Greetings,
The below specs are for a budget gaming PC i bought about 3 years ago, as new games are being released - I have found that my current setup lacks the capabilities to run with a sufficient amount of FPS at 1080p gaming with a 27-inch 144hz monitor.
Can you anyone suggest the next steps to upgrade? I'd like to continue using the same branded items so for example, I don't want to switch to Nvidia or Intel as my system is not build with these parts.
Gigabyte RX 580 8GB VRAM GDDR5 (card is about 4 years old now)
Ryzen 5 2600, 6 cores, 12 threads, AM4 socket
16GB Crucial DDR4 3.2GHZ RAM (2 x 8GB sticks)
Asus ROG STRIX B450 Motherboard
BeQuiet 550W Modular PSU
1TB Seagate HDD
250GB Samsung EVO SSD
480GB FanXiang SSD (Chip style, plugged into motherboard)
What are the first steps? I'd imagine it would be to upgrade the PSU as I don't believe a 550W PSU will be able to handle new components however I am not sure what graphics card / CPU combo I should go with? Will my motherboard and CPU socket be compatible? The last thing I want to do is purchase high-end parts and for them not to work well with each other
I'd appreciate any responses
The below specs are for a budget gaming PC i bought about 3 years ago, as new games are being released - I have found that my current setup lacks the capabilities to run with a sufficient amount of FPS at 1080p gaming with a 27-inch 144hz monitor.
Can you anyone suggest the next steps to upgrade? I'd like to continue using the same branded items so for example, I don't want to switch to Nvidia or Intel as my system is not build with these parts.
Gigabyte RX 580 8GB VRAM GDDR5 (card is about 4 years old now)
Ryzen 5 2600, 6 cores, 12 threads, AM4 socket
16GB Crucial DDR4 3.2GHZ RAM (2 x 8GB sticks)
Asus ROG STRIX B450 Motherboard
BeQuiet 550W Modular PSU
1TB Seagate HDD
250GB Samsung EVO SSD
480GB FanXiang SSD (Chip style, plugged into motherboard)
What are the first steps? I'd imagine it would be to upgrade the PSU as I don't believe a 550W PSU will be able to handle new components however I am not sure what graphics card / CPU combo I should go with? Will my motherboard and CPU socket be compatible? The last thing I want to do is purchase high-end parts and for them not to work well with each other
I'd appreciate any responses
