Need advice on upgrading or fixing up this computer.

Snotboogey

Snotboogey

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So i currently have:

  • Corsair 550w PSU
  • ROG STRIX B350-F Gaming Motherboard
  • 32gb RAM
  • Ryzen 5 1600x six-core prosessor, 3900 mhz. CPU
  • Palid Nvidia GTX 1070 ti GPU

So far I've upgraded RAM and changed CPU cooler since I bought it ~5 years ago or so.

But recently I've been having trouble with performance of the GPU and one of the fans seems to be struggeling to spin and causes allot of noise. Temp goes up to 82-85c while gaming pretty much right away. I mostly play tarkov and I've had quite a bit of performance issues there. And very noticeable now with the new map there etc. Hogwarts legacy also struggled abit on reccomended settings wich are medium and 1080p and ive been getting issues with textures and props popping in super late. In several games. Aswell as low fps.
I've tried opening the gpu and getting all the dust out and wanted to take off heatsink to change the thermal paste. But couldn't get the heatsink off even tho all screws were out. (Think thermal pads were a bit stuck in it or something but idk not experienced with it and didn't wanna ruin the card) but didn't see much change from getting the dust out. Fans also seemed to spin fine. But one is still struggeling and making noise when on. CPU seems to be doing good temp wise.

So at first I was researching into just upgrading GPU. And kinda wanted to go up to a 12gb gpu. But I dunno if that's necessary. I have very limited knowledge about this stuff. I was also looking at the rx6600. But noticed that I might want a better cpu aswell at the same time? To not bottleneck the new gpu. And I'm noticing that most cards have higher requirements than 550w psu. Is 550w psu on the low end theese days aswell? I was thinking to use around 500-800 euros ish but can stretch higher.

But yeah, what do you guys think? Could I be good with just a new GPU for a good few years or should I look into getting a cpu and gpu together to make it last. And in that case should I look into a new psu aswell? Sorry for wall of text and not being very specific In the end, but any advice is greatly appreciated!

sorry for any grammar errors or poor explaination.
 
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Cant help.much with gpu , but I know that tarkov is a very cpu intensive game and that the 5800x3d made a huge difference in gaming according to a yt I watched(apparently tarpon quite a badly optimised game so requires some beefy components to run well)
I'll see if can find the yt vid and put up here..on my mob at mo so cNt look just now
Yes, psu 550w will be on the light side if you decide to upgrade gpu as well as cpu..basically I'd be targeting a 850w for a decent power modern gpu, but if you're just looking at 6600(I'd look at 6650xt / 6700xt /3060ti really if upgrading min spec..
seen the corsair rm850x for 134.99 on offer away from here top of my head..need to do a bit of research
 
Craig_d1 said:
Cant help.much with gpu , but I know that tarkov is a very cpu intensive game and that the 5800x3d made a huge difference in gaming according to a yt I watched(apparently tarpon quite a badly optimised game so requires some beefy components to run well)
I'll see if can find the yt vid and put up here..on my mob at mo so cNt look just now
Yes, psu 550w will be on the light side if you decide to upgrade gpu as well as cpu..basically I'd be targeting a 850w for a decent power modern gpu, but if you're just looking at 6600(I'd look at 6650xt / 6700xt /3060ti really if upgrading min spec..
seen the corsair rm850x for 134.99 on offer away from here top of my head..need to do a bit of research
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thank you very much!
ye i was a bit worried i might have too look into upgrading CPU, GPU and PSU. Guess ill have too try and figure out what my best option would be if i wanted to buy just one or two of the parts right now. concidering its the GPU that seems to be going faulty a bit. might just be the cooling fan and a bit old thermal paste tho. but idk if i can fix that. if i can find some options that are not too expensive here in norway i think i can manage it tho.
 
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Snotboogey said:
Hogwarts legacy also struggled abit on reccomended settings wich are medium and 1080p and ive been getting issues with textures and props popping in super late. In several games.
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For Hogwarts Legacy, apparently VRAM is king. You might consider a second-hand RTX 3090. And a 550W PSU will definitely be on the too low side - you'll want a good 850W PSU
 

depending on your combo really for psu
a 5800x3d can draw up to 210ish w power from what I've seen
a6700xt can have up to 320w power spikes according to techpower up
then you'll have a bit of power draw for everything else

Think you might struggle with 550W..

nvidia recommend min 650w for a 3070,and really you want a bit of spare also, as you wont want your psu running at 100%, not only for it's health, but also it's economy

if going for a new psu, look at a decent one..they'll come with 10yrs warranty, and if you get a 850 then you'll be good for a future gpu upgrade down the line(an 850 can actually run a 4090 if it's good quality)
I checked the rm850x is £139.99 away, which is cheaper than their rm750x at mo. it's an excellent psu, but you could get something cheaper. ocuk have the msi mpg a750gf on preorder for £105 which is a good unit, and more than capable of powering a 6700xt
 
For 800 euro, something like:

Powercolor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Dragon 16GB PCI-Express Graphics Card - £589.99
MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular - £159.95

Grand Total: £757.93
 
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Something like below would be a good combo, keep you goinbg for a few years..as said, psu seen for £139.99 away. look out for some 2nd hand deals where you are if poss to keep prices down.

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,194.92 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Tetras said:
For 800 euro, something like:

Powercolor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Dragon 16GB PCI-Express Graphics Card - £589.99
MSI MPG A1000G UK PSU 1000W 80 Plus Gold certified Fully Modular - £159.95

Grand Total: £757.93
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ha ha, clicked wrong link..yup, this 6800xt, £40 cheaper...wow just had a look and seen the AMD reference 6950xt card on preorder for £699..that's a hell of a card
 
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Hi guys. sorry for getting back to you super late. life came around and demanded allot of attention. Thank you for all your replies!
i have looked at what i could get for a decent price in different tech companies that deliver here in scandnavia. and ive ended up with this:
this for 9 644 norwegian kroner or 743,62 british pounds.

So basically before i order this. im wondering a few things:

Is there is any compatability issues with this? ive tried doing the research and im pretty sure my motehrboard (STRIX B350-F) has a bios update for that cpu. but im not 100%

Ive heard mixed things about the arc a770. do you guys think it is a good card at this point with the updates it has had?

Will that PSU be sufficient? and since it is quite cheap compared to other psu's of same wattage is that brand/soemthing not the best, and i should maybe pay a bit more for something better?

And lastly am i getting shafted by this scandinavian sites prizes compared to what you guys get from sites you would use or does it seem okay?

Any question answered is greatly appreciated!
 
The main problem with buying the A770 is inconsistency. In the best case, it can perform very competitively (3060 Ti or 6700 XT level), but at other times it can't even beat the next tier down, like 3060 and 6600 XT. If I was buying then a 6800 or 6800 XT would make me much happier than the A770, coming from a 1070 Ti.

I don't know anything about that PSU brand. Some decent PSUs (10 year warranty, decent components and performance) I can recognise and find reviews for: Toughpower GF1, Phanteks AMP, MSI MPG, I think FSP Hydro G Pro is good too, but we don't have those here.

What I'd be looking at:

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Wraith Stealth Prosessor/CPU - 6 kjerner 3.5 GHz - AMD AM4 - AMD Boxed (PIB - med kjøler) - 1.749,00 kr
AMD Game - Company of Heroes 3 CPU

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 Pulse - 16GB GDDR6 RAM - Grafikkort - 6.914,00 kr
AMD Game - Last Of Us Part 1

ASUS ROG STRIX 850G Power supply - 850 Watt - 135 mm - 80 Plus Gold sertifisert - 1.790,00 kr

Totalt beløp 10.453,00 kr
Herav mva 2.090,60 kr
 
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