Question PC Upgrade Help

[bluebadger12]

Looking for some help regarding newer computer parts. It's been almost 8 years since I built my first tower, and while at the time I considered myself to be fairly knowledgeable in the parts scene, I have no idea what is good and what isn't nowadays.

Basically, I am looking to upgrade my PC to something that can moderately handle newer games. My current setup is this:

• i5 4690k
• MSI Z97S
• 16gb DDR4 (?)
• R9 390
• EVGA 650W 80+ Gold
• M.2 SSD 500gb (?)

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/bXD8TW

I have a friend who is offering to give me his MSI B450 and Ryzen 3600 to help upgrade. So, I am wondering what GPU (and any other parts that are recommended) I should pair with these to maximize power without bottlenecking. Budget is roughly $300 (new or used).

Appreciate any help!

 

[pete_101]

For $300 you should be able to find an RX 6700XT. It's the best bang for your buck, it's really too powerful for 1080p (not that it's a problem), about right for 1440p and can do 4K with setting turned down.

Going forward, with a BIOS update, that board could be upgraded from the 3600 to a 5800X3D, this would be a nice future upgrade.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Did you get ram? If not a 32gb kit of ddr4 should run about 50 bucks. As the person above said look at the 6700xt, if that’s too much then maybe a 6650xt.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (£220.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Total: £299.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-28 11:16 GMT+0000

 

[bluebadger12]

For $300 you should be able to find an RX 6700XT. It's the best bang for your buck, it's really too powerful for 1080p (not that it's a problem), about right for 1440p and can do 4K with setting turned down.

Going forward, with a BIOS update, that board could be upgraded from the 3600 to a 5800X3D, this would be a nice future upgrade.

Awesome thank you, this helps a ton!

 

[bluebadger12]

PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: PowerColor Fighter Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card (£220.94 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.00 @ Computer Orbit)
Total: £299.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-28 11:16 GMT+0000

Are those fairly power hungry cards?

Thanks for the reply!

 

[bluebadger12]

Did you get ram? If not a 32gb kit of ddr4 should run about 50 bucks. As the person above said look at the 6700xt, if that’s too much then maybe a 6650xt.

I’m not home atm, but I believe I upgraded to 16gb DDR4 a couple years back.

Wasn’t sure what the standard was for games today but that will definitely be something I add alongside the gpu.

Thanks!

 

[Lucky_SLS]

The 6650XT is a 180W card. maybe 200W if OC'ed.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

16gb is fine. As cheap as ram is I've been recommending 32gb. One thing with Ryzen is you want faster memory. So may want to check to the speeds. 3000 or higher is preferable.