What to upgrade

[ted123]

I have:
Ryzen 5 1600
Patriot viper 2x4gb DDR4 3000Mhz
AsRock AB350M-HDV
GeForce gtx 1060 6GB
AOC 144 Hz 24" monitor
Crucial 480GB SSD
TX550M
Any ideas on what I should upgrade?

 

[jgustin7b]

What do you do with the build primarily? I’d probably say invest in a 1 Tb hdd. 500gb will run out sooner or later.

 

[ted123]

Mainly a gaming build, and I'm getting an extra hard drive soon

 

[theyeti87]

You have a really nice system as is. What is your reasoning for wanting to upgrade?

All I see is a better GPU, and more powerful PSU to run in. At what resolution is your 144Hz monitor?

 

[bjornl]

It seems a decent system. Unless something is not performing right, why upgrade? You should upgrade when your PC is not capable of something you wish it could do. Upgrading at other times is generally not going to change much for you.

But since you asked.
Maybe consider:
going to 8gb x 2 for ram?
Adding a HDD for backups
Adding a 2nd SSD so 1 is dedicated to OS and the other to games.
How good is your CPU cooler?

 

[Lutfij]

You should've gone with DDR4-3200MHz rams instead of 3000. Perhaps a case...? Your system's specs are kind of sprase considering there are fields open for aftermarket cooling if you're on the stock cooler and overclocking, a good case if your current case isn't on par...it might even warrant a compact footprint.

 

[ted123]

CPU cooler is a stock cooler

 

[ted123]

Case is
Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case

 

[ted123]

You have a really nice system as is. What is your reasoning for wanting to upgrade?

All I see is a better GPU, and more powerful PSU to run in. At what resolution is your 144Hz monitor?

1920 x 1080

 

[jgustin7b]

Another user mentioned getting a second ssd...I wouldn’t do that. The os I have (win 10) only takes about 40 gb, and since you already have a 500gb one, why get a second one? You can throw plenty of other items in the one you have.

 

[spdragoo]

If you're struggling to get over 100FPS, then you might want to consider getting a GTX 1070 (if playing at 1080p) or GTX 1080/1080TI (if playing at 1440p). Fair warning, though, be prepared to spend nearly $1,000 USD (if not more) for one of those GPUs.

 

[ted123]

If you're struggling to get over 100FPS, then you might want to consider getting a GTX 1070 (if playing at 1080p) or GTX 1080/1080TI (if playing at 1440p). Fair warning, though, be prepared to spend nearly $1,000 USD (if not more) for one of those GPUs.

Would it be worth getting a second 1060 instead?

 

[bjornl]

Another user mentioned getting a second ssd...I wouldn’t do that. The os I have (win 10) only takes about 40 gb, and since you already have a 500gb one, why get a second one? You can throw plenty of other items in the one you have.

It is not about space. It is about downtime. Having a 2nd HD and over provisioning the main one improves both performance and also reduces downtime. SSDs die. Having the OS on one device and the apps on another is proof against that. You backup your data (saved games in his case) to the HD he is getting. You only install games to the 2nd SSD. This SSD will be thrashed with game play, games being installed uninstalled, etc... this 2nd SSD should die much sooner than the boot one. You then re-place the game SSD and re-install the games from steam. Copy over your saves and your downtime is minimal and the effort to get everything back is some small fraction of that which you would go through with the ever popular "rror: no boot disk has been detected".

 

[bjornl]

If you're struggling to get over 100FPS, then you might want to consider getting a GTX 1070 (if playing at 1080p) or GTX 1080/1080TI (if playing at 1440p). Fair warning, though, be prepared to spend nearly $1,000 USD (if not more) for one of those GPUs.

Would it be worth getting a second 1060 instead?

No.

SLI rarely works as you'd hope. Most games don't support it. Those that do, don't get anywhere near twice the performance from a 2nd card. Better performance to sell the 1060 and buy a faster card.

But if you are thinking about this, wait a month for the graphics card shortage to ease a little.

 

[theyeti87]

You have a really nice system as is. What is your reasoning for wanting to upgrade?

All I see is a better GPU, and more powerful PSU to run in. At what resolution is your 144Hz monitor?

1920 x 1080

The 1060 6GB is an excellent pairing with 144Hz 1080 display. No need to change that.

 

[theyeti87]

If you're struggling to get over 100FPS, then you might want to consider getting a GTX 1070 (if playing at 1080p) or GTX 1080/1080TI (if playing at 1440p). Fair warning, though, be prepared to spend nearly $1,000 USD (if not more) for one of those GPUs.

Would it be worth getting a second 1060 instead?

No.

SLI rarely works as you'd hope. Most games don't support it. Those that do, don't get anywhere near twice the performance from a 2nd card. Better performance to sell the 1060 and buy a faster card.

But if you are thinking about this, wait a month for the graphics card shortage to ease a little.

Unfortunately, Nvidia made is so that the 1060 and below are not SLI capable.