Question Upgrading soon, what do you think so far?

[DublinDude]

So I am considering upgrading, its been about 7-8 years since my last upgrade (I think). My current setup is in my signature.

Here is what I am looking at so far:



AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz 6 Core (Socket AM4) CPU £154.98



MSI B450M MORTAR MAX AMD Socket AM4 Motherboard £89.98



PromoASUS Radeon RX 580 AREZ 8GB Graphics Card £149.98



Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x 8GB) 3000MHz DDR4 £74.99




Intel SSD 660p 512GB M.2-2280 NVMe PCIe SSD £67.03


Be Quiet! System Power 9 500W 80+ Bronze PSU £52.99

 

[Muadib]

Looks good! Just make sure that the bios on the motherboard is updated to one that works with the AMD 3600.

 

[DublinDude]

Hmmm, now that may be an issue.

 

[Muadib]

Hmmm, now that may be an issue.

You can give your vendor a call and ask them to do it. You can also give AMD a call and ask them to borrow and older CPU so you can do the upgrade.

 

[Campy]

Looks good! Just make sure that the bios on the motherboard is updated to one that works with the AMD 3600.

It's a MAX board, it will work.

 

[Muadib]

It's a MAX board, it will work.

Cool! He's good to go then.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Only thing is, if you're going with Ryzen 3000-series CPUs (Zen 2), then get 3600 DDR4 for maximum performance, and not 3000 DDR4. I understand if budget is a concern, but at least in the USA, there are some kits of 3600 for not more than $10-15 more than 3000 kits.

Edit: Clicking on your RAM kit, has a description of "Made for X99 platform". Might not be the best choice for Ryzen 3000-series.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

So I am considering upgrading, its been about 7-8 years since my last upgrade (I think). My current setup is in my signature.

Here is what I am looking at so far:



AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6GHz 6 Core (Socket AM4) CPU £154.98



MSI B450M MORTAR MAX AMD Socket AM4 Motherboard £89.98



PromoASUS Radeon RX 580 AREZ 8GB Graphics Card £149.98



Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x 8GB) 3000MHz DDR4 £74.99



Intel SSD 660p 512GB M.2-2280 NVMe PCIe SSD £67.03


Be Quiet! System Power 9 500W 80+ Bronze PSU £52.99

90% the same system as me, i have the the 3600x, aorus b450 pro wifi, Crucial 2 x 8gb 3200 CL 16, XFX RX580 8gb.
Using this on a LG 32" 1440P + Dell 24" 1200P

good overall system, but won't be able to handle the latest games on high settings @ 1440p.

Oh, biggest diff is i have a 750W Seasonic Gold PSU (The focus line, which is the "gold" standard), i'd get a higher wattage PSU...

 

[DublinDude]

Only thing is, if you're going with Ryzen 3000-series CPUs (Zen 2), then get 3600 DDR4 for maximum performance, and not 3000 DDR4. I understand if budget is a concern, but at least in the USA, there are some kits of 3600 for not more than $10-15 more than 3000 kits.

Edit: Clicking on your RAM kit, has a description of "Made for X99 platform". Might not be the best choice for Ryzen 3000-series.

Oh thank you, I did not know that. I am still researching and changing my mind every now and then! I am now thinking of 32gb AM 2x8

 

[DublinDude]

90% the same system as me, i have the the 3600x, aorus b450 pro wifi, Crucial 2 x 8gb 3200 CL 16, XFX RX580 8gb.
Using this on a LG 32" 1440P + Dell 24" 1200P

good overall system, but won't be able to handle the latest games on high settings @ 1440p.

Oh, biggest diff is i have a 750W Seasonic Gold PSU (The focus line, which is the "gold" standard), i'd get a higher wattage PSU...

Thanks for that. May be I will start looking at better graphics card? My monitor is 2560*1440 so I may as well utilise it.

 

[Muadib]

Oh thank you, I did not know that. I am still researching and changing my mind every now and then! I am now thinking of 32gb AM 2x8

I went with 2 x 16Gb ram sticks, just in case I wanted to go to 64Gb later. Larry is correct you should go with 3600 sticks. That is the sweet spot for AMD's 3000 series cpus.

 

[Flayed]

I'm not sure about an rx 580 for a 1440p screen they are more suited for 1080p gaming a couple of years ago

 

[LOUISSSSS]

And if you up your video card, def need more than 500W psu... you want to operate in the PSU's highest efficiency range.

i'm using a 750w Seasonic Focus Gold w/ my RX580.

 

[DublinDude]

I'm not sure about an rx 580 for a 1440p screen they are more suited for 1080p gaming a couple of years ago

What would you recommend? I seem to be leaning towards AMD for no apparent reason so I am not completely ruling out Intel. Which ever is good!

 

[DublinDude]

And if you up your video card, def need more than 500W psu... you want to operate in the PSU's highest efficiency range.

i'm using a 750w Seasonic Focus Gold w/ my RX580.

Yea I have a feeling I will be upping a few things! While I am not quite a pro gamer or even an enthusiast, I do like to have something decent that works smoothly and fast.

 

[Steltek]

What would you recommend? I seem to be leaning towards AMD for no apparent reason so I am not completely ruling out Intel. Which ever is good!

At this time, Intel's desktop map is a dead end. You are better off staying with AMD on the processor side. The motherboard you have chosen will be upgradeable in the future to even a Ryzen 9 3950x with nothing but a BIOS and cooler upgrade needed (which would be a serious step up in processing power). It is also likely that the upcoming 4000-series Ryzens will work with your motherboard with a BIOS upgrade as AMD has not indicated there will be a socket change from AM4.

If there are any sales, and you can afford it, I'd look at a Nvidia 2060/2070 Super. Recent driver updates have eliminated a lot of the issues with AMD's 5700XTs, but I don't know that I'd buy them with the new consoles and both Nvidia and AMD's next gen graphics cards on the way.

If you can live with the 580 for a few months, you might invest in a next gen card or get a really good deal on a higher end current gen card.

 

[Flayed]

What would you recommend? I seem to be leaning towards AMD for no apparent reason so I am not completely ruling out Intel. Which ever is good!

2070 Super or 5700XT although I would check the PSU requirements before purchasing

 

[DublinDude]

2070 Super or 5700XT although I would check the PSU requirements before purchasing

Oh they are probably a little bit more than I would spend on a GPU right now.

 

[Flayed]

Second hand (used) 1070, 1070ti, Vega 56/64

 

[Arkaign]

Second hand (used) 1070, 1070ti, Vega 56/64

Definitely the best buy if you can find a deal on them. Just avoid FE Vegas, the AIB ones are dramatically improved.