CPU, M/B and RAM Upgrade

[TheSkateyBird]

Hey all,

I've been looking into upgrading my PC several times over the past few years and now I've finally some spare cash to upgrade my system. My current spec is in my sig. I want to upgrade my CPU, motherboard and ram to a new generation platform. I'll be running games like The Witcher 3, Overwatch, ESO, Dragon Age Inquisitions and Fallout 4 at 1080p and would like to get a boost as some of these games currently pin my CPU to 100%. I've got around £300 to spend, the only requirement I have is that the motherboard needs to have an old PCI slot as I have a firewire 400 card that I need for my audio interface.

Thanks for your time!

 

[TheSkateyBird]

Had a go now that I'm back home and came up with this.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £98.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G2400= £79.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B350-Plus AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £98.99

Total: £277.97
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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This totals at 277, are there any changes I can make with the remaining 23 pounds that would make a difference or should I just buy a pack of beer to build with?

 

[mickyflinn]

Slightly faster ram at the same price


My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £79.99

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[orbitalwalsh]

As mentioned above, memory will kill performance
Also 1300x- just above price limit - selected not because it's the X chip as the 1200 will overclock the same, the 1300 has a larger cashe if I remember correctly

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £101.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD48G3200= £89.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1300X 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £124.99

Total: £316.97
(includes shipping: £0.00)




Wraith spire cooler is also included with this X chip
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If not

Go for the faster ram and Strix board instead of the Prime, we know this board works and up to 3333hz on some memory

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B350-F AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £117.95
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 3 Quad Core 1200 3.40GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £98.99
• 1 x Team Group Dark Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD48G3200= £89.99

Total: £306.93
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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[TheSkateyBird]

How significant is the difference in performance from RAM? I always thought speed was negligible?

Both of the motherboards above lack an old PCI slot which I do need however, are there any with good RAM support that have one?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

3200/3000 no real difference as they are the sweet spot for gaming , I've found rendering though, small difference which over 2 days + of rendering does make some difference .
Both have good ram , but it's not just the board and ram stick that makes a difference, also luck of the CPU die when over clocking .