Looking for pgrade advice

Jed Shields · 2024-11-03T20:11:37+0000

Hello all,

My son is looking to upgrade his GPU, he's struggling to play Elden Ring, Hell Divers 2 etc without reducing graphics to minimum.

He's got a 1660 Super GPU, AMD 1700X and 32Gb ram. Running at 1440p.

We're looking at something like a 4070, £500 ish budget. Any suggestions?

Is it also worth looking at refreshing the CPU? The motherboard is an MSI B450 Tomahawk Max, socket AM4.

throwaway4372 · 2024-11-03T20:14:01+0000

It's new pc time. Black Friday soon.

Tetras · 2024-11-03T20:15:21+0000

Jed Shields said:
Is it also worth looking at refreshing the CPU?

Definitely. 5700X3D is the optimal choice, but 5600/5600X would still be a nice upgrade for gaming.

Jed Shields said:
We're looking at something like a 4070, £500 ish budget. Any suggestions?

Have a look for deals, but anything from: 7800 XT, 4070, 4070 Super and 7900 GRE are all good upgrades and at least twice as fast.

moppy89 · 2024-11-03T21:43:48+0000

Still plenty of life on the AM4 platform, don't think you need to chuck it in the bin yet.

moppy89 · 2024-11-03T21:45:07+0000

Tetras said:
Definitely. 5700X3D is the optimal choice, but 5600/5600X would still be a nice upgrade for gaming.

Have a look for deals, but anything from: 7800 XT, 4070, 4070 Super and 7900 GRE are all good upgrades and at least twice as fast.

This is solid advice and exactly what I'm planning.

I'm on b450 board with 3600x +1070ti for example. GPU upgrade next and the 7800xt/6900xt are high on the list

Jed Shields · 2024-11-04T08:25:47+0000

Many thanks all. I'll keep an eye out for some decent deals. I think a CPU and GPU upgrade makes sense. The rest of his build is more than adequate to keep him going for a while.

freddie64 · 2024-11-04T11:22:32+0000

Is £500 your total budget or just for the GPU?

EDIT

You could get a 6750XT and a 5700X3D for under £500

No idea how good the 6750XT is but apparently it's good for 1440p.

Rob_B · 2024-11-04T11:32:03+0000

That board with the right BIOS will let you run a 5700X3D (~£140)
Leaves £360 for a GPU, 7800XT might be a good balance and is at that price-ish
Also selling your old CPU (~£30) and GPU (~£90) would net a little money so you could offset/spend more

JollyJamma · 2024-11-04T11:52:57+0000

Tetras said:
Definitely. 5700X3D is the optimal choice, but 5600/5600X would still be a nice upgrade for gaming.

Have a look for deals, but anything from: 7800 XT, 4070, 4070 Super and 7900 GRE are all good upgrades and at least twice as fast.

Just echoing this point by Tetras and a couple others as the best solution.

No need to replace the whole machine - the 5700X3D is fantastic.

Update the BIOS first before you start doing any upgrades tho.