[SOLVED] Upgrading my pre bulit pc

[Geo92]

i recently bought a pre built pc My friend says i should upgrade the motherboard cause its old and cpu just cause . i always been a mac user all my life and now im changing . i would like some ideas

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 12-Thread 3.6 GHz (4.2 GHz Max Boost) CPU, 500 GB SSD - Up to 30x faster than traditional HDD, B450M/AC Motherboard
• GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (Brand May Varies), 16 GB DDR4 3000 MHz Gaming Memory with Heat Spreaders, Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• 802.11AC Wi-Fi, No Bloatware, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI, HD Audio and Mic, Free Gaming Keyboard and Mouse, 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
• 3 x RGB RING Fans for Maximum Air Flow, Powered by 80 Plus Certified 500 Watt Power Supply, Skytech Archangel Gaming Case with Tempered Glass - White

 

[DSzymborski]

What are you not able to do with your PC that you wish to be able to? B450 motherboards are still fairly recent and replacing a perfectly good 3600 "just because" doesn't make much sense.

Quite honestly, I don't think your friend has the foggiest clue what they're talking about and ought to be safely ignored.

If anything needs to be replaced on a pre-built you recently bought, it would be the PSU. Pre-builts have a tendency to throw in basic, junky PSUs to cost down the build to people who don't know the difference, and an unnamed 500W that's only certified for basic 80 Plus is a red flag. But again, you'd need to find out the exact PSU for anyone to identify if this PSU is dangerous or just mediocre.

 

[yngwie98]

You need to upgrade your friends, not your computer. All those parts are fine, with the possible exception of the power supply and some faster RAM.

 

[klikken]

Uhm. Dont do and changes tbh. Enjoy your pc