Question Should I change any parts?

[sparkyparkz]

These are my PC Components:

• ASRock B450M Steel Legend
• AMD Radeon RX580 SAPPHIRE NITRO 8GB
• CORSAIR Vengeance 8GBx2
• AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6-core
• Novatech 600W 80 Bronze PSU

I was wondering if I need to upgrade any of the components to get my PC working in tip-top shape and what I need to upgrade them to, because - as of current - I'm running Windows 11 24H2 and it's being very slow with me. I've also been thinking of upgrading my PSU but I'm not too sure what to choose. I should also say that the PC itself has the latest driver updates. The GPU has had it's most recent update too.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[punkncat]

What is your storage solution on this build?

Where these are older components, this should actually be a pretty decent basic system. It should be capable of playing older titles, particularly at 720 or low 1080.

Your motherboard may be capable of BIOS updates into the 5xxx series of Ryzen CPU. I did not check for you.
You would want to consider your case and air flow.
I would recommend stepping up into a newer low end graphics solution with driver support but that may not be required based on what you use this PC for.

How old is that power supply?

IMO, if you have a BIOS update for it, pick up a used R5 5600, a kit of RAM for total 32GB, a solid state storage solution, and perhaps a graphics card and power supply if needed alongside it. Start with the first three.

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[sparkyparkz]

What is your storage solution on this build?

Where these are older components, this should actually be a pretty decent basic system. It should be capable of playing older titles, particularly at 720 or low 1080.

Your motherboard may be capable of BIOS updates into the 5xxx series of Ryzen CPU. I did not check for you.
You would want to consider your case and air flow.
I would recommend stepping up into a newer low end graphics solution with driver support but that may not be required based on what you use this PC for.

How old is that power supply?

IMO, if you have a BIOS update for it, pick up a used R5 5600, a kit of RAM for total 32GB, a solid state storage solution, and perhaps a graphics card and power supply if needed alongside it. Start with the first three.

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The power supply is around 10-12 years old as it's an original component compared to the upgraded components. I also have 1TB SSD installed to the motherboard, I also have 2 HDDs - 1 with the C: Drive and the other being used to store high-storage games, like COD:MWII. I've had a look around the internet for any possible BIOS updates and it is already up to date with the last update. That's included for the CPU too.

Unfortunately, I don't have enough money for those things and have thought of selling my old components that originally came with the PC - Intel I7-3300, GTX 980 4GB, 4x4GB DDR4 - for some extra cash.

 

[punkncat]

Get OS off that HDD and I think you will be astounded at the performance increase. No system these days should be running from a spinny platter.

Given the age of that power supply don't change the graphics solution until you can. That thing is waiting to fail.

You could probably find a Ryzen 5 3600 for nearly nothing these days. It would be a bit of an increase but honestly, if you aren't changing anything else it probably doesn't matter. Just get operating system onto a solid state drive. HUGE difference.

 

[sparkyparkz]

Get OS off that HDD and I think you will be astounded at the performance increase. No system these days should be running from a spinny platter.

Given the age of that power supply don't change the graphics solution until you can. That thing is waiting to fail.

You could probably find a Ryzen 5 3600 for nearly nothing these days. It would be a bit of an increase but honestly, if you aren't changing anything else it probably doesn't matter. Just get operating system onto a solid state drive. HUGE difference.

I will try to do that but it'll be tricky for me because, well, I've never done it before and I know I will heavily screw it up

 

[punkncat]

I will try to do that but it'll be tricky for me because, well, I've never done it before and I know I will heavily screw it up

Why?

You have additional storage. Use it to move anything you wish to keep off of the HDD.
Purchase a new M.2 NVMe or 2.5" SSD according to the capabilities of your motherboard.
Go online to Microsoft and download W11 of the correct version to the proper sized USB stick.
Power down your PC, remove the intact HDD and install the new solid state drive per motherboard instructions. Diconnect all other drives. Install OS to the new drive. Power down and reconnect all your other drives. If they don't show up use Disk Management to re-enable them.

There are tons of videos on how to do this, express directions here on how to do this. It is really not hard at all. It would appear that you have installed drives before given the mix you have. It really is mostly that simple.

 

[sparkyparkz]

Why?

You have additional storage. Use it to move anything you wish to keep off of the HDD.
Purchase a new M.2 NVMe or 2.5" SSD according to the capabilities of your motherboard.
Go online to Microsoft and download W11 of the correct version to the proper sized USB stick.
Power down your PC, remove the intact HDD and install the new solid state drive per motherboard instructions. Diconnect all other drives. Install OS to the new drive. Power down and reconnect all your other drives. If they don't show up use Disk Management to re-enable them.

There are tons of videos on how to do this, express directions here on how to do this. It is really not hard at all. It would appear that you have installed drives before given the mix you have. It really is mostly that simple.

How would I get the old OS off of the HDD though?

 

[logainofhades]

How would I get the old OS off of the HDD though?

Format the drive after you do a fresh install on the SSD, or format it before you do the install on the new SSD. Be sure to unplug/remove any other drives before installing windows, to avoid accidently wiping data you want to keep.

 

[sparkyparkz]

Format the drive after you do a fresh install on the SSD, or format it before you do the install on the new SSD. Be sure to unplug/remove any other drives before installing windows, to avoid accidently wiping data you want to keep.

Okay, thank you.

 

[punkncat]

One of the reasons that I recommend waiting to do that part till after the install is to be sure that everything is intact as is on the old drive. Wait till after you are SURE you have everything you need and so on before formatting the old OS HDD. If you have a drive caddy you can use 'disk part' to wipe it. If you don't, you can disconnect everything else but that drive and use the Windows USB installer in advanced mode to wipe it.

 

[sparkyparkz]

One of the reasons that I recommend waiting to do that part till after the install is to be sure that everything is intact as is on the old drive. Wait till after you are SURE you have everything you need and so on before formatting the old OS HDD. If you have a drive caddy you can use 'disk part' to wipe it. If you don't, you can disconnect everything else but that drive and use the Windows USB installer in advanced mode to wipe it.

Right, okay. I have the OS Media USB plugged into my PC, and am waiting for files to finish transferring over to my 1TB HDD. That is NOT the one with the C: Drive on. On another note, thank you for helping me through this problem. It is very greatly appreciated!!

 

[punkncat]

Glad to help.