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Upgrade or new build

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  • 02-10-2019 9:29am
    #1
    Redhood
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi All,
    Always found you guys so helpful. Time to upgrade or if necessary start from scratch. Pc is only used for gaming and starting to struggle with newer titles.
    Current build = ASUS P8P67 PRO Rev 3.1, i5-2500K, Gtx 970, Samsung Evo ssd, 8GB G.Skill RipJaws-X, Corsair Gold AX850 Psu,
    Hoping to not spend too much but up too €1000 if needed. Thanks for any help or advice


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    #2
    Cina
    Registered Users Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭Cina


    You can probably keep the PSU, Case, and SSD, but the guts of your system needs replacing.

    Get a Ryzen 3600, mobo, 16gb RAM and a 5700XT - probably cost you around €700ish. If you don't want to spend that much the base 5700 is still good enough for 1080p gaming.


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    #3
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,706 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    PCPartPicker Part List

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£187.97 @ CCL Computers)
    Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£93.99 @ CCL Computers)
    Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£72.26 @ CCL Computers)
    Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Red Dragon Video Card (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
    Total: £744.21
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-02 10:57 BST+0100

    As above.
    Hardly seems worth it to downgrade to RX 5700.
    Alternatively get Nvidia RTX 2070 Super (best buy RN: Gigabyte Gaming 3X @ £500). Slightly better performance & drivers than AMD.


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    #4
    ArrBee
    Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭ArrBee


    Interestingly I built about the same time as you.
    I went with a 2700k and more RAM though but same mobo and PSU!

    About 2 years ago I simply upgraded my GPU to a 1070 and that has kept me going fine.
    I'm planning on a rebuild next year hopefully at the end of the year.

    I tend to re-deploy old systems rather than re-use after getting 5+ years out of them.
    So my current rig will become a new NAS and VM host leaving no parts available except maybe an SSD.

    Always better to replace after a certain age to get a technology uplift (PCIe generation, NVMe support, RAM speed, etc)


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    #5
    Redhood
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Redhood


    Thanks everyone. Oc'ing has got me to now so time to tear it apart I think


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