upgrade advice

Peter Grant · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:01

I have an radeon HD 5800, intel core i5 @2.67 GHz with 4GB of memory on a P7P55D-E Pro m/b.
I'd like to squeeze as much performance out of it as possible with a new graphics card and or cpu. What could I do to get the best from the current setup?

snips86x · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:01

Hello and Welcome!

Do you have a budget in mind?

Peter Grant · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:06

maybe £200- it would depend on how much bang I could get for my cash really

snips86x · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:17

hmm....you could try overclocking the CPU to get more out of it but you'll probably find it's going to be a bottleneck. More so with a new GPU.
If you could stretch to £300-350, you could get new CPU,Board & RAM.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £179.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TLGD4= £35.99

Total: £326.43 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Peter Grant · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:23

great thankyou for the advice

snips86x · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:25

Peter Grant said:
great thankyou for the advice

It's not much, but it would get you onto newer tech. You could then scour around for a rx570/590 to replace your existing GPU.
I can't see you getting much out of your existing setup to be honest. GPU might keep you going for a little while if you replaced the main components.

Peter Grant · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:29

yes I suspected as much. I may just keep the existing set up as a backup/work horse and plump for a complete new set up for gaming

Quartz · 11 Nov 2019 at 15:45

Peter Grant said:
What could I do to get the best from the current setup?

For what do you use the PC? If it's not gaming then @snips86x build is the way to go, but if it's gaming then bang for the buck would be an extra 4 GB DDR 3 RAM (2x 2 GB) and a better GPU. From your description it looks like you have the Core i5-760 which is a quad core chip and entirely adequate for low-end gaming. Note that if you're still on 32 bit Windows then you will have to reinstall Windows to change to 64 bit, though you can use the same license key.

For GPUs, look at the GTX 1660 Super and the upcoming Radeon 5500. The 1660 Super is available for about £200. The Radeon is expected to be launched imminently.
For the RAM you want DDR3-1333 and should look at your favourite auction site: OCUK don't sell it (okay, it's out of stock) and a quick browse indicates you can get a matched set of 4x 2GB DDR3-1333 for £20. (I'm assuming the worst case - you have 4x 1 GB).

You can upgrade the CPU, motherboard, and so on later when funds permit.

Peter Grant · 11 Nov 2019 at 18:45

it's used for a bit of general use- spreddies, browsing and a bit of photo work. mostly for games though. the cpu is the core i5 750 quad. I'm running 64bit windows 10. I'll take a look at those GPU's thanks

pastymuncher · 11 Nov 2019 at 19:08

That cpu should overclock nicely in that board. I had a i5 760 in a P7P55D-E Pro and had it clocked at 4.17Ghz. Most 750's should manage 3.8Ghz easily enough with decent cooling.