced when it comes to PC upgrading, but really love gaming. Having decided that my 3 year old PC needs an upgrade I did a bit of research myself but could be using some advice.

My current specs are:
DELL Inspiron 5675 desktop
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core Processor
AMD Radeon RX 560
8GB installed RAM

Basically what should I look to upgrade first? GPU, CPU or RAM
I could probably afford to do two out of the three at the same time if I'm honest.

In regards to CPU, GPU I was looking along the lines of something like the following:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (if I upgraded from current processor, would I be able to just keep my current motherboard and swap out the processor?)
GPU -AMD RX 5600 or 5700

As I say, I'm no expert so some of the above may be bad choices, just let me know!

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[Sohom]

Hi all,

I'm relatively inexperienced when it comes to PC upgrading, but really love gaming. Having decided that my 3 year old PC needs an upgrade I did a bit of research myself but could be using some advice.

My current specs are:
DELL Inspiron 5675 desktop
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Quad-Core Processor
AMD Radeon RX 560
8GB installed RAM

Basically what should I look to upgrade first? GPU, CPU or RAM
I could probably afford to do two out of the three at the same time if I'm honest.

In regards to CPU, GPU I was looking along the lines of something like the following:
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (if I upgraded from current processor, would I be able to just keep my current motherboard and swap out the processor?)
GPU -AMD RX 5600 or 5700

As I say, I'm no expert so some of the above may be bad choices, just let me know!

Thanks for any help in advance.

yes u can use the motherboard, r5 3600 will be a good upgrade... also upgrading the ram will be good too as 16 gb will be more apt for gaming and also i wud suggest u the 5700xt or the 2060 super... most of all leaving the cabinet, u have to update most of it...give me a budget, so i can help u upgrade better...

 

[a_bert89]

yes u can use the motherboard, r5 3600 will be a good upgrade... also upgrading the ram will be good too as 16 gb will be more apt for gaming and also i wud suggest u the 5700xt or the 2060 super... most of all leaving the cabinet, u have to update most of it...give me a budget, so i can help u upgrade better...

Hi thanks for the reply.

Budget would probably be in the region of £400-500, however I must regret to purchasing a pre-built vendor machine (didn't know any better at time) so may consider saving a bit more to purchase a new PC down the line..

 

[logainofhades]

As it is an OEM, I doubt you will be able to reuse your current motherboard, with an R5 3600.

 

[Calvin7]

Ryzen 5 3600 or any other 2nd Gen or 3rd Gen Ryzen will not work on an Inspiron 5675.
https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron-Desktops/Inspiron-5675-CPU-compatibility/td-p/6211141

I suggest looking for a new bare PC case and new motherboard.

 

[Sohom]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cgxtq3

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.76 @ Walmart)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 590 8 GB FATBOY OC+ Video Card ($210.99 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.93 @ Newegg)
Total: $562.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 17:24 EDT-0400

if motherboard not compatible:
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2NwjK4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($172.76 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.98 @ Newegg) [need bios upgrade, use ur previous processor for the updating the bios]
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($72.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.93 @ Newegg)
Total: $427.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 17:33 EDT-0400

I wud suggest then keep the rx 560 for now and upgrade later...

 

[kevinburrow]

I'd get a 1600AF for about £95 (it's basically a 2600) and use the saved money to get a better GPU. Assuming it's mostly for gaming, that is. You probably need a whole new system, to be honest. Maybe you can use your case and storage - do you have a SSD or a large HDD? It's mostly dependent on what you want it for - you can def build one from scratch for £500 that can play medium settings at 1080p, even high on some games.

For the purposes of this build I'll assume you have a HDD for storage at least (You want the 12nm 1600AF, which isn't showing on there atm, but should be on ebay or Amazon):
PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor | £96.94 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard | Asus PRIME B450M-A Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard | £74.48 @ Amazon UK
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory | £68.98 @ Amazon UK
Storage | TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | £28.99 @ Amazon UK
Video Card | XFX Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card | £149.99 @ CCL Computers
Case | Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case | £37.25 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply | be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | £52.93 @ More Computers
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £509.56
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-28 22:50 BST+0100 |

 

[a_bert89]

Thanks everyone who replied. Yes, I'm thinking along the lines now of just building a new system from scratch, the current one just seems like more trouble than it's worth. By the time (and cost) of swapping out these parts and the risk factor involved in doing so, I believe it's just as well saving for a bit longer and getting acustom built from scratch. Won't be getting a pre-built vendor PC again...

 

[kevinburrow]

Thanks everyone who replied. Yes, I'm thinking along the lines now of just building a new system from scratch, the current one just seems like more trouble than it's worth. By the time (and cost) of swapping out these parts and the risk factor involved in doing so, I believe it's just as well saving for a bit longer and getting acustom built from scratch. Won't be getting a pre-built vendor PC again...

I just put one together above as you were replying

 

[a_bert89]

I just put ne together above as you were replying

Appreciated! Wish I'd gotten as good advice 3 years ago! Was lead to the current system that I bought by the in-store sales guy if I'm honest