PC Upgrade

Harry Macnaughton

Harry Macnaughton

Harry Macnaughton

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Greetings, I am looking to upgrade my current PC (parts listed below) with a new CPU and GPU to run Planet Coaster better and Planet Coaster 2 when it releases. Plus run some of the newer games coming out. I have a budget of 500-600 pounds. I don't mind also upgrading with any other parts if see fit. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£199.68 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism 2800 CFM CPU Cooler (£64.55 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£49.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£45.49 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive (£49.67 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI ARMOR OC Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card (£659.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: CiT Raider RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 650 B5 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
 
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That game has a minimum CPU recommendation of a 12400T, with your budget I'd suggest picking up a 5700X3D (can be had for £140 sometimes but usually a little more from a UK supplier with warranty)
Your motherboard supports that CPU (might need a BIOS update)

That leaves you with about £300/£400, a 6750XT can be had for about £300 and then you could pick up a bugger NVME SSD if you need the space.

You could use a new CPU cooler - plenty available well under £50
Your PSU is fine for those components (an upgrade wouldn't hurt but I'm running broadly that rig on a 650W)
The RAM is fine, or at least an upgrade wouldn't net you massive gains unless you need more capacity or want to squeeze every single frame out.

OR

A 7600, B650 motherboard, 32GB DDR5 6000 would be around £420 leaving you less for the GPU but you'd be on a better platform with a slightly better CPU and actual future upgrade options.
Sell your old kit and you might, just might be able to squeeze under £600 but of course you have that whatever option you choose.
 
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A Thermalright Assassin King for £15 would be ample for a 5700X3D, and I echo the above about picking up that CPU + a 6750xt or 7800XT if you can stretch.
 
1) Check your motherboard's CPU compatibility and see if it will support the 5800X3D, if it does update your motherboard with the latest BIOS then look for the 5800X3D 2nd hand and try and pick it up for £200.
2) For about £100 you can get a 2Tb SSD, get rid of that spinning ball of rust hard drive and use your old SSD as file backup and the new one for games
3) Graphics card.....your left with £300 which is unfortunate as nobody is selling new a decent GPU's at that price point. Your options are to stick with what you've got and wait until Planet Coaster 2 and see if there are any new GPU's at that price point (hopefully Intel can make a success of Battlemage and offer up a SKU at the £300 level at that level is crying out for card). Or go on the used market and snap up a RX 6800XT, that offers excellent value at that price point, try and get a Sapphire Pulse or NITRO if you can as the coolers are excellent.

Your memory should be fine, there are no games that are bottlenecked by 16Gb's yet but if you get a bit more money and some a cheap 32Gb DDR4 kit at 3600 becomes available consider it but it's not a priority.
 
I'm just repeating the suggestions above, but oh well:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £308.96 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Plus 6750 XT for £300.

Don't need the SSD if your games are on the SSD instead of the hard drive.

I'd re-use the Prism, it can handle a 5700X3D, or buy a freezer 36, or a peerless assassin/phantom spirit.
 
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I'm just repeating the suggestions above, but oh well:

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £308.96 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

Plus 6750 XT for £300.

Don't need the SSD if your games are on the SSD instead of the hard drive.

I'd re-use the Prism, it can handle a 5700X3D, or buy a freezer 36, or a peerless assassin/phantom spirit.
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Aye, the 5700X3D doesn't run hot, should be an excellent choice for the type of game too as it's the sort that tends to like the extra L3.
 
Rob_B said:
That game has a minimum CPU recommendation of a 12400T, with your budget I'd suggest picking up a 5700X3D (can be had for £140 sometimes but usually a little more from a UK supplier with warranty)
Your motherboard supports that CPU (might need a BIOS update)

That leaves you with about £300/£400, a 6750XT can be had for about £300 and then you could pick up a bugger NVME SSD if you need the space.

You could use a new CPU cooler - plenty available well under £50
Your PSU is fine for those components (an upgrade wouldn't hurt but I'm running broadly that rig on a 650W)
The RAM is fine, or at least an upgrade wouldn't net you massive gains unless you need more capacity or want to squeeze every single frame out.

OR

A 7600, B650 motherboard, 32GB DDR5 6000 would be around £420 leaving you less for the GPU but you'd be on a better platform with a slightly better CPU and actual future upgrade options.
Sell your old kit and you might, just might be able to squeeze under £600 but of course you have that whatever option you choose.
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Thnaks for reply, Would a gold rated slightly higher Watt PSU be more suitable?, I'm not really sure if the gold rating makes a difference as I currently have bronze?
 
