Pc Upgrade advice needed

[tishy]

Hi there, So I am looking to upgrade to a new pc. It's specs are basically.
Ryzen 5 3600 4.2GHz
RX5700XT
16gig DDR4 3600 ram
B550 AORUS Elite ATX board.

i'm looking to spend around £990, I don't need monitors or other bits. I'll be giving the old pc to my daughter.
I'm looking to game on 1440p where possible but am realistic about my budget!
I mostly play FFXIV and other MMO's I do also play BG3 and Cyberpunk on meduim settings.

Any advice would be awsome!

 

[mickyflinn]

Hi and welcome.

Self build

A solid 1440p gaming machine can be done but I've had to go back a CPU generation, if you want the latest AM5 platform it will increase costs about £100

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asrock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-01795) = £509.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.99
• 1 x Kolink Observatory HF Mesh ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-07R-KK) = £49.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £124.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-594-GI) = £115.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £59.99

Total: £1,014.92 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

 

[tishy]

Looks good, I might be able to push another £100 or so for the AM5. What did you have in mind, I am trying to future proof this system as much as is possible on this budget.

 

[Tetras]

I'd recommend trying to find the extra for AM5 really, but here's an Intel DDR5 build:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400F 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AR-IN) = £124.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £160.00
• 1 x Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01083) = £103.99
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00767) = £399.95
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-00981) = £52.99
• 1 x B Grade Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: BG-06C-PT) = £39.91
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black (SKU: CA-061-SF) = £99.95

Total: £993.77 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[tishy]

thanks a lot guys!
What would it cost to move into the AM5 side of things?

 

[Tetras]

What would it cost to move into the AM5 side of things?

Here is mine modified:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.99
• 1 x Crucial Pro 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C46 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRU-01083) = £103.99
• 1 x SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture (SKU: GRA-SPR-00767) = £399.95
• 1 x KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TSH-00981) = £52.99
• 1 x B Grade Phanteks Eclipse P400 Air Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: BG-06C-PT) = £39.91
• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Modular Power Supply - Black (SKU: CA-061-SF) = £99.95

Total: £1,047.76 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

I'd recommend upgrading the board to the B650-Plus if you can afford the extra, but the A620-Pro will do the job.

 

[mickyflinn]

thanks a lot guys!
What would it cost to move into the AM5 side of things?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Asrock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Challenger Gaming 16GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-01795) = £509.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £79.99
• 1 x WD Blue SN580 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-WDC-00540) = £65.99
• 1 x Kolink Observatory HF Mesh ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-07R-KK) = £49.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £188.99
• 1 x Asus TUF Gaming A620-Pro WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-01162) = £149.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C38 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G6000HC38ADC01) (SKU: MY-0B2-TG) = £99.94

Total: £1,152.88 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

 

[tishy]

Thanks! You guys are legends.

 

[tamzzy]

agree with @mickyflinn for a grand or so you should be looking at a ryzen 7600 + 7900gre build

 

[fleapea]

agree with @mickyflinn for a grand or so you should be looking at a ryzen 7600 + 7900gre build

Can confirm about same price I only got my GRE card to go.