Upgrade recommendations

[mellow yellow]

So i'm looking to upgrade my gaming pc but its been a while since i researched anything.
i'm looking to play gray zone amongst others, EAFC 24, fortnite, cod etc. i have also dabbled with sim racing, iracing, assetto.
My current set up is getting a bit dated:
Fractal design meshify c tower
b450m mortar max board
Ryzen 5 3600
2 x 8 GB DDR4 3200 (1600Mhz) corsair vengeance
Nvidia gtx 1660 super

ideally i would like to future proof for the next 2-3 years with a budget of £700 - £1000

I could recoup some costs by selling the replaced parts.

I'm very out of touch as ive not really kept up with things since i did this build 3 years ago.

All help and suggestions would be greatly received.

 

[tamzzy]

Nvidia gtx 1660 super

ideally i would like to future proof for the next 2-3 years with a budget of £700 - £1000

I could recoup some costs by selling the replaced parts.

update bios, swap cpu for a 5800x3d or 5700x3d (my personal preference would be the 5800x3d as the 5700x3d clock speed is gimped, so it does struggle in workloads where the x3d cache is not being utilised)
swap gpu for a 4070 super or 7900gre
swap ram for 2x 16gb (32gb) 3200mhz ram (don't add ram to your existing set...swap means swap )

#done

 

[tamzzy]

also, forgot to ask, what is your exact psu make and model? (very important, especially as you are now moving up to more power hungry components)

 

[Mr Oxide]

I like my 5800x3d a lot on other system gaming

 

[mellow yellow]

also, forgot to ask, what is your exact psu make and model? (very important, especially as you are now moving up to more power hungry components)

Seasonic Core Gold GC 650 650W 80+ Gold PSU/Power Supply​

 

[tamzzy]

Seasonic Core Gold GC 650 650W 80+ Gold PSU/Power Supply​

that'll be fine
will run a 5800x3d + 4070s/7900gre no issues

 

[Tetras]

ideally i would like to future proof for the next 2-3 years with a budget of £700 - £1000

What resolution do you game at?

 

[mellow yellow]

What resolution do you game at?

1080p I could go up to 1440.

 

[Tetras]

1080p I could go up to 1440.

4070 Super or 7900 GRE are ideal then, both are very strong cards @ 1080p and decent at 1440p.

 

[tamzzy]

decent at 1440p.

only decent!?

 

[Tetras]

only decent!?

"decent" + ", if the OP decides to play @ that res"

 

[tamzzy]

"decent" + ", if the OP decides to play @ that res"

don't tell me you're that person who thinks that a 3080 is for peasants

 

[Quartz]

i have also dabbled with sim racing, iracing, assetto.

Do you have an ultrawide monitor? If not, you will benefit in these games.

 

[mellow yellow]

Do you have an ultrawide monitor? If not, you will benefit in these games.

No not worth the cost for me really.

 

[Quartz]

No not worth the cost for me really.

Fair enough but having used both 3440x1440 and 4k monitors for various games I can tell you from experience that driving sims look better on the ultrawide.