Replace or upgrade

bennyc

Hi just looking for opinions on where to go with my current build from 2011 as I was getting an itch for a new PC but have decided maybe to upgrade a little and overclock the CPU.

• I5 2500k
• gigabyte ga-z68p-ds3
• 8GB DDR3 16000 RAM
• 500GB SSD
• GTX660

Since 2011 I have added the SSD and GPU which was an upgrade form an AMD, I have a 24” U series Dell monitor which I love so not looking to change that anytime soon.
I am thinking of buying decent CPU cooler, another 8GB RAM and new GPU, I was looking today and reckon I could manage an RX 580 which is £135 on scan, so the total upgrades would be €240.
Just looking for opinions here please, would the upgrades be worth it or am going to run into bottlenecks elsewhere sooner than I am hoping.
I use my PC all the time and only dip in and out of PC games sometimes (more for the eye candy than hard core playing to be honest).
I could re-use my 660 in a mame arcade build I have going on but don’t need the CPU there so don’t want to replace it when there is no need.

Xenoronin

You'd get more out of a full upgrade I think. You can probably sell on the CPU, Motherboard and RAM as a bundle on adverts to offset some of the cost.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£178.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£17.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard (£106.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: *Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£58.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card (£179.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Total: £542.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-03 11:22 GMT+0000

KilOit

Just bought a similar build. Did a ton of research on the motherboard and cpu and they are superb value
I got shafted on aria.co.uk so had to cancel and buy on cconline and they have been great

Homelander

I would say sell that one without a HDD for 180 or whatever you get and just build a new budget one. Even 600 would build you one triple the performance.

The list above is solid though the Nvidia GTX1650 Super is £149, or GTX1660 Super is £199 and both worth considering. 1650 Super only has 4gb vram, but at this point I would be inclined to either get that or the gtx1660 super. RX cards now sit in between, £20 less than the 580 and you get an almost identical card, £20 more and you get a much better card.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zotac-geforce-gtx-1650-super-twin-fan-4096mb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-11z-zt.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/palit-geforce-gtx-1660-super-stormx-6144mb-gddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-black-friday-deal-gx-053-pl.html