Harry Macnaughton said:
Thnaks for reply, Would a gold rated slightly higher Watt PSU be more suitable?, I'm not really sure if the gold rating makes a difference as I currently have bronze?
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The 650w psu you currently have should be fine for any of the upgrades suggested on here, getting a gold rated unit just gives you slightly better efficiency and generally a better build quality but an upgrade isn’t really necessary unless you have some spare cash.
 

Rob_B said:
That game has a minimum CPU recommendation of a 12400T, with your budget I'd suggest picking up a 5700X3D (can be had for £140 sometimes but usually a little more from a UK supplier with warranty)
Your motherboard supports that CPU (might need a BIOS update)

That leaves you with about £300/£400, a 6750XT can be had for about £300 and then you could pick up a bugger NVME SSD if you need the space.

You could use a new CPU cooler - plenty available well under £50
Your PSU is fine for those components (an upgrade wouldn't hurt but I'm running broadly that rig on a 650W)
The RAM is fine, or at least an upgrade wouldn't net you massive gains unless you need more capacity or want to squeeze every single frame out.

OR

A 7600, B650 motherboard, 32GB DDR5 6000 would be around £420 leaving you less for the GPU but you'd be on a better platform with a slightly better CPU and actual future upgrade options.
Sell your old kit and you might, just might be able to squeeze under £600 but of course you have that whatever option you choose.
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CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X Refined SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B650-PLUS ATX AM5 Motherboard
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 5 RGB 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL42 Memory
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£0.00)
Storage: Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card
Case: KOLINK OBSERVATORY LITE MESH RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: KOLINK Classic Power 700 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Would the 7600x and 6750 xt be a good pairing if i upgraded to this please?
 
Change that memory, it's 1 stick so only single channel and CL42 is pretty slow - how much is it? You can get 32GB 6000 CL 38 for £90 if you want to save a few quid.

Why are you buying a 1TB HDD?

You don't NEED a new PSU, and not sure that one is better than the one you already have.

Check Hardware Unboxed for their B650 reviews when deciding on a motherboard, there are ones to avoid and that one is a dud.

A 7600 and 6750XT is, IMO, a good and fairly well balanced system.
 
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7600x and 6750xt will be great together, though to save money I'd just go with the 7600 and enable pbo is bios.
I really recommend going for 2x16 gb ram though...not 1x16gb
the asus prime boards don't have the best vrm's so can get a bit toasty. I'd go for something like the gigabyte gaming x ax board for £150..cinebench test after an hours was 79 degrees whereas the asus board above was 112 degrees...ok for a 7600, but I'd pay the extra and not limit a future upgrade

 
Rob_B said:
Change that memory, it's 1 stick so only single channel and CL42 is pretty slow - how much is it? You can get 32GB 6000 CL 38 for £90 if you want to save a few quid.

Why are you buying a 1TB HDD?

You don't NEED a new PSU, and not sure that one is better than the one you already have.

Check Hardware Unboxed for their B650 reviews when deciding on a motherboard, there are ones to avoid and that one is a dud.

A 7600 and 6750XT is, IMO, a good and fairly well balanced system.
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thanks for advice, i was gonna get another stick of memory maybe another month for money reason and thats the hdd i already have. Plus I was mistaken I have a 500w power supply not a 650w. I will look into video on MB's.
 
Craig_d1 said:
7600x and 6750xt will be great together, though to save money I'd just go with the 7600 and enable pbo is bios.
I really recommend going for 2x16 gb ram though...not 1x16gb
the asus prime boards don't have the best vrm's so can get a bit toasty. I'd go for something like the gigabyte gaming x ax board for £150..cinebench test after an hours was 79 degrees whereas the asus board above was 112 degrees...ok for a 7600, but I'd pay the extra and not limit a future upgrade

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Ok thanks, I will look into motherboards further. It was just the fact that 7600x was 15 pounds more and thought if it was an upgrade i don't mind paying it for that price?
 
Harry Macnaughton said:
thanks for advice, i was gonna get another stick of memory maybe another month for money reason and thats the hdd i already have. Plus I was mistaken I have a 500w power supply not a 650w. I will look into video on MB's.
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Ok, then yes you need a new PSU if you currently only have a 500W.
Go from the 7600X to the 7600 and that might let you buy 32GB RAM
 
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