Question Suggestions for upgrading my current build ?

[sharksz]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2htv2x

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Motherboard: B450M DS3H
Memory: 2x Patrio Viper 4 8GB (2x4GB) 288-Pin DDR4
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 570 8 GB
Case: Cougar MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window and USB 3.0
Power Supply: CORSAIR CX Series CX550 550W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Operating System: Windows 10

I mainly play Marvel Rivals right now and average around 50 FPS but drops to 30-40 sometimes depending on what's going on. Inside buildings I can sometimes get 60 FPS but average I'd say is definitely 40-50. Mind you this is on the lowest settings. 1280x720 and everything low.

I was going to upgrade to a Ryzen 5 3600 but that suggestion was given to me 5 years ago and am not sure if it's still viable.

I want to start with a CPU upgrade first but want to know if anyone has a CPU upgrade + any other upgrades I can make in the future.

Ideally I don't want to spend over $100 for the CPU upgrade right now either, thnx.

 

[Lutfij]

How old is the PSU in your build? Where are you located? How much do you have for your upgrade endeavor? What is your preferred site for purchase?

You could just flash the BIOS to the latest version and drop in a Ryzen 5000 series processor though with that kind of lackluster VRM design, you might be limited in terms of performance. Your platform in it's current state would've benefitted from a dual channel, tight latencied DDR4-3200MHz ram kit. If you were to switch to a B550 chipset motherboard, you'd benefit from a DDR4-3600MHz dual channel, tight latencied ram kit.

Just noticed your edit, assuming you're located in the USA;
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-...1jRyjbrFV2h3SxFjnWCDDgF-5VOx7rNGZHpv-xi-SsnUN
but your platform's performance is limited.

Lastly, Marvel Rivals is akin to Call of Duty Black Ops 6, they are resource hungry and buggy at times.

 

[sharksz]

How old is the PSU in your build? Where are you located? How much do you have for your upgrade endeavor? What is your preferred site for purchase?

You could just flash the BIOS to the latest version and drop in a Ryzen 5000 series processor though with that kind of lackluster VRM design, you might be limited in terms of performance. Your platform in it's current state would've benefitted from a dual channel, tight latencied DDR4-3200MHz ram kit. If you were to switch to a B550 chipset motherboard, you'd benefit from a DDR4-3600MHz dual channel, tight latencied ram kit.

Just noticed your edit, assuming you're located in the USA;
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-...1jRyjbrFV2h3SxFjnWCDDgF-5VOx7rNGZHpv-xi-SsnUN
but your platform's performance is limited.

Lastly, Marvel Rivals is akin to Call of Duty Black Ops 6, they are resource hungry and buggy at times.

I don't mind going for the 5600. Could you explain a bit about the performance being limited? I could go for a better motherboard after a CPU purchase.

My build is around 5-6 years old now. So I’d say the PSU is the same timespan.
I’m in NYC & I prefer to shop through amazon or newegg. I have about $150 I can dish out for a new CPU right now!

EDIT: Went with 2x8GB @ 3200MHz, & the Ryzen 5600 for now!

 

[Misgar]

Could you explain a bit about the performance being limited?

Your motherboard lacks metal heatsinks on the CPU' s Voltage Regulator Modules. If you fit a more powerful processor, the VRMs will get hotter as power demands increase.

When the CPU is idling, it won't make any difference if you don't have VRM heatsinks, but if you attempt to overclock a new processor with PBO, bare VRMs may hit 100°C+.

With the latest BIOS, you could fit a Ryzen 5800/5900 series CPU with a nominal 105W TDP, but PPT is even higher at 142W. In order to supply a 5950X with 142W, the VRMs on your mobo could get very hot indeed and enter current limiting mode, to prevent the MOSFETs burning up.

In comparison, your old 2200G has a TDP of only 65W.

That's why people recommend a mobo with VRM heatsinks if you're going to fit a really power hungry CPU, more especially so if you want to run PBO, for limited extra gains in performance vs power consumption.

Your new 5600 has a TDP of 65W and a PPT of 88W so you should be OK on a mobo without VRM heatsinks.

My build is around 5-6 years old now. So I’d say the PSU is the same timespan.

As for the CX550, I bought a couple of these in 2024 to resurrect two ancient computers, but when the PSUs arrived, I was not impressed by the light weight, build quality, thin wires and lack of outputs. They were the cheapest "reasonable" PSUs I could find in my country, but still set me back the equivalent of US $68 each. There's not such a wide choice of PSUs where I live.

I normally fit Corsair RM750/850 PSUs in most of my builds, because I need multiple SATA power connectors for hard disk arrays.

Since the CX550 warranty period is only 5 years and there are much better PSUs available now, I suggest you think about upgrading to something a bit more "classy" when finances dictate.