Question Looking to overhaul my ancient computer

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Hello, looks like nobody has been posting in this thread in a while. I have a really old computer, originally built back when we were still using XP (yes most of those specs at the bottom are accurate, but I have overclocked the CPU to 2.8). I now have the machine running 7 but need a serious overhaul. I want to keep the case because I love it (Antec Aria). The case limits me to a 300 W power supply (it is custom sized), but since I am not a serious gamer it should suffice (though I do want the best possible graphics card that can work with the build and power supply). I haven't built a computer for nearly 10 years so I have not kept up with the current hardware at all. Wondering if someone out there can give me some suggestions. Will need to purchase Windows 10 and would like to keep the hardware budget under $500 (might go a bit higher if it's worth it). Will need motherboard (micro ATX), memory, graphics card, processor (stock fan is usually fine). I can use existing HD and SSD (I use SSD for OS and HD for storage). Can't think of anything else I would need at the time. Thanks in advance for any responses.

 

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Another thing I might try is a better CPU fan, was looking at Noctua but the small form factor fans they offer won't work with the Ryzen 5 3600, the website is saying that the cooler cannot handle the base clock. Any suggestions would be appreciated, if you think this might actually help. Currently using the stock AMD fan.

 

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Eh? Anything in the Noctua product range ought to cool a 65W CPU without trouble, particularly if you don't overclock.

https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus/model/AMD-Ryzen-5-3600-1023

 

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Another thing I might try is a better CPU fan, was looking at Noctua but the small form factor fans they offer won't work with the Ryzen 5 3600, the website is saying that the cooler cannot handle the base clock. Any suggestions would be appreciated, if you think this might actually help. Currently using the stock AMD fan.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081W9NRLG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00

I just bought one of these for a 3700X that I purchased today - $138 shipped on eBay today on a board that's tied to a production laser so I didn't really want to walk through them remotely flashing the bios and redoing all the settings etc to support Zen 3. I mostly got this one because of the 120mm fan and ease of install, I don't think the performance is that much better but the bigger fan doesn't go through as much speed changes in my experience and is quieter. Also, I like these types of coolers as they continue to push air down at the board to cool the power delivery bits.