Upgrade time?? Budget max 800

brendonp

brendonp

brendonp

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Just want some thoughts on my system? It feels quite dated now, i mainly use it for gaming.
Any recommendation on upgrades?
Specs
Gigabyte Z370P D3 MOBO
Super Flower Leadex III 550W 80 PLUS Gold
Intel Core i5 9400F 2.9ghz
Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz
Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6144MB GDDR5

Cheers
 
I'd go with

Ryzen 5 3600 £150
Tomahawk max £100
5700xt £350
16gb 3200 cl16 crucial ballistix £80

After that it's dealers choice on what you can salvage or sell from your old system.
 
Keep GPU until new ones are released this year. Value vs performance 3600 seem to stand out, 3700x isn't a bad shout either, some might predict use of more cores in future games. Although, I've heard this for a few years now. It might also be worth using a x570 board for future compatibility, should you wish to upgrade CPU.


My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £394.57 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Really the only good upgrade now is a GPU. You could upgrade the CPU while you're at it. but your CPU already has 6 cores, and I don't think you're going to see much improvement from a Radeon 3600.

What is the resolution of your monitor? What is its maximum refresh rate? For a GPU I'm thinking of a RTX 2070 Super or RX 5700 XT for a 1440p or 144 Hz (or both) monitor.
 
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