Question Time to renew system

[Salty25]

I was given help on here about 3.5 years ago with a new build. Since then I have upgraded the CPU a couple times. I mostly run FPS games and just do searches for stuff online. Right now, my games are running sluggish and I'm getting indications of a CPU that is barely within specs and that my memory is too low.

Here is what I have:
ASUS ROG B560-A
i5-11400
Win 11 X64
Hyper 212 Cooler Master CPU Cooler
16G Corsair DDR4-3200
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8GB)
800W PS (HG-X800)
SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (C
2TB (E
120GB (F

I'm thinking I should replace one of my drives with another SSD. The 2TB is an old spinning drive so that one is the one that will go. I don't remember the brand of the 120GB but it is an SSD.

I'd like to keep the build under $1,000 if possible. I'm not opposed to a full system if it can be upgraded later when needed. I have a mid size tower, from an old Cyberpower, right now but I'm sure there a full size out in the garage. Also, if anyone knows of a place in the Austin, TX area that the items can be purchased from at a good price I can go pick them up. As a retiree I have nothing but time on my hands.

Thanks for any help and suggestions.

 

[Lutfij]

16G Corsair DDR4-3200
in 2024, 16GB is too low. You should be on 32GB or higher. You can add ram to your build but I'm suspecting your rams are from the Vengeance series from Corsair. Corsair is the only brand out there that sources ram IC's from multiple vendors which is why they have a PCB revision on their ram kits. If you end up getting what visually looks like the same ram but different PCB revisions, will result in your system's instability. I'd advise on a 2x16GB DDR4-3200MHz, tight latency ram kit.

800W PS (HG-X800)
You sure you mentioned the make and model of your PSU correctly?

I'm thinking I should replace one of my drives with another SSD. The 2TB is an old spinning drive so that one is the one that will go.
Most people have moved away from mechanical hard drives, in favor of SSD's. I tend to do build with a small capacity SSD(500GB) as the boot, app's and launchers drive. Then a larger capacity SSD(2TB+) that's faster as the game library drive. Then an HDD(2TB+) in case you want to keep mission critical data or perhaps finalized content(in case you 're a streamer).

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*How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*

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and the community can chime in with worthwhile suggestions.

my games are running sluggish
Including the titles would be helpful, maybe your system's resource usages to identify your platform's limitations.

 

[QyInvoLing]

Which FPS game do you play? Depending on the game itself, you may choose different CPU.