Question Upgrade PC parts or buy new?

HankMarducas

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU cooler: Noctura dual fan. Also two fans on the top of the case, two on the front and one in the back.
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) (AM4)
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version 1405
Date 11/19/2019
Ram: 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1463MHz (18-19-19-38)
SSD/HDD: 931GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB (SATA (SSD))
465GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB (Unknown (SSD))
GPU: 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (EVGA)
PSU: EVGA 750w, From November 2019
Chassis: Coolermaster mid tower. Dont know which model. I cant find this out for the life of me. Has a mesh front with 4 USB on the top. One is a 3.0. Has a grab handle and then magnetic screen on the top over the two fans
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Monitor: MSI Optix G24C

Looking for advice on if my PC is worth updating vs buying something new. I play games such as Diablo 4 and Warzone and look forward to Monster Hunter Wilds. I would like to play on higher settings with an FPS 70 ish or above. I don't really have the time to build one myself but would consider it.

BUDGET: $1500-2,000

I would like to play on 1440 and will get a new monitor.


Thank you
 
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Your Imgur URL doesn't work for me, takes me to the main page for Imgur.

As for your specs, please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

To add, you're advised to stylize your thread with info asked of in this thread;
 
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Your Imgur URL doesn't work for me, takes me to the main page for Imgur.

As for your specs, please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

To add, you're advised to stylize your thread with info asked of in this thread;
All done. I apologize I should have read one of the sticky posts before posting.
 
Only reasonable GPU available right now is this:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3B...deon-rx-7900-xt-20-gb-video-card-11323-02-20g

Or you can try your hand at getting an MSRP 5070, 5070 Ti, but that might take a while.

You could upgrade your system to Ryzen 5800X3D, but you would lose 4 CPU cores. If the only thing you do is game and general things, that wouldn't be a bad thing. Also the 5900X and 5950X if you want to keep the cores.

Swapping for AM5 means about the entirety of the rest of your budget for a 7800X3D, 9800X3D, motherboard, and 2x16GB DDR5.

But seriously, start with getting a new GPU and then you can consider the rest of the system.
 
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BUDGET: $1500-2,000.
You might as well go with a AM5 build with that budget. Rough time to be purchasing a gpu tbh.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($184.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $516.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-21 19:23 EST-0500



PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($271.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $602.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-21 18:33 EST-0500



PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($448.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $780.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-21 16:49 EST-0500
 
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