2020 spec needs update and advice please.

stevogums · 26 Dec 2024 at 11:46

Been struggling lately with my PC to play some of the newer games without slow down and or stutter to the point of being unplayable.
I have everything up to date Graphic and OS drivers . Really noticed it in last 2 months attmepting to play Alan Wake 2 and Robocop. Even some of Steam Library stuff cannot run at full.
As I say spec was Jan 2020 . see below.

Not sure if I have an upgrade path with exiting spec or would I be better to start fresh?
Approx £1500 to £2000 to spend? Been out of loop for approx 4 years so after sound advice for PC to again get me 4/5 years before slow down.
Any advice much appreciated.
Paul
Thermaltake Level 20 GT Black Edition Tempered Glass ARGB Full Tower PC Case
Seasonic 1000 Watt PRIME ULTRA Gold Fully Modular ATX PSU/Power Supply
Intel Core i7 9700K Unlocked 9th Gen Desktop Processor/CPU Retail
Noctua Intel/AMD NH-D15 Silent CPU Cooler
ASUS ROG STRIX Intel Z390-E GAMING 9th Gen ATX Motherboard
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB ROG STRIX OC GAMING Graphics Card
Dell AW3420DW
DOMINATOR® PLATINUM 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3466MHz
Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Performance SSD/Solid State Drive
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5” SATA 3D Nand SSD/Solid State Drive
Windows 10 Pro 64

mickyflinn · 26 Dec 2024 at 12:00

GPU is need of an upgrade you could just do that and see how it goes but if you want then the 9800x3d is the fastest gaming CPU but it's £500 along with a motherboard and memory we're talking approx £750+ depending.

New GPUs are just around the corner, the 5000 series from Nvidia in January so it mite be wise to wait.

hornetstinger · 26 Dec 2024 at 12:06

Problem is those games are both Unreal Engine, which is badly designed, so getting a PC to get those to play properly will cost you.

I bet Doom Eternal plays really well on your PC compared to Robocop.

dfour · 26 Dec 2024 at 12:25

A gpu upgrade like a 7800xt or 7900gre would roughly double+ graphic performance for £450-£550 although it might be worth waiting as both amd and nvidia are both releasing new cards in the new year so really depends on how quick you want to upgrade.

Full upgrade now

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £250.00
1 x AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core 5.20GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-03517) = £518.98
1 x Kingston FURY Beast EXPO RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-KNG-03706) = £110.00
1 x Powercolor Radeon RX 7900 XT HellHound 20GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1AR-PC) = £599.98

Total: £1,478.96 (includes delivery: £0.00)

You will also need to get a new mounting kit for your excellent cooler from noctua. You might even be able to get it free if you can prove you purchased it (if they still do that).

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hornetstinger · 26 Dec 2024 at 12:27

"You will also need to get a new mounting kit for your excellent cooler from noctua. You might even be able to get it free if you can prove you purchased it (if they still do that)."

Yup they sent me Am5 conversion kit for my D14, fantastic as that means prolong the life of a £100 cooler. Not like it's £20 so who cares.

stevogums · 28 Dec 2024 at 07:19

hornetstinger said:
Problem is those games are both Unreal Engine, which is badly designed, so getting a PC to get those to play properly will cost you.

I bet Doom Eternal plays really well on your PC compared to Robocop.

It does flawlessly

Will wait a little longer as per advice.
Am I ok with existing Tower as well as PSU?

mickyflinn · 28 Dec 2024 at 07:47

stevogums said:
It does flawlessly
Will wait a little longer as per advice.
Am I ok with existing Tower as well as PSU

Your next GPU choice maybe you should consider the upscalling tech such as DLS or fsr as these will give you more acceptable FPS in-game like Alan Wake 2.

While AMD offer better rastarizaion performance for you money Nvidia do better upscaling and ray tracing so it should be something you should consider in your next purchase.

Case is fine an so is your PSU and if you get a Nvidia GPU it will come with a adapter cable so your good .

GPU first then CPU , mobo , memory if you want the best and selling your old stuff should pay for an x3d but I would tempted to keep the 5700xt as a back up GPU to keep you inte game is stuff happens, even if it is at a lower resolution.

Let's us know what you decide.