[SOLVED] What should I upgrade? Gaming Setup

[alexdsgl]

Hello guys,

I was thinking it's time for a partial upgrade. What would you suggest to upgrade first and which components are still in shape?

Main use is for gaming at Full HD

Current setup:
- MSI B150 Gaming M3
- Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 6 GB
- 16 GB RAM DDR5 (2 x 8) Corsair
- SSD 240 GB
- HDD 500 GB

Thanks for answering

 

[Koekieezz]

How much budget you're gonna spend? What is your aim for upgrade? In what country do you live on?

 

[sizzling]

Also what Hz is the monitor?

 

[alexdsgl]

How much budget you're gonna spend? What is your aim for upgrade? In what country do you live on?

Hi
Maybe around US$300
Mainly gaming at 1920x1080 new titles +60 fps
I live in Peru, but may have a change to buy stuff from USA

 

[alexdsgl]

Also what Hz is the monitor?

Just got the LG 27MP59G-P
75Hz
It's new so no upgrading here.

Thanks!

 

[WildCard999]

What speed is your memory?

Your budget would allow for the Ryzen 3600 & ASRock B450M A/C.

 

[sizzling]

Just got the LG 27MP59G-P
75Hz
It's new so no upgrading here.

Thanks!

Knowing the monitor gives a target for gaming performance, I was not suggesting to change it. What is your RAM speed (FYI it is DDR4 and not 5).

 

[alexdsgl]

Knowing the monitor gives a target for gaming performance, I was not suggesting to change it. What is your RAM speed (FYI it is DDR4 and not 5).

You are right, my mistake
Corsair Vengeance DDR4
2133 MHz
2 x 8 GB

 

[alexdsgl]

What speed is your memory?

Your budget would allow for the Ryzen 3600 & ASRock B450M A/C.

Corsair Vengeance DDR4
2133 MHz
2 x 8 GB

 

[sizzling]

You are right, my mistake
Corsair Vengeance DDR4
2133 MHz
2 x 8 GB

I’d say your best upgrade is the cpu and motherboard to Ryzen, a good B450 and an R5 2600 or 3600. You really want RAM of 3000-3600mhz speed but I don’t think that’s in budget. You can reuse your RAM but there is a performance cost.

 

[WildCard999]

Yeah, 2133 is too slow for Ryzen and you'd experience much lower FPS and bad frame drops with that memory.

 

[alexdsgl]

Thanks a lot for your answers. This community is really top.

What if I stayed with Intel, so I try to avoid the MB change. You see that as a possibility? If so, what would be the choice.

 

[WildCard999]

No upgrade path with your current motherboard. Even the current 9th gen is a bad choice since the LGA1200 socket/10th gen is coming out in a month or two.

 

[sizzling]

Agree with above. Any worthwhile upgrade be it Intel or AMD will require a new motherboard.

 

[Karadjgne]

Used i7-6700k/7700/7700k. And a decent cooler if you don't already have one. You won't be able to take advantage of the overclock abilities, but the i7's higher turbos, combined with 8 threads, will open up the fps in many games.

After that, there's nothing to really touch until ready to upgrade all the core components. Cpu/mobo/ram

 

[cryoburner]

Used i7-6700k/7700/7700k. And a decent cooler if you don't already have one. You won't be able to take advantage of the overclock abilities, but the i7's higher turbos, combined with 8 threads, will open up the fps in many games.

That would be kind of a poor value option though. A used 7700K is typically around $300 on eBay, a used 7700 around $250, and a used 6700K over $200, plus the cost of a cooler. And you'll still be on an older platform with no further upgrade options, just to get performance on par with this year's $100-$150 processors. For that kind of money, you could get a brand new CPU and motherboard, which in addition to being new hardware, would also leave room for future processor upgrades.

 

[alexdsgl]

Used i7-6700k/7700/7700k. And a decent cooler if you don't already have one. You won't be able to take advantage of the overclock abilities, but the i7's higher turbos, combined with 8 threads, will open up the fps in many games.

After that, there's nothing to really touch until ready to upgrade all the core components. Cpu/mobo/ram

Thanks for the advice but I'd rather not go for used parts. Mainly because there is a poor market in my city for that.

 

[alexdsgl]

That would be kind of a poor value option though. A used 7700K is typically around $300 on eBay, a used 7700 around $250, and a used 6700K over $200, plus the cost of a cooler. And you'll still be on an older platform with no further upgrade options, just to get performance on par with this year's $100-$150 processors. For that kind of money, you could get a brand new CPU and motherboard, which in addition to being new hardware, would also leave room for future processor upgrades.

Agree 100%
I'll keep saving for a couple of months and then make a good upgrade