Help with upgrades

Macdizzle · 28 Apr 2020 at 11:40

Hi
I've got a 10 year old rig I've done some upgrades on it over the years but now looking to bring the pc up to speed
currently running
CPU - Intel i7-870 Quadcore 2.93
Motherboard - ASUS P7P55D-E
RAM - 2 Ballistix Sport BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00 8GB DDR3
GPU - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (think might be bottle necked)

Was thinking of upgrading the Motherboard to a MSI B450 pairing it with a Ryzen 5 3600 4.2 CPU
Any help would be much appreciated
Price will vary depending on what need upgrading

bagel · 28 Apr 2020 at 19:40

3600 is a great CPU, you will need new RAM as well however as it needs DDR4 (3000MHz at least with Ryzen processors). What sort of games are you looking to play and at what resolution/frame rate?

Joxeon · 28 Apr 2020 at 20:57

I'd go with something like this for CPU mb and ram.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Dark Pro 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Red (TDPRD416G30= £79.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £109.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £158.99

Total: £359.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)

You might want to consider a newer psu if it's as old as the rest of your PC.

My basket at [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk]Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99

Total: £85.49 (includes shipping: £10.50)

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Don't forget you can sell your old me CPU and ram to offset some cost.

Macdizzle · 28 Apr 2020 at 21:59

Mainly playing WoW and Lol the comp has no issues with Lol but wow its now suffering a bit plus the mrs want to play planet zoo i know that mine doesnt like planet coaster that much
and yes i realised afterwards i was going to need new ram PSU wise i have a corsair xc 600 is that ok or will it need replacing?
thank you