upgrading my pc

scrubpcguy

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so guys i have this setup now
-asus m5a97 r.20
-amd fx6350
-palit super jetstream 1060
-8gb ram
-500w psu
i was thinkin about new psu, motherboard and cpu. any recs guys i dont have much to pay
 
Solution
You will have to get new RAM as DDR3 is not really supported for Kaby Lake, Sky Lake or Ryzen. Two builds, the Ryzen is faster but the Pentium will run the 1060 okay at 1080p. If you will play CPU intensive games I would seriously consider the Ryzen build.
http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2913-when-does-the-intel-pentium-g4560-bottleneck-gpu

Ryzen
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TQjwQV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TQjwQV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card...
You will have to get new RAM as DDR3 is not really supported for Kaby Lake, Sky Lake or Ryzen. Two builds, the Ryzen is faster but the Pentium will run the 1060 okay at 1080p. If you will play CPU intensive games I would seriously consider the Ryzen build.
http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2913-when-does-the-intel-pentium-g4560-bottleneck-gpu

Ryzen
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TQjwQV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TQjwQV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($157.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Super JetStream Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.99 @ B&H)
Total: $373.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-16 15:34 EDT-0400

Kaby Lake
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QwwR3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QwwR3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($61.60 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Palit - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Super JetStream Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($43.99 @ B&H)
Total: $255.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-16 15:37 EDT-0400
 
Solution


Thank you very much! I think i will get the ryzen one. Is it any good for streaming?
 


Ok thanks for the help!
 

You recommended a 500w psu but i already have one. Does it matter if its chieftecs iarena series psu or evgas psu?
 
Well yes and no. The Chieftec PSU has little in the way of information on it so it is hard to assess build quality, more than likely it is low quality. Build quality can affect how much of a power draw it can handle. It has no certification whatsoever.

The EVGA has been reviewed several times with good scores and has an 80+ Bronze certification. If the Chieftec is more than 5 years old then I would consider replacing it but otherwise you are not close in terms of power draw so you could just use it.
 


https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1500246190&sr=1-2&keywords=evga+500w+80

is this any good?