Upgrade advice!

Dyldo_Baggins · 23 Nov 2017 at 00:03

Black friday discounts are too tempting so I am upgrading my PC earlier than expected...

I bought an ASUS STRIX GTX1060 so I am trying to get everything to work around it. So far I am keen on these:

Processor - RYZEN 7 EIGHT CORE 1700X 3.80GHZ (SOCKET AM4)
MOBO - ROG STRIX B350-F AMD B350 (SOCKET AM4) DDR4 ATX
RAM - VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHZ
OR
VULCAN T-FORCE 16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHZ

I have a Scythe Ashura cooler but not sure whether to get an upgrade to something like a Corsair Hydro Series H60.

Power wise, I have a 500W PSU, do I need a new one?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers

southernorth · 23 Nov 2017 at 00:09

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus B350 Motherboard & Ryzen 3/5 Processor Gaming Bundle **WITH FREE GAMES** = £276.94
- CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
- Motherboard:Asus ROG Strix B350-F AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard
1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £188.88
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £149.99
1 x Asus X370 Motherboard & Ryzen 7 Processor Gaming Bundle **WITH FREE GAMES** = £369.98
- CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1700 3.70GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
- Motherboard:Asus Prime X370-Pro AMD X370 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard

Total: £996.89 (includes shipping: £11.10)

500w is probably enough to power a 1700/1700x and 1060. But, what PSU do you have?

As linked in the baskets above, if you slightly change your order you can get 3 free games from ASUS. The 3200mhz RAM (Samsung B-die) will perform better on Ryzen, but BIOS updates might now mean that the 3000mhz would also run at its rated speeds. Ryzen does definitely benefit in a big way from faster RAM with lower CL timings.

Dyldo_Baggins · 23 Nov 2017 at 00:25

southernorth said:
500w is probably enough to power a 1700/1700x and 1060. But, what PSU do you have?

As linked in the baskets above, if you slightly change your order you can get 3 free games from ASUS. The 3200mhz RAM (Samsung B-die) will perform better on Ryzen, but BIOS updates might now mean that the 3000mhz would also run at its rated speeds. Ryzen does definitely benefit in a big way from faster RAM with lower CL timings.

Thanks for the quotes! That 3200mhz RAM kit looks pretty nice. I have a Corsair CX500 which is getting on 4 years old now. Cooling I should be fine you think?

southernorth · 23 Nov 2017 at 00:34

Dyldo_Baggins said:
Thanks for the quotes! That 3200mhz RAM kit looks pretty nice. I have a Corsair CX500 which is getting on 4 years old now. Cooling I should be fine you think?

Assuming you have the 'green CX500', I would recommend replacing that PSU to be honest. It wasn't a very high quality unit to begin with, and is now well out of warranty.

2 potential options:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 550W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £84.95

Total: £163.00 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Dyldo_Baggins · 23 Nov 2017 at 00:45

southernorth said:
Assuming you have the 'green CX500', I would recommend replacing that PSU to be honest. It wasn't a very high quality unit to begin with, and is now well out of warranty.

Thought as much, will check these out. Thanks again dude