[SOLVED] Upgrading my pc

Ryuzou

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Hello, so i finally managed to save up some funds and decided to upgrade my current pc.

This is my current pc:
PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor | $212.46 @ Amazon
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard |-
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-2400 Memory | $89.99 @ Newegg
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB Video Card | $151.98 @ Newegg
Case | Corsair SPEC-03 ATX Mid Tower Case | $325.12 @ Amazon
Power Supply | XFX TS 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply |-
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $109.99 @ Newegg
Monitor | AOC I2777FQ 27.0" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor |-
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $899.54
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| Total | $889.54
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 01:02 EDT-0400 |

I was thinking of upgrading to something like this:
PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | $172.39 @ Newegg
Motherboard | MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard | $114.99 @ Best Buy
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $79.98 @ Amazon
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $43.99 @ Best Buy
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card | $229.99 @ Newegg
Case | NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply | XFX TS 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply |-
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $721.33
| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00
| Total | $711.33
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-11 01:03 EDT-0400 |

I don't know much about current pc parts so wanted a second opinion. my main goal for the pc would be to play games on 1080p 60fps/stream games on discord to my friends. my budget is 800-1000$. if you are wondering why i am getting a new case its because my old ones front ports went out
 
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it looks good, just a heads up though if you don't already know but Microsoft doesn't recognize your computer anymore if you've changed a motherboard or a CPU. but you can just go through the boot drive installation stuff, and as long as you have a microsoft account and you linked the OS you bought to it, or the Code, you can go through the reactivation steps to reactivate your Windows.

also I think its best to get a CL 16 and below for ram even if you need to dumb down to 3200mhz, but I don't think it makes that much of a difference realistically.

Robin_39

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it looks good, just a heads up though if you don't already know but Microsoft doesn't recognize your computer anymore if you've changed a motherboard or a CPU. but you can just go through the boot drive installation stuff, and as long as you have a microsoft account and you linked the OS you bought to it, or the Code, you can go through the reactivation steps to reactivate your Windows.

also I think its best to get a CL 16 and below for ram even if you need to dumb down to 3200mhz, but I don't think it makes that much of a difference realistically.
 
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Ryuzou

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it looks good, just a heads up though if you don't already know but Microsoft doesn't recognize your computer anymore if you've changed a motherboard or a CPU. but you can just go through the boot drive installation stuff, and as long as you have a microsoft account and you linked the OS you bought to it, or the Code, you can go through the reactivation steps to reactivate your Windows.

also I think its best to get a CL 16 and below for ram even if you need to dumb down to 3200mhz, but I don't think it makes that much of a difference realistically.

i don't really know much about ram, do you have any you recommend?