PC Upgrading, mainly a PSU question tho.

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Hey there, my question is, I'm upgrading from Phenom II X4 965 to either a Ryzen 5 2600x or to a Ryzen 7 2700, changing out motherboard, getting 16 GB of 3200MHz RAM, and I currently have a Kolink Core 850W (KL-C850) PSU. My budget is around $1000 atm, and the PSU I was looking at is the Cooler Master V1000. Is it worth to change it or upgrade it or the current no-name PSU is fine? I bought it for like $50 3 months ago. If its not needed then, the "leftover" ~$150 should go towards more RAM, better MOBO, or later on (3-5 months) Graphics card? I currently have the Sapphire R9 380 4GB Nitro

PC parts/specs im gonna buy to be exact:
X470 Motherboard, I have no clue which one would be the best, don't really want to spend over $200 for a mobo
Samsung 860 Evo 500 gb
3TB HDD
Cooler Master V1000 (if needed)
Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 7 2700 (I'd mainly game so the 2600X would be fine for me, but experienced people here can proove me otherwise)
Ripjaws 2x8 GB 3200 MHZ RAM
NZXT Kraken X52 watercooling
(ASUS Strix wireless headset, wouldn't necesseary buy other headset, just wrote it here for you to see how my budget goes)

This would be it, thank you for answering :9
 

clutchc

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If this is your PSU, it has good +12v specs for the system you're planning to build. That price at Amazon UK is equivalent to a $64 PSU here in the US. I've never heard of it, but I haven't heard of a lot of Euro-brand PSUs. I'd probably keep it in service if it hasn't been showing any problems. The Ryzen CPUs are lower wattage than the Phenom II X4 was. I'm still using an ancient 850W XFX Black Edition.
 
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Thank you very much for the reply, yes that is my PSU. I've been using it for a few months now, doesn't show any problems and been used with an overclocked X4 and R9 380. Then I'd save up that money for either a monitor or a graphics card.