Upgrading PC options

[jaredjay9794]

Okay, I currently have 16gb ddr4 2400 ballistix sport ram, Ryzen 7 1700, Asus strix x370-f

Im wondering which would be the best upgrade, Ryzen 7 1700 to 2700x , adding 16GB more of the current ram, or upgrading to the G.Skill Trident RGB C16 3000 (32gb) ? Performance wise, and gaming, some workstation as I am also a programmer. Thanks!

 

[volkgren]

Why do you feel the need to upgrade? Those upgrades seem rather non-beneficial.

Are you actually using all 16GB of RAM? I've never seen a game do that.

What GPU are you using?

 

[WildCard999]

You have a good build and the performance "increase" to the 2700X would be minimal and and waste of money. As for the memory if your programming work could exceed 16gb then I suppose going to 32gb could be beneficial. What do you have for a GPU?

 

[jaredjay9794]

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/9241147

I guess, I just felt like adding more to it, yes the performance is great, Though I probably need to install a Water Cooler, hence the fact for some reason I couldn't install the the wraith spire led, and I am using my old Wraith Stealth. idle im sitting around 53C .

 

[WildCard999]

I'd grab a better air cooler and overclock it to at least 3.8ghz. You could get a water cooler but with high end air you won't need to worry about it leaking and it will run quieter.

 

[volkgren]

You could get more performance if you OC your RAM.

 

[jaredjay9794]

I would but im not sure how to OC it, nor how much i can even OC my ram. Would the Wraith MAX be a good air cooler?

 

[Scott_130]

Waste of money mate. Upgrade in another 2 years, you'd feel like an idiot in 2 years. Your fine as you are

 

[btmedic04]

i concur. get either an AIO cooler or a quality air cooler and overclock your ryzen 7 1700. I have mine running at 3.8ghz @ 1.325v on the same exact motherboard as you and it wasn't difficult getting there. I plan on waiting for Zen 2/3 before upgrading

 

[electro_neanderthal]

Honestly, most of those upgrades seem pointless unless you actually use more than 16GB of RAM. As for overclocking: guides can be found so it's not like you're going into it blind. You'd probably be better off saving your money and maybe aiming for a necessary upgrade down the line.

 

[btmedic04]

ive got a very similar system to you and here's how it scores on userbenchmark http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/10635689

a $50 air cooler and overclocking it to ~3.8ghz will give you a pretty nice boost on the cheap and will hold you over till zen 2 or zen 3 is released