Best upgrade path. R3 1200//16gb//gtx 1050 ti

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Hi all. I have the following system.

Ryzen 3 1200
16gb dual channel ddr4
A gtx 1050ti 4gb

Games are currently on an old 1tb hdd and I'm getting an ssd.

What upgrade path would be logical from the 1200? I have a b450 motherboard.

I mostly play ark survival evolved but want to play newer games too.

I play 1080p hopefully med to high setting.

Thanks.
 
I'll have a look later on speccy as I'm helping a friend move house today. And I can't remember. I believe it's a gigabyte gaming variant. B450m but I'll check later.

I actually play on my full HD TV which is 60 i think. I never get more than 30 to 35 fps in ark or newer games. But I know my gpu is ageing also.

I don't have much money so probably second hand market. I know I can get 50 or so quid for my 1200. And put another 70 or so towards that figure.
 
Damn. I have a Silverstone slim home theatre case you see. And the gtx 1050ti is a miniature itx version so I don't know if there's anything more powerful than that in that size yet?
 
Which case do you have? If it only supports low profile extension cards the best one you can get is GeForce GTX 1650. Potentially you may be able to fit a full height card with a PCIe riser.

All Gigabyte B450 motherboards support Zen 3, so you can upgrade to Ryzen 5 5600X.
 
I was wrong its not a gigabyte at all but it is a B450m, its a Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. B450M GAMING PLUS (MS-7B87) (AM4).

Sky, my case is a silverstone sst-ml03b milo htpc case.

And yes I can only fit low profile cards, ive read about pcie risers, they sound tricky? Theres not much room in the case already?

Edit - Iv'e looked at benchmarks now, and the 1650 ti seems to provide a roughly 40% increase in performance in basically every newish game. Does it require external power connector like the 1050ti doesn't? Cant seem to find that info.

Wondering if I upgrade to that gpu and then eventually upgrade my cpu.
 
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All low profile 1650s I've seen have no external power connector - the 75W provided by the PCIe connection are enough.
If you want to keep the case, 5600X and a 1650 would be a huge upgrade and will get you good FPS in most games. You probably won't need a new PSU as the 5600X is a 65W spec CPU.
Another option is to replace the case - you can then get a more powerfull GPU.
 
Great sky amazing. Final question. Would the 5600 you mentioned come with a small enough hsf to fit in my milo case? Which other lower tiered cpus would also come with a small enough fan like from the 2 or 3000 range?

Thank you.
 
The GTX 1650 is a good choice.

Replace that first and then think about the CPU. The 5600X is likely to come down in price in the next 6 months. I don't think you need it though, it's overkill. Paired with the GTX 1650, a Ryzen 5 3600 will be more than adequate, and save £40+. Heck, a Ryzen 3 3100 is still approx 40% faster than your current CPU, and costs just £95.
 
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