Upgrade advice please

[tonyyeb]

Current set-up is:

• ASUS Radeon RX 580 Dual 4GB
• MSI B450 GAMING PLUS AMD Socket AM4 Motherboard
• AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7GHz Quad Core CPU
• 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200

Am I better looking to upgrade the CPU or graphics card for an improved gaming experience?

Thanks in advance!

 

[mickyflinn]

Upgrading the cpu won't give you as much as a stronger gpu but it's all about budget.

The 6600xt is double the performance of your rx 580 ( check reviews and comparisons) but the good news its worth £250 used .

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...MI4v3k_K3U9QIViaztCh2kbwchEAQYAiABEgJsiPD_BwE

 

[dfour]

Also depends what resolution your gaming at but stil the biggest upgrade would be a gpu as Mickyflinn mentioned above. If at 1080p then a cpu upgrade will also help.

 

[4K8KW10]

Current set-up is:

• ASUS Radeon RX 580 Dual 4GB
• MSI B450 GAMING PLUS AMD Socket AM4 Motherboard
• AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7GHz Quad Core CPU
• 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200

Am I better looking to upgrade the CPU or graphics card for an improved gaming experience?

Thanks in advance!

Both the CPU and the GPU, but you can upgrade the GPU as a higher priority, and then try to play at 3840x2160 which will move the CPU bottleneck to the GPU performance ceiling.

 

[tonyyeb]

Upgrading the cpu won't give you as much as a stronger gpu but it's all about budget.

The 6600xt is double the performance of your rx 580 ( check reviews and comparisons) but the good news its worth £250 used .

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...MI4v3k_K3U9QIViaztCh2kbwchEAQYAiABEgJsiPD_BwE

You reckon I'd get £250 for my gfx card? I only paid £125 in November 2019!

 

[4K8KW10]

You reckon I'd get £250 for my gfx card? I only paid £125 in November 2019!

Kudos for not being a scalper!

 

[mickyflinn]

You reckon I'd get £250 for my gfx card? I only paid £125 in November 2019!

Yes

Which makes the 6600xt a decent upgrade for less money.