Question What should I upgrade first?

[Frasercullen02]

I'm wondering what I should upgrade first in my gaming pc with black friday coming up?

Current specs:
Ryzen 5 5600x
RTX 3070 FE
Asrock B450M Steel Legend
Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3200
240gb Kingston SSD
1TB HDD
Coolermaster MWE 650W white PSU

Use it for 1440p gaming as well as 3d modelling work for architecture.
What should I upgrade first? Was thinking about new CPU + Motherboard + RAM, but unsure.

 

[Order 66]

I'm wondering what I should upgrade first in my gaming pc with black friday coming up?

Current specs:
Ryzen 5 5600x
RTX 3070 FE
Asrock B450M Steel Legend
Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3200
240gb Kingston SSD
1TB HDD
Coolermaster MWE 650W white PSU

Use it for 1440p gaming as well as 3d modelling work for architecture.
What should I upgrade first? Was thinking about new CPU + Motherboard + RAM, but unsure.

I would upgrade the GPU if you are going to go for 1440p gaming. I don't know your budget, but you also probably need a new PSU as well.

 

[Order 66]

If you are looking to upgrade everything, I would go for this: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/jaydenmiller123/saved/HcjmLk

 

[Frasercullen02]

I would upgrade the GPU if you are going to go for 1440p gaming. I don't know your budget, but you also probably need a new PSU as well.

Unsure on budget either, probably around £500 + the sale of any existing parts that are sold. Would motherboard + CPU etc hold up well with an upgraded GPU?

 

[Order 66]

Unsure on budget either, probably around £500 + the sale of any existing parts that are sold. Would motherboard + CPU etc hold up well with an upgraded GPU?

At 1440p, I think so. I think you could go for a 7800xt which would be great for 1440p. I don't think your CPU will limit a 7800xt at 1440p too much.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

Yes, I'd agree with @Order 66. A GPU upgrade is the right choice here. Your CPU (same as mine) pushes most GPU's at 1440p and above to close on max FPS. Yeah, sure, at 1080p there are faster CPU's that give more FPS.

The GPU issue is harder though. Budget is key here. Good suggestion on the 7800xt. It's a strong GPU for 1440. The 7800xt also has 16gb vram. Much needed for 1440p

 

[Hellfire13]

If you are into more CPU intense games, a 5800x3D would be rather tempting without changing the platform. Or else the above suggestion is good.

 

[artk2219]

If you are into more CPU intense games, a 5800x3D would be rather tempting without changing the platform. Or else the above suggestion is good.

If you live near a microcenter you could even get a 5600X3D for $199.

 

[artk2219]

I'm wondering what I should upgrade first in my gaming pc with black friday coming up?

Current specs:
Ryzen 5 5600x
RTX 3070 FE
Asrock B450M Steel Legend
Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 3200
240gb Kingston SSD
1TB HDD
Coolermaster MWE 650W white PSU

Use it for 1440p gaming as well as 3d modelling work for architecture.
What should I upgrade first? Was thinking about new CPU + Motherboard + RAM, but unsure.

I would definitely double the RAM, probably replace the boot drive with a 500GB NVME SSD, change out the 1TB HDD for a 2TB SSD, and likely get a decent power supply thats a little bit higher wattage, 750W or 850W if you're looking to support a high end card. The RTX 3070 is your most obvious upgrade candidate since its 8GB of VRAM is already starting to become a limitation, but its still a strong performer. An RX 7800 XT or RTX 4070 would be an upgrade, but not massive (~30%), in order to get a more meaningful upgrade you would need to get something like an RX 7900 XT, RX 7900 XTX, or RTX 4080, those would double your current gaming performance. For reference your RTX 3070 performs about like the RX 6700 XT or RTX 2080 Super in the article below.

Radeon RX 7800 XT reference review (Page 29)

AMD has elegantly unveiled the Radeon RX 7800 XT, marking a refined expansion of their product range that spans from mainstream to the high-end graphics niche. This addition epitomizes a significant s...

www.guru3d.com

 

[Hellfire13]

If you live near a microcenter you could even get a 5600X3D for $199.

5600x to 5600x3D might not be a very bright idea. Atleast the 4 extra threads of the 5800x3D could be beneficial for CPU intense games.

 

[shivababbli]

i would upgrade my ssd to a NVME ssd