PSU, should I upgrade it?

[luichi]

I'm going to upgrade my pc soon to an i5-8400 from my old fx8350, aswell as the motherboard and ram. My question is if I should upgrade my PSU for any reason. My current PSU is a Tacens RADIX VI 850w.
Also, if anyone could give me some tips on what to look for when choosing the RAM (latency, mhz...) I'm thinking about buying this one (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B013J7FLO0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1AT7YVPFBWXBL&psc=1)
My objective is a PC good enough for gaming at 1080p 144hz, I already have a 1060 6gb

 

[jaslion]

I'm going to upgrade my pc soon to an i5-8400 from my old fx8350, aswell as the motherboard and ram. My question is if I should upgrade my PSU for any reason. My current PSU is a Tacens RADIX VI 850w.
Also, if anyone could give me some tips on what to look for when choosing the RAM (latency, mhz...) I'm thinking about buying this one (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B013J7FLO0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1AT7YVPFBWXBL&psc=1)
My objective is a PC good enough for gaming at 1080p 144hz, I already have a 1060 6gb

Yes you very much should upgrade to a quality 550w or up unit.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

+1^ Yeah, defo get a decent 550-650w EVGA G2/G3 unit, Seasonic S12II, or Corsiar CXm. They are quality units with 5 years warranties.

On the 144hz 1080p thing. I think you should manage your expectations. The GTX1060 is a great 1080p GPU, but at 60hz/FPS. There are of course some games you will be able to hit 144hz in, but mostly non-demanding games, but things games like Fortnite should run like a dream. Games Like BF1, COD WW2 and the like, will not play at 144hz/FPS with that card.

With all of the said, the 8400 is a great midrange gaming chip, and offers almost equal performance as an 8600k at stock.

Ram wise, i'd select a mobo first, then get a set of DIMMS that are on the QVL for the mobo you choose. That way you have a compatible set of DIMMS that have been tested to work with your mobo.

If you go the ram first before the mobo, you then have to find a mobo to support it, which rules out some nice choices for your mobo. You're kinda in reverse in that sense

edit: depending on the mobo you will have different levels of native support for ram. Some will allow OC ram, like 3000/3200 mhz etc. Coffee Lake runs at a native 2400/2666mhz speed. You don't necessarily need to get faster ram. If you were buying a Ryzen system, then I'd say yes, get faster ram. Intel systems don't react in the same way to faster ram as AMD systems do. This is because Ryzen uses the Infinity fabric, which when used with faster ram, actually has a perceivable effect on performance. Intel have a more rounded approach, so faster ram (although it will affect the system in a positive way, with small increase in performance) is not that important. Where it most certainly can be for a Ryzen system.

So when you've chosen your mobo, look at the QVL and get a decent set of 2666mhz DIMMS, and you're good to go. That IMO at least.

 

[luichi]

+1^ Yeah, defo get a decent 550-650w EVGA G2/G3 unit, Seasonic S12II, or Corsiar CXm. They are quality units with 5 years warranties.

On the 144hz 1080p thing. I think you should manage your expectations. The GTX1060 is a great 1080p GPU, but at 60hz/FPS. There are of course some games you will be able to hit 144hz in, but mostly non-demanding games, but things games like Fortnite should run like a dream. Games Like BF1, COD WW2 and the like, will not play at 144hz/FPS with that card.

With all of the said, the 8400 is a great midrange gaming chip, and offers almost equal performance as an 8600k at stock.

Ram wise, i'd select a mobo first, then get a set of DIMMS that are on the QVL for the mobo you choose. That way you have a compatible set of DIMMS that have been tested to work with your mobo.

If you go the ram first before the mobo, you then have to find a mobo to support it, which rules out some nice choices for your mobo. You're kinda in reverse in that sense

edit: depending on the mobo you will have different levels of native support for ram. Some will allow OC ram, like 3000/3200 mhz etc. Coffee Lake runs at a native 2400/2666mhz speed. You don't necessarily need to get faster ram. If you were buying a Ryzen system, then I'd say yes, get faster ram. Intel systems don't react in the same way to faster ram as AMD systems do. This is because Ryzen uses the Infinity fabric, which when used with faster ram, actually has a perceivable effect on performance. Intel have a more rounded approach, so faster ram (although it will affect the system in a positive way, with small increase in performance) is not that important. Where it most certainly can be for a Ryzen system.

So when you've chosen your mobo, look at the QVL and get a decent set of 2666mhz DIMMS, and you're good to go. That IMO at least.

I'm seeing that prizes for 2666mhz memories are about the same than 3200mhz, so for this mobo for example (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0775JBB87/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1AT7YVPFBWXBL&psc=1) what should I pick? Thank you for your answer!

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

If they are the same price, the I'd go for the faster ram, it will do no harm at all. It will probably have faster timings, and will in theory give more bandwidth.

You could try these: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VQZXCy

The DIMMS in the pcpartpicker list are on the QVL for that mobo, so should work flawlessly

 

[luichi]

I finally bought those exactly components before your post xD. And added the Corsair CX750M PSU.
Thank you for your advice!

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Well done on taking the plunge! Good luck with the build! If you need any help with anything you can drop me a PM.

Happy gaming