Upgrade suggestions

[cats_five]

Mostly my PC is fine, but can be slow with Photoshop when it's compositing a panorama from several photos, despite 16GB of RAM.

So looking for motherboard / cpu / memory suggestions.

I already have an SSD for Windows, another one with most of the programs on, a couple of HDDs which are mirrored, a case I'm very happy with, and a decent almost new PSU.

I suspect any modern mobo will have gigabit ethernet and sound and enough USB (the case has an external USB 3 port), and at present I'm using the built-in graphic from an AMD motherboard which I fine for what I do. I do need DVI & display port outputs. The one reason for a separate graphics card might be being able to run calibration against both monitors - one is an Eizo, the other a Dell.

I'm partial to Gigabyte mobos, the case will take ATX but have used mATX for the past few builds and I'd prefer mATX.

PS budget - up to £400.

 

[ExoMale]

what is your current system?

 

[Quartz]

Fire up Task Manager to determine the sources of your slowdowns. That will tell you what you need to get.

 

[cats_five]

what is your current system?

AMD A10-7800 Kavari
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. F2A88XM-D3H (P0)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 Graphics (ATI)

Plus SSDs, HHDs, ODDs, using on-board audio.

Not into gaming.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

AMD A10-7800 Kavari
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (11-11-11-28)
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. F2A88XM-D3H (P0)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 Graphics (ATI)

Plus SSDs, HHDs, ODDs, using on-board audio.

Not into gaming.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...adripper-2-Intel-9th-Gen-Intel-X-series-1529/

can see roughly your GPU performance - would be most likely halfway between intels iGPU and GTX 1060 at a guess

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2019-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-Performance-1269/

going ryzen you'll see a huge increase or i5 8/9*** series

 

[cats_five]

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...adripper-2-Intel-9th-Gen-Intel-X-series-1529/

can see roughly your GPU performance - would be most likely halfway between intels iGPU and GTX 1060 at a guess

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Photoshop-CC-2019-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-Performance-1269/

going ryzen you'll see a huge increase or i5 8/9*** series

Ryzen 5?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Ryzen 5?

ryzen 3600 you'd see a good increase. has speed over older ryzen chips which held it back slightly in Adobe products

keep current GPU as your not doing Video work

 

[ExoMale]

Given you go an A10 did you need the gpu which I assume is a 240?.

Your speeds look low for ram, can it be improved with that board?

It will be the cpu side of the APU holding you back, so I guess like others have suggested or mentioned, go ryzen.


Ryzen 3 1200 will be much better and can be had for £52, a320 or b350 boards range from £42, 16gb memory £60-80 and these are new prices, then get a gtx 1030, I suppose working that out you could get a a ryzen 1700.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

gigabyte board flashed for you

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD X470 Ryzen 3000 & DDR4 RAM Bundle = £434.96
  • Motherboard:Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
  • Processor:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
  • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD

Total: £445.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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msi

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £194.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £92.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £74.99

Total: £373.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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[cats_five]

ryzen 3600 you'd see a good increase. has speed over older ryzen chips which held it back slightly in Adobe products

keep current GPU as your not doing Video work

GPU is part of the CPU, sorry my spec post not clear. I believe I would need a graphics card as well.

 

[cats_five]

gigabyte board flashed for you

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD X470 Ryzen 3000 & DDR4 RAM Bundle = £434.96
  • Motherboard:Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming AMD X470 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
  • Processor:AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
  • Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD

Total: £445.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)
​

msi

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £194.99
• 1 x MSI B450M Mortar MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 mATX Motherboard= £92.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £74.99

Total: £373.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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Like the look of the Gigabyte bundle, thanks, but I believe I need a graphics card as well as currently using graphics combined in with the CPU.

 

[EsaT]

Like the look of the Gigabyte bundle, thanks, but I believe I need a graphics card as well as currently using graphics combined in with the CPU.

That more expensive motherboard just won't make CPU any faster.
Or give other needed functionality, like that needed graphics card.
So with limited budget MSI board is better choise.

What are the specific monitor models?
Especially the one with DVI.

 

[cats_five]

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What are the specific monitor models?
Especially the one with DVI.

Eizo S2242W (1920x1200@60Hz) - DVI
DELL U2413 (1920x1200@60Hz) - HDMI

 

[EsaT]

Eizo S2242W (1920x1200@60Hz) - DVI

That's good thing.
Any higher resolution/refresh rate would require dual link DVI.
Which needs expensive active adapters, while single link DVI signal can be gotten from Displayport with simple passive adapter/cable.

Though cheapest discrete graphics cards area actually such ancient models that they still come with DVI port.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr3-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-396-as.html
That would fit quite nicely to that £400 budget target.

 

[cats_five]

That's good thing.
Any higher resolution/refresh rate would require dual link DVI.
Which needs expensive active adapters, while single link DVI signal can be gotten from Displayport with simple passive adapter/cable.

Though cheapest discrete graphics cards area actually such ancient models that they still come with DVI port.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr3-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-396-as.html
That would fit quite nicely to that £400 budget target.

Silent as well, with a VGA. Result